something very different... not flowers or cars
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Nice baby shot... bet he doesn't sleep like that for alot longer... get used to rumaging around like a half dead numpty at 4am.. it lasts for about 6 months..lol
As for the pictures.. I didn't think.. and hope they are not percieved as offensive .. just displaying some different lighting techniques.. partial lighting is so easy to use and so effective..
As for the pictures.. I didn't think.. and hope they are not percieved as offensive .. just displaying some different lighting techniques.. partial lighting is so easy to use and so effective..
how do you do that partial lighting? Is there any way to do without studio equipment?
I really like shots where you can highlight different parts of the object simply by using their inbuilt curvatures, one presumes this is simply done by the use of a spot light in one direction only?
I really like shots where you can highlight different parts of the object simply by using their inbuilt curvatures, one presumes this is simply done by the use of a spot light in one direction only?
studio lighting is a bonus beacuse you can control it alot more...
even then its thinking out of the box.. using it differently than traditional methods, by placing the light source so its facing the camera and using its drop off to light the subject you get a much softer light that follows textures more and doesn't burn highlights out. block the glare out of the lens and use a small reflector to fill in where you want..
hope this diagram helps
image one
conventional lighting
image two
using fall off light
>> Edited by bacchus180 on Wednesday 30th March 11:53
even then its thinking out of the box.. using it differently than traditional methods, by placing the light source so its facing the camera and using its drop off to light the subject you get a much softer light that follows textures more and doesn't burn highlights out. block the glare out of the lens and use a small reflector to fill in where you want..
hope this diagram helps
image one
conventional lighting
image two
using fall off light
>> Edited by bacchus180 on Wednesday 30th March 11:53
you could try diffusing light like that.. but you need to baffle it so you can direct it, also a softbox is very reflective inside so the light is directed fowards, funnily enough the closer to the subject the softer the light.. sometimes I put them as close as a matter of inches to get the right effect
ah right, so a softbox is a 100W bulb inside a carboard box which is covered in tin foil (on the inside) and tracing paper or something equally thin on the open end to diffuse the light? Obviously with a bit more class than a carboard box, tin foil and tracing paper mind 
Might try that after my exams
Might try that after my exams
Truly fantastic photos. They're Extremely crisp and sharp, They really highlight the contours and shape of the female form, the way the shots are lit adds a huge amount of depth to the images. they have a real moody feel to them too.
I definitely wouldnt class the images as offensive, they're very tastefully done.
I definitely wouldnt class the images as offensive, they're very tastefully done.
thanks for your comments... I shpuld really post the ones of the blonde tied up with gaffer tape and hanging from a rope from the rafters.... but I thought that would be pushing it a bit! inspite of this being a photographic thread
so continuing on an educational lighting theme... these were lit from behind. by getting her to stand infront of a 3mx2m sheet of perspex and throwing huge amounts of light through it, bouncing it back to capture the detail using huge silver reflectors.. and using a wind machine to move her hair
so continuing on an educational lighting theme... these were lit from behind. by getting her to stand infront of a 3mx2m sheet of perspex and throwing huge amounts of light through it, bouncing it back to capture the detail using huge silver reflectors.. and using a wind machine to move her hair
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