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Comment by Anvh posted on Umbrella/Strobist advice at 14/07/2013 - 22:37
Nice one, Matt good to see that the lens is being put to good use =]
Joost, don't any of your three daughters want to stand model for you?
Joost, don't any of your three daughters want to stand model for you?
Comment by Anvh posted on DFA100mm Macro + DA40mm limited at 14/07/2013 - 22:32
awaldram wrote:
Punch through brollies makes no odds whatsoever providing the beam hits the middle 1/3 , as you'll have the flash set to
You gain that back because shoot through can be placed closer to the subject.Punch through brollies makes no odds whatsoever providing the beam hits the middle 1/3 , as you'll have the flash set to
It all depends what kind of light you want.
Comment by Anvh posted on Umbrella/Strobist advice at 12/07/2013 - 10:47
chrissinkpen wrote:
Having the beam of light strike the centre of the brolly seems to be an important aspect of the strobist set-up. Having a brolly set up on a separate stand seems to be the way to go. This begs the question- why doesn't somebody design a bracket that would overcome this problem-there could well be a gap in the market!
Regards
Chris
You missed my post it seems, here is a diy solution but you can also buy them with velcro. Having the beam of light strike the centre of the brolly seems to be an important aspect of the strobist set-up. Having a brolly set up on a separate stand seems to be the way to go. This begs the question- why doesn't somebody design a bracket that would overcome this problem-there could well be a gap in the market!
Regards
Chris
www.diyphotographystuff.info/2454/horizontal-flash-holderadapter/
Comment by Anvh posted on Umbrella/Strobist advice at 12/07/2013 - 10:45
[quote:3496ace15f="Pentaxophile"]As I said, opinion is split... Strobist blog recommends shoot through as a simple and easy initial way to get started.
]http://strobist.blogspot.co.uk/2006/03/lighting-101-traveling-light.html?m=1[/qu...
For single person not for a whole group
Beside that i did not recomend anything for portrets, only explained the differnce it can make in the lighting.
]http://strobist.blogspot.co.uk/2006/03/lighting-101-traveling-light.html?m=1[/qu...
For single person not for a whole group
Beside that i did not recomend anything for portrets, only explained the differnce it can make in the lighting.
Comment by Anvh posted on Umbrella/Strobist advice at 12/07/2013 - 10:37
Pentaxophile wrote:
Just get the cheap ones from ebay Chris. You can always get bigger ones in the future if you feel you need it. I've been using the white shoot through types, but opinion is split as to whether the silver 'reflector types' are best.
There are some real differnces, mainly with the "fall" off of the light.Just get the cheap ones from ebay Chris. You can always get bigger ones in the future if you feel you need it. I've been using the white shoot through types, but opinion is split as to whether the silver 'reflector types' are best.
Light work with the square law so the first few centimeters the flash light really goes down in power a lot but at a great distance the fall off becomes less.
with a shoot through you place the umbrella relative close to the subject so you can see the light intensitie getting less over the face.
Not a big deal and maybe even disered.
When you want to photographer more persons thought then shoot through is not that handy or great so reflective is better then.
I'm also thinking about the limited flash power of the flash here, you don;t want it to run at full power either for the waiting time and battery life.
Comment by Anvh posted on Umbrella/Strobist advice at 11/07/2013 - 00:13
Smeggypants wrote:
How would you open photoshop files that only CC software could open if you stopped paying your "rental" and the software ceased to work.
If you save the files that way then you ain't doing it the smart way, that way not even lightroom can open the files so never save them like that.How would you open photoshop files that only CC software could open if you stopped paying your "rental" and the software ceased to work.
When you save them with compatibility mode on you can simply open the files with CS6 or the now free CS2
Comment by Anvh posted on Adobe releases subscription-only Photoshop CC at 09/07/2013 - 18:35
Smeggypants wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="Jim-w"]
the only time I've never needed to edit something other than lightroom is when I've neede to add text or graphics to an image or clone out scratches from scanned slides/negatives or prints, and even with those images I'll do the rest in lightroom afterwards
Lightroom 5 now has a clone tool [quote:3496ace15f="Jim-w"]
the only time I've never needed to edit something other than lightroom is when I've neede to add text or graphics to an image or clone out scratches from scanned slides/negatives or prints, and even with those images I'll do the rest in lightroom afterwards
Comment by Anvh posted on PC upgrade - what software upgrade? at 09/07/2013 - 18:32
You can make a large umbrella smaller when it comes to light by simply moving the umbrella closer to the flash.
As for brackets non of them really aim the flash at the centre but that isn't a huge problem.
You have brackets that are plates with velcro, you lie down the flash and secure them that way. No strain on the hotshoe and it's closer to the centre.
As for brackets non of them really aim the flash at the centre but that isn't a huge problem.
You have brackets that are plates with velcro, you lie down the flash and secure them that way. No strain on the hotshoe and it's closer to the centre.
Comment by Anvh posted on Umbrella/Strobist advice at 09/07/2013 - 18:30
All the lenses are sold and on their way to their new owners.
Hopefully they have as much joy with them as i did
Hopefully they have as much joy with them as i did
Comment by Anvh posted on DFA100mm Macro + DA40mm limited at 09/07/2013 - 11:59
We only used "closed" modifiers outdoor, they seem a bit more stable when it comes to wind.