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here is another cheap light modifier:
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Comment by Don posted on Advice needed for a studio set up please at 29/04/2011 - 00:39
DaveHolmes wrote:
Get a manual flash... some cheap triggers a cheap stand and reversable umbrella...
I use YN560 (brilliant and cheap as chips manual flash) & Pentax AF240z flashes...
YN04II triggers (20quid) (but have a set of cactus V4's with extra reciver on the way)...
I don't have any stands or modifiers at this point but reckon I'll start with this... http://www.jacobsdigital.co.uk/p-49470-jacobs-digital-westcott-43-collapsible-um...
At the moment I just 'place' the flashes where I can (on top of cars/vans in gutters on walls, shelves, my 6foot friends hands etc)
Watch Zack Arias'OneLight'DVD (I found it on pirate bay)and then practice every chance you get... It was recommended to me a couple of days ago and it's brillinant... explained lots of things I thought I understood and didn't...
His workshops on youtube aren't too bad a watch either...
Way I see it is... You'll buy gear anyway... just build it up slowly and work with what you've got til you can't get anymore out of it... then get something else...
start with a paintcan stand... take an empty paintcan, screw a 6 foot 1x2 into it, fill it with gravel or rocks or cement... instant stand..... use clamps to attach lights or reflectors.Get a manual flash... some cheap triggers a cheap stand and reversable umbrella...
I use YN560 (brilliant and cheap as chips manual flash) & Pentax AF240z flashes...
YN04II triggers (20quid) (but have a set of cactus V4's with extra reciver on the way)...
I don't have any stands or modifiers at this point but reckon I'll start with this... http://www.jacobsdigital.co.uk/p-49470-jacobs-digital-westcott-43-collapsible-um...
At the moment I just 'place' the flashes where I can (on top of cars/vans in gutters on walls, shelves, my 6foot friends hands etc)
Watch Zack Arias'OneLight'DVD (I found it on pirate bay)and then practice every chance you get... It was recommended to me a couple of days ago and it's brillinant... explained lots of things I thought I understood and didn't...
His workshops on youtube aren't too bad a watch either...
Way I see it is... You'll buy gear anyway... just build it up slowly and work with what you've got til you can't get anymore out of it... then get something else...
take a putty knife, screw a mini ball head and flash shoe adaptor to the handle and you got a very flexible means of mounting a flash to any bookshelf, door frame or window frame..
new video..
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Comment by Don posted on Advice needed for a studio set up please at 28/04/2011 - 23:06
teaser trailer time:
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Comment by Don posted on Advice needed for a studio set up please at 28/04/2011 - 15:23
I se mine for weddings, and studio/magazine work.
Comment by Don posted on Does it make any sense to use Pentax in the wedding photography? at 28/04/2011 - 14:43
Good points Yves.... last time I did lingerie shots ( I generally don't do nudes), after building a set in my Garage, our camper trailer did "Rest room", "Dressing Room" and "Green Room" duty for the models.
as the studio I'm doing right now has multimedia uses including video and sound, there will be a few extras vs a straight forward photo studio... Halogen lights, cfls, daylight and Elinchrom strobes will all be available for various projects.... along with store bought and home made light modifiers...
as the studio I'm doing right now has multimedia uses including video and sound, there will be a few extras vs a straight forward photo studio... Halogen lights, cfls, daylight and Elinchrom strobes will all be available for various projects.... along with store bought and home made light modifiers...
Comment by Don posted on Advice needed for a studio set up please at 28/04/2011 - 02:15
Karl wrote:
Cheers Don, I also work in the building and construction trade so knocking up a few stud walls and plastering is something I do on a regular basis.
Your video would be interesting. Thanks!
And thanks for the link Gartmore.
actually Photography is my trade. Cheers Don, I also work in the building and construction trade so knocking up a few stud walls and plastering is something I do on a regular basis.
Your video would be interesting. Thanks!
And thanks for the link Gartmore.
but I grew up poor. many times in life the solution is to build it yourself or do without... when you are poor.
I'm not wealthy (if you count your wealth by dollars, which I do not) but old habits die hard.... I love build, invent or fix things!
Comment by Don posted on Advice needed for a studio set up please at 27/04/2011 - 21:02
well karl you are in luck, if you aren't in a hurry...
I built one studio for web tv and photography for a national magazine, and we did it on a budget and in a warehouse.
I am now building a second studio..... similar in size to what you are doing, and will youtube a video of the build next month, so get practicing with your camera!
I built one studio for web tv and photography for a national magazine, and we did it on a budget and in a warehouse.
I am now building a second studio..... similar in size to what you are doing, and will youtube a video of the build next month, so get practicing with your camera!
Comment by Don posted on Advice needed for a studio set up please at 27/04/2011 - 14:42
MattMatic wrote:
Don: the lens comment wasn't directed at you
The 50/1.4 fall into the "few choice lenses" Good point about manual focus and video work
I wasn't intending to contradict you, I agree with you, just offering up one lens I can easily compare old and new with....Don: the lens comment wasn't directed at you
The 50/1.4 fall into the "few choice lenses" Good point about manual focus and video work
Comment by Don posted on When a Pentax Full Frame at 26/04/2011 - 22:01
on a more positive note:
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Best regards
face it, even with the quality control issue, it is still an awesome camera!