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Comment by Don posted on Example of 'in camera' HDR with the K-7 at 22/07/2009 - 09:34
Are you starting to understand why I like it here George?
Pwynnej wrote:
George, you are so grumpy, you are my hero!
I have seen quite a turnover of members, and many of the longer established members leave - this means the forums retains some freshness - but a disturbing trend I have seen more recently is that some people take offence too easily at the most trivial remarks, and threads descend into quarrels. This is not exclusive to PentaxUser either
What I particularly like about PentaxUser is the really good nucleus of familiar faces, yourself and John Riley, for instance. Your posts can be relied upon to give an unequivocal opinion or impartial advice. Other forums members like Gwyn, the other dutchies, Mike-P, Mannesty, Mattmatic and many others (even the Nikon traitors:wink make this feel like a good home.
Don't change George, many of us love you as you are.
Peter
PS
George, you are so grumpy, you are my hero!
I have seen quite a turnover of members, and many of the longer established members leave - this means the forums retains some freshness - but a disturbing trend I have seen more recently is that some people take offence too easily at the most trivial remarks, and threads descend into quarrels. This is not exclusive to PentaxUser either
What I particularly like about PentaxUser is the really good nucleus of familiar faces, yourself and John Riley, for instance. Your posts can be relied upon to give an unequivocal opinion or impartial advice. Other forums members like Gwyn, the other dutchies, Mike-P, Mannesty, Mattmatic and many others (even the Nikon traitors:wink make this feel like a good home.
Don't change George, many of us love you as you are.
Peter
PS
George Lazarette wrote:
Aaagh.
G
I thought there was an 'r' in Aaargh.Aaagh.
G
Comment by Don posted on Grumpiness at 22/07/2009 - 09:32
I like it here.
Comment by Don posted on Grumpiness at 22/07/2009 - 00:04
sleep is highly over-rated... I'll get plenty of rest when I'm dead.
Comment by Don posted on Those Who Never Sleep at 21/07/2009 - 13:49
gels are colored sheets you place in front of your lights to alter the color.
cookies are anything you place between the light and the area you are aiming the light at to shape or sculpt the light... eg.. a sheet of black foamcore you have cut shapes out of, or some plastic plants you mounted in front of the light... I like printed plastic shower curtians (clear with some kind of pattern)... anything that can shape the light into patterns... even a few glasses of water on a stand...
cookies are anything you place between the light and the area you are aiming the light at to shape or sculpt the light... eg.. a sheet of black foamcore you have cut shapes out of, or some plastic plants you mounted in front of the light... I like printed plastic shower curtians (clear with some kind of pattern)... anything that can shape the light into patterns... even a few glasses of water on a stand...
Comment by Don posted on Portraits with a busy background at 21/07/2009 - 13:00
use what background is there..try to move your subject away from the walls, and use some hard lighting with cookies and or gels to throw a pattern or pool of light to make it interesting, but not distracting...have your background either one stop higher or lower in brightness to seperate your subject from the background....
I shoot families in thier own homes all the time.. having somebody say "Hey I can't believe that's MY (den/office/livingroom)" is proof you lit it right!
I shoot families in thier own homes all the time.. having somebody say "Hey I can't believe that's MY (den/office/livingroom)" is proof you lit it right!
Comment by Don posted on Portraits with a busy background at 21/07/2009 - 02:50
ttk wrote:
Nice shot Don, Lighting and detail spot on IMO.
thanx...Nice shot Don, Lighting and detail spot on IMO.
was hoping to show some interesting lighting done with umbrellas and a softbox, because i use them alot and I do try not to have my lighting flat and boring...but Ben did say "Surprise me" so felt it was worth a shot... but more importantly I KNOW there is a lot we could all learn from Ben.. which is why I asked him to teach... I got grids, I got snoots, I got barndoors.... I'm eager to learn something new...
the way I used my umbrella in that shot...
silver umbrella mounted on a bogen arm, seperate from a snooted strobe... the strobe was aimed into a side of the umbrella, to create an eliptical light pattern, with a hard spot and a diffused circle of softer light, around it. (think fried egg sunny side up).. giving me both that deep glass marble look to the eye, and a pool of hard light on the center of the face, with softer light wrapping around the face... my backdrop light...gridded was bounced off my angled white paper to give fill and seperation from the back and side...
and my softbox, opposite the main umbrella, used slightly off axis from the lens to control contrast and set the amount of "Depth" to the shadows, and skin pores...
a little more sophisticated than flooding the image area with flat soft boring light... I hope...
now I hope Ben can find the time (hope we didn't offend him) to show us something totally different, that we kids can try at home! sincerely, Ben, I'm interested in learning.
Comment by Don posted on Why I HATE Umbrella Lighting... at 21/07/2009 - 02:12
greynolds999 wrote:
Unlocker wrote:
Is this the same Amin who spend lots of time building contraptions in his shed, makes frequent visits to Heathrow airport and gets stopped by the police for his strange behaviour. Now I'm not making accusations but....aminstar wrote:
All I have is a shed, although air-conditioned I must admit and with a mini bar now nicely positioned nicely stocked with drinks and mars bars
You heard it here first, next Pentax User meet in Amin's shed!All I have is a shed, although air-conditioned I must admit and with a mini bar now nicely positioned nicely stocked with drinks and mars bars
I like Amin! if it weren't for airfare, I'd bring the ice!
Comment by Don posted on Why I HATE Umbrella Lighting... at 21/07/2009 - 01:56
Comment by Don posted on wireless triggers at 20/07/2009 - 15:18
benjikan wrote:
My intention in this post is not meant to be arrogant or insulting to any of you. All I am suggesting is a different approach that might give you your own mark that will enhance your identity.
I'm not trying to call you arrogant, nor am I insulted. I'm not trying to be sarcastic either.My intention in this post is not meant to be arrogant or insulting to any of you. All I am suggesting is a different approach that might give you your own mark that will enhance your identity.
I am, however, interested in learning more from you than just an abstract opinion, which I am trying to understand.
Here's an image I shot using an umbrella and a softbox....and one background light in a small space..... this is the type of shot my customers (rather thier mothers) may ask for.....(just a practice shot, not a paying customer, also not a lot of post processing)... I just made this tonite to go with my question... How do I sell something really different, when the people who buy from me probably won't get it?
no professional model. no makeup artist. no art director. just a kid and his Mom...
Comment by Don posted on Why I HATE Umbrella Lighting... at 20/07/2009 - 04:47
HDR works particularly well with architectural shots.