How to light with no lights.

Paul Hudson

Paul Hudson

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It is about molding the natural light. From a Honda Motors spot a couple of weeks ago.
 

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Thanks Paul. Is the board leaning against the tree doing anything? It looks like it's just resting there in the shade. What about those reflectors in the background.
 
Paul what would you suggest for a first butterfly addition to a kit? (I'm fed up with rigging white bedsheets in creative ways!) I was thinking of an 8' as a compromise between size and ease of handling with smaller crews, but then it struck me that a 6' can fit through doorways without being dismantled, and can be held up by a single c-stand in a pinch.

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Cheers
 
Grug said:
Paul what would you suggest for a first butterfly addition to a kit? (I'm fed up with rigging white bedsheets in creative ways!) I was thinking of an 8' as a compromise between size and ease of handling with smaller crews, but then it struck me that a 6' can fit through doorways without being dismantled, and can be held up by a single c-stand in a pinch.

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Cheers
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I'm not Paul, but I would suggest a 6x6 as your first. Canvas grip on eBay has the frame set for $210 and their rags are reasonably priced, but you may be able to find something local. You can then add a second 6x6 to your kit which can be put together to form a 12x12 when needed. I would suggest something a little more heavy duty than C-stands to hold your butterfly, but that's your call. You will also want a few extra sandbags on hand.

All the best!

Dave
 
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This thread is misleading. You have a light, a great big one called The Sun. You try modelling ambient light outdoors in not-so-sunny England:-)
 
Liam Hall said:
This thread is misleading. You have a light, a great big one called The Sun. You try modelling ambient light outdoors in not-so-sunny England:-)
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Actually one of my colleagues showed me a beauty shot he did outside in available light through light clouds, bounced on a white wall behind him with a piece of black cloth as background... the result looks pretty damn good.
 
David W. Jones said:
I would suggest something a little more heavy duty than C-stands to hold your butterfly, but that's your call. You will also want a few extra sandbags on hand.
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Most definitely - C-stands are highly overrated; you can get a steel beefy baby for about the same price as a turtle-base C. Way more robust and (IMHO) easier to transport. For a 6' butterfly a pair of beefies should be fine (though maybe not the aluminum-tube versions, but I don't think those are made anymore). C-stands are handy when you have a lot of stand bases in the same place, but they fall over a lot more easily than a good tripod-leg stand.
 
I regret selling my big senior crankolator type stands. They could hoist the ****!

Now I generally use junior or combo stands for anything outdoor.
 
Biggest thing I'll use outside on a beefy baby is a 2x3, or maybe a 4x if it's at bottom stick since a low 2k stand has less of a footprint. 6x's get a pair of 2k rollers if it's on somewhat even ground, if not regular 2k/reflector stands.
 
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