Screen grabs for AF102Test - Shooter NZ
- Thread starter Shooter
- Start date
So "grab" out some PNGs. They're lossless.
Shooter
Veteran
I will try that.
chancenorris
Active member
Great Grabs. Do you think you could have had similar result with just Kino flo's or Litepanels?
Shooter
Veteran
Possibly ...but I dont really like Kino Flos or Lite Panels. I do not get as much control from them for a number of reasons.
With a lamp(s) and a frame ...I can vary many things.
The lamp wattage 2k blonde, 5k fresnel, multiple lamps
The diffusion 1/4, 1/2, full, double etc
Additional color gel
The size of frame 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 4x6, etc.....
The proximity of the frame to the subject
the proximity of the lamp to the frame
The coverage of the lamp in the frame
Its about "light quality" ...ie modelling and contrast control and you need the variables to give you what you want.
FWIW I generally always mix a soft source with some direct source lamps (fresnels).
chancenorris
Active member
Thats exactly what I'm starting to realize (its about the quality of light) I just recently purchased a Kino Flo Gaffer Kit and Diva 400 kit and I can't get anything close to what you did with your grabs. I'm going to rent some tungsten lights and a 4x4 frame over the weekend. What diffusion did you use?
Thanks for any advice.
Thanks for any advice.
Shooter
Veteran
Diffusion was what I call a full diff.
Here are a couple of tips - these are part of fundamentals that D.Ps know.
The further away a light source is...the harder , more contrasty it is. - Think SUN
(This applies to direct light sources as well as diffused sources.)
The closer a light source (including a diffusion frame) is.. .the more it will wrap the light around the object / subject - this fills the shadows.
Direct light is "sharper" than bounced, diffused or reflector light. Fresnel lights are the "sharpest" light source in a studio.
Try moving your light sources around and observe what happens.
You should be able to tell eaxctly where my light source is positioned by just looking at the images. eg where are the shadows and at what angle to the subject?
Hope this helps
Here are a couple of tips - these are part of fundamentals that D.Ps know.
The further away a light source is...the harder , more contrasty it is. - Think SUN
(This applies to direct light sources as well as diffused sources.)
The closer a light source (including a diffusion frame) is.. .the more it will wrap the light around the object / subject - this fills the shadows.
Direct light is "sharper" than bounced, diffused or reflector light. Fresnel lights are the "sharpest" light source in a studio.
Try moving your light sources around and observe what happens.
You should be able to tell eaxctly where my light source is positioned by just looking at the images. eg where are the shadows and at what angle to the subject?
Hope this helps
groveChuck
U-matic Member
Yep, same principle applies for a softbox- the closer it is, the softer it is, the further, the harder.
Sounds a bit counterintuitive, but that's light for ya...