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Thanks or all you advice....just wondering...
Dear all who have commented on my picture and those who are giving me the great advice i asked for:
Well i did it, i put together a portfolio as a slide show and let it loose at a local mother and toddler group.......as a result, i decides to invest in a diary. It was a brilliant success, iv got every mother asking for child portraits , a family reunion shoot, a possible wedding and some home visits too and another baby bump to snap!
With out the confidence you guys have given me and the advice i so needed i would still be stuck spending my spare time on facebook (lol).
So all i need now is a mobile photography studio, nothing too special, just something simple:backdrop, lights and afew puppets to keep the kids entertained lol.
Once again i find myself asking for you advice: Iv tried ebay, my problem is what type of backdrop do i go for:muslin, viynl, paper, blablabla, iv no ida where to start.
i would like to get sharp high key images like those few in my profile gallery.
I think im going to go for the soft box lighting....i think...unless im told otherwise.
I will be using the studio for home shoot especial babies, children, couples and the whole pregnant bump thing and for close ups of newborn pictures too
Im confuse with the light wattage thing too, at the moment im just pointing, shooting and making sure im in a well litt room, however, i cant guarentee these conditions in peoples homes as u can expect.......
so fellow fuji friends, help is needed from a fellow lassie who just likes to make people smile with the pictures she takes.
looking forward to your advice once agin, thanks, samantha xxx
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Latolite do some pop up backgrounds in a bag..the black velvet one is great give you a pure black and as velvet no shadows ..very good
but you can use whatever you already got , sheets quilt covers ..a chair by a window..use net to diffuse if needed.. as for lighting I just use 3 falshes off camera ..stands you can get clamps to hold em ... I did use ir to trigger but did not always dire made me look stupid so i now use pocket wizards to fire em...
keep chattin to client if adult offer a glass of wine ..helps relax I did try morphine but they fell asleep!!!! no only jokin!!
just go for it from flat background to creased and thrown up ..lots of things to try..
I use a umberellas with flash put reflector infront to diffuse if needed... reflectors..white silver gold card or tin foil ..lots of stuff to play with and when ya find what works ..dont fix it just use it.. keep things simplzzzzzz!!!
av fun
and sell as many as poss....
good luck
Stu ;-) see more of my images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dreadzeps/
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Hi again.
You have done very well to promote yourself and gain some opportunities to further your photography.
Now the real work begins. There is a difference between pleasing yourself and doing the same for others. You need to have complete control of your camera and lighting as if it was second nature. This will come with practise but some instruction can and will point you in the right direction. You may fined those portrait courses I mentioned before. It will certainly help with lighting in a studio.
On the 'high key' lighting. You need around two stops between the background and subject to keep the background white. Too much and the background will bleed and possibly cause flare. This can be achieved by testing or guessing, but is better done using a light meter, particularly with flash.
Exposure with flash is determined by the flash to subject distance. This will give you an aperture for a given ISO. The shutter speed may not matter except in mixed light situations. It needs to be long enough to captures the flash while the shutter blind is open, assuming you are using a DSLR type of camera with a sync socket.
Without a meter or for speed, use a length of string attached to the lighting stand. When you have arrived at the correct distance for a chosen aperture, tie a knot in the string. You can have several knots,one for each aperture. Position the selected knot on the subjects nose and you have the correct distance for that aperture. I used to do this in schools photography for speed.
Large soft boxes are great but depending on size, not always portable. Reflective umbrellas are easier to carry and erect. White, silver or gold which can help warm skin tones give a wide area of even light. They can also be 'feathered' or closed down a little for variation.
The power output required will depend on many factors; Size of room, ISO and aperture used, how far away will the lights be from the subject. Again a flash meter will help. Most modern studio flash heads can be infinitely varied through its power output, but you do need to know what effect it is having on the set. It is not like daylight as the modelling lights may not match the power out.
There is a lot lore but that will do for now.
Hope this helps and best of luck
Kind regards,
Chas.
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