poor man's studio shot

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 11-23-2007, 12:55 AM

(scott_a) · (scott_a) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 11-23-2007, 9:06 AM

nice! what kind of setup were you workin with?

(joshturner) · (joshturner) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 11-23-2007, 9:11 AM

Single flash unit with a snoot?
I acctually really like the wrinkled texture in the sheet but at the same time because it is wrinkled it makes it very obvious that it is a sheet which for me just kinda steals from the image. It makes you know that it is low budget. One other thing i might do if it were me is use a cirular snoot. that way the lighting isnt a box on a wierd angle. otherwise neat image

(antbug) · (antbug) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 11-23-2007, 9:18 AM

very nice Joe! Is that with the D70?

(xtremebordgurl)

Light painting?

(xtremebordgurl)

in regards to the wrinkles if you used a shallow depth of field and pulled the camera away from the background no one would ever know its a sheet...

(phantom5815) · (phantom5815) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 11-24-2007, 4:55 AM

Either that he can use some starch and iron it.

(richd) · (richd) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 11-24-2007, 6:31 AM

Joe, if you're looking for constructive (most of the time) criticism on that shot I'd post it here:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/39

My only suggestion Bess pointed out - experiment with less DOF.

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 11-24-2007, 1:36 PM

i know the sheet's wrinkled, but i just more or less got a bug up my butt to try something new/different(to me). the shot was taken w/, yes, a wrinkled bedsheet, hung up on 2 speaker stands, taken w/ all the lights, tv and computer monitors off, and a flashlight, at 10 sec. exposure and the aperture at f22. it took me 5-6 tries to get it. (maybe 7?)

(richd) · (richd) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 11-24-2007, 7:44 PM

f22 huh, were you not getting everything in focus at a larger opening?