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Originally Posted by hypnotizes
Maybe its my experience, but strobes are a little too harsh to be depending on the location. Some places, photos look crisp and well light....others look dark, over exposed at the top but underexposed at the bottom of the model......no matter how i position them it seems. Just a little too unpredictable at times for me. Also doesnt perform well for me when Im in a tight location. I love shooting with tungsten but I dont get crisp pictures so thats why I prefer the strobes.
I heard that a lot of high end studios use flourescent lighting and have overall, bright, clear and crisp pictures. The background inst too overexposed compared to the model, and vice versa.
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Your problem has little to nothing to do with the lights. It's about how you prepare the shoot and knowledge. Plus lack of a light meter.
And some fabrics to soak or bounce light around.
Lastolite make some excellent reflectors in different colors and some in black. Investigate.
The basic problem is you are not in control of your light, it's controlling you. Turn that around.
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Originally Posted by DeanCapture
As more shooters chime in to answer your question, you'll get more and more confused. People shoot different ways, using different gear and different techniques. Best bet is to just experiment and figure out what works best for you!
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That's the problem here. What one person shoots might work for him and not work for another.
Best bet is to just experiment and figure out what works best for you! And read some books.
Fluorescent gives off a green light unless you use daylight balanced. Using Kinoflows for stills is not the way forward, even if you want to have a picture that looks like you used them learn how to use strobes to give you the effect. I'm assuming you have strobes that you can adjust the power on or room to move them. Unless you control the light it will control you.
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Don't overlook the best light ... natural.
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In the hands of an expert, in the hands of a novice it's a fucking nightmare. Unseenworld was clueless on how to use natural light, his good shots were by luck.
Be very careful of some of the advice given. Look at what you want to create, then read up on how to create it and then go get a model and practice hour after hour. Try learning on how light bounces and is influenced by the room your in.
Today we're spoiled and it's never been easier to learn how to light. Back in the days of film you never
knewyou had it right until you picked up the film from the processors. Shooting a $1,000 scene and getting the slides back under exposed taught a very valuable lesson. Learn what you're doing.
Today you can take a picture and put it on screen to see what you did.