Top Lighting what do you think UFO's are?Aliens, ball lighting, supernatural, top secret aircrafts ect ??ever seen one?
I have never seen any UFO's.
I have watched a couple of documentary's and interviews posted on youtube and read abt it recently and apperently there are a LOT of cases that are unexplained and have been witnessed by a LOT of ppl even at the same time.Even pilots have reported seeing stuff and its all very interesting!
When we can not measure a phenomena at different times and places to got the same results , this mean that this pheno,ina is not scientific and it's based on some false facts according to our view to the world.
from the ancient years men used to refer to the mysterious phenomena as a super natural or as the foot print of Gods. but science improves that mystery can be removed with study according to our natural rules.
because no one study a UFO body with scientific method , no one can improve that its fact or not . but its clear that its lie out of science bindery , then its too close to be false. Science improves that its true and work on a strong bases other wise we couldn't share those thoughts without the help of science and scientists.
Flash Studio Portrait I have a Olympus E500 slr, a flash unit and a tripod. I do lots of outdoor and freestyle photography, but I?
would like to set up a studio in my home and try out portrait photography. What type of lighting should I invest in? Do I need umbrellas? Backdrops? Where's a good place to get these items?
If you want to start learning portrait lighting, I'd recommend you start out by using small, portable hotshoe flashes with umbrellas and stands triggered by remote. This will give you a flexible and portable setup, and you will be able to get started for much less than you'd invest in a serious studio setup. For backdrops, start out with seamless paper, which is affordable and easy to hang from an improvised stand.
The bible for this kind of lighting is:
http://strobist.blogspot.com.
Kits are available at:
http://mpex.com/Strobist/StrobistKits.htm
Look through these tutorials and learn there. You will be amazed at what can be accomplished with these "little" lights. These strobes are also at LEAST as capable as the cheap eBay studio lights, and a heck of a lot more versatile (especially for your outdoor shooting!)
Of course, don't forget that good natural light is a wonderful thing! Study the use of windows and reflectors to create beautiful lighting effects without resorting to strobes! A good portrait photographer should be comfortable with natural AND artificial light!
Studio Photo Setting up a home photo studio to take pcitures of my daughter?
I am looking to set up a home studio to take pictures of my daughter. I will probably buy a Canon Rebel SLR Digital Camera.
My questions are:
1. Is this a good enough camera to take nice pictures of my baby?
2. What else do I need (lights, background, etc) to set this up?
3. How much will this cost in total?
Thank you.
This is for my 2 month old baby daughter. I figure if I am going to spend a lot of money with photographers I might as well buy the equipment and take pictures whenever I want. thanks.
A rebel is fine for this purpose and as photo ace mentioned - savage makes a nice inexpensive backdrop stand that you can use paper roles or cloth with (the paper roles are pretty cheap). For lights, alien bees are always a good start and two B400s (or even one) should do the trick. As for a light meter, well, if time is no object you can always just fire away until it looks good.
I would offer one caution, however. Taking high quality pictures of your daughter has very little to do with equipment. If you know very little or nothing about photography, you could possibly spend a $1000 on all this equipment and be very disappointed in the results. DSLRs are harder to use than point and shoot cameras. You have to learn about lighting ratios, exposure and post processing. I've spent a lifetime learning and while my clients are normally happy with the results, I always see something I could have done better. Maybe a cheap digital point and shoot would be a good place to start and then go from there. You can do a lot of portrait sittings for $1000. Good luck and have fun!
Backdrop Light How to get rid of the shadow when using a white backdrop?
I have been doing photography for a long time but I have always done my photographs outdoors and used natural light. I have purchased some new studio lights and backdrop, etc (no strobe light though)...Whenever I use my white backdrop I have the HARDEST time trying to make it so there is no shadow behind the people. I have tried a few suggestions but it's not working. I appreciate any feedback I can get! Thank you so much!
This depends on whether or not you are trying to shoot full-length. If not, then move your subject farther in front of the background and cast your lights so the shadow is low out of the frame and use a background light hidden behind the subject.
If you ARE shooting a full length subject then your lights are still to "hard." Point them away from the cyclorama and bounce them off of large white boards first. You'll need one on each side of the camera, and preferably have white walls down the sides as well.
To make your subject "pop" out of the background, use kicker lights high, behind, and to each side of your subject to spray a rim of light over the head and shoulders.
To really pull this effect off and still get your subject in sharp detail you'll need a LOT of light.
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