Gallery shoot

[x -posted to r.p.d.]
I'll be doing some posed and candid shots in a gallery next week, and
almost all of the lighting is overhead. Mostly pointed at walls, or,
rather, the large art works hung thereon; some at floor. Large bulbs, in
cans. I've done some test shots, and color balance shouldn't be a
problem, even though I am not sure of the type of bulbs used. My real
doubts are as to the unevenness of lighting for people shots. I've
thought of a white reflector on the floor, and bouncing fill flash down,
and then upwards off the cloth, to - well, fill in shadows under eyes
and chins, but I am not sure really how to best set it up.
My first thought is to start by setting fill flash to -1.5 stops, and
more or less match the angle of the over head lights. Thoughts, esp.
experience in similar, much appreciated.
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john mcwilliams

John McWilliams

Re: Gallery shoot

O.K.; thanks, I think I am honing in on a plan....'
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john mcwilliams


John McWilliams

Re: Gallery shoot

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No_name

Re: Gallery shoot

Well, just plain standing them on a white cloth to bounce back some of the
overhead ambient is a trick that has been used many times before.
Otherwise, either with the ambient or with flash, a folding (Lastolite,
Westcott, Calumet, California Sunbounce, whoever) reflector can be held
below the model's face and just out of shot, either by an assistant or by
the model themselves if it's a head shot. The Triflector is a more
sophisticated version of the same idea.
That said, a single flash nice and high above your lens (use a Stroboframe
or similar) will fill-in dark eye sockets pretty well with no additional
equipment needed.
Peter


Bandicoot

Re: Gallery shoot

I've two Canon flashes, 550 and 580, so I can master and slave them,
turning off the Master so it only triggers the slave, or setting it so
low it has no discernible effect.
Does the 285 have aperture settings or readings?
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John McWilliams


John McWilliams

Re: Gallery shoot

Some 80% of the shots will be posed, and I plan to have the slave
bouncing from down low, and the Master either on a bracket or on a stand
but hard wired to the camera (don't got no wireless except what's in the
550 and 580 EX.), both flashes stopped down significantly. Lens mostly
a 50mm 1.4.
Was hoping someone could say, "yeah, just did that last year, and I
found that....."
Do appreciate everyone's input.
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John McWilliams


John McWilliams

Re: Gallery shoot

I'll be using a 50mm ƒ1.4 and a 24-105 ƒ4, with a 550 as slave and 580
as master on Canon 20D.
I am primarily concerned with the effect of the massive flow of light
from the ceiling cans; shadow on faces, esp. under the eyes reflections
off foreheads, etc. using only ambient light.
I'll shoot both flash and ambient, but I am trying to see if my method
of bouncing a fill off a white ground cloth has been used before with
success, and if there are any other pointers for this type of lighting.
Over 80% of the shots will be posed.
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john mcwilliams


John McWilliams

Re: Gallery shoot

Get a lightweight stand and put a 285 flash set to yellow & use an el
cheapo radio slave aperature at f/5.6 for 400iso. Plop the stand down
facing the subject (45 deg to the line of the lens) & take your photos.
Two of them, and you've got a cheap copy light setup for location.


No_name

Re: Gallery shoot

...
First; I'd forget ambient lite. Can't be doing fractions all nite.You'd be
at the mercy of color, intensity, direction, reflectance. Get a flash
that'll work well w/ the camera set to 2.8-4. w/ a 100-135. A small lite one
with a guide # of at least 100 and a tall bracket, so you can shoot down a
little,and a wide F-stop to separate. Find the brightest ceiling lite and
stand them in front of that. Make it a hair lite. Most candids wind up in
the circular file. Posed shots have a much greater success rate. Good luck.
Bob Hickey


Bob Hickey

Re: Gallery shoot

If I had the gig, I would want some big fast glass, not use a flash -
even if it meant some noise, forget posing anyone and try to blend into
the background. What lenses do you have to work with?
Good luck,
Ron


Ronviers@gmail.com

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