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About LinkBacksAndrew, loves playing on my drum kit, so it seemed like an ideal way to get him to sit still(ish) on a stool while I could have a play with some more lighting. I think this is my favourite shot out of the ones I got.
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Andrew, loves playing on my drum kit, so it seemed like an ideal way to get him to sit still(ish) on a stool while I could have a play with some more lighting. I think this is my favourite shot out of the ones I got.
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Love the capture of the expression, so full of life, and the processing is excellent. Well done Richard.
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That is fabulous! What an expression! Very Norman Rockwellish in spirit and style.
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Fantastic expression on his face. Love this one.
Maybe you've covered this before but you always have a great solid background. Are you shooting in a studio?
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Thanks guys,
The set-up is a large 5 in 1 reflector (white side facing camera) hanging on an old mic stand. I then have 1 flash lighting the reflector, and another 2 flashes with umbrella lighting Andrew from the front.
It's similar to this lighting I used for unplugged:
but the reflector hung on the mic stand, and the umbrella's pulled back a bit.
I would love to get some seamless paper at some point and have ago at doing more than just a head and shoulders shot.
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Thanks for the lighting setup Richard - It will be useful to many.
Seamless paper is a great buy. I bought a long roll (12 feet wide and 30 feet long i believe) a coupla years back and I believe it was only 60ish dollars.
You'll then need a long pole, lol.....(actually I STILL use the heavy shower curtain rod that I constructed 15 years ago) and that goes into the roll.
Then you need 2 lightstands each equipped with a super-clamp (to hold the pole).
The superclamp is essential and is about 25-30 dollars each.
cute drumming shot Richard, love the expression!
In terms of critique, I find the skin tones a bit red here...and the hand, ya cut through your boy's right hand. Eyes could also be a wee bit sharper.....still - very cute just the way it is. Hope that helps.
Just in case people are interested in accessories (which make your life SO much easier)... here's a link to a podcast with several links to the accessories in the shownotes. http://www.photography.ca/blog/2008/...hy-podcast-35/
Last edited by Marko; 08-12-2010 at 01:34 PM.
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well made Richard
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