Uncle Frank: a request

[dengar]

Can you post your diagram of the 1 light setup again please? I found it earlier but I forgot to bookmark it. Thanks in advance!

 

[Uncle Frank]

Here you go.

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[aaephoto]

Can i use the same setup with SB600 and using CLS?

And whats the ideal distance between the subject and the umbrella?

thanks

 

[jfrancis]

Yes.

As close as possible for the softest light.

 

[dengar]

Ahh, thanks a bunch. Im going to try it this week with my 135mm 2.8 and see how it goes. I have a SB600 as well but Im using those cheap Ebay triggers, so its all manual for me

 

[bokehmanedof]

Hi Frank

do you have any pics from this setup?

and

Where can i find a good deal on a brolly box?

Thanks

 

[Uncle Frank]

Hi Frank

do you have any pics from this setup?

Here's a few.

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Where can i find a good deal on a brolly box?

I got mine on ebay from Amvona. Here's a similar listing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/DYNAPHOS-PHOTO-...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

 

[bokehmanedof]

Great Pics Frank, Now im going to have to get one. Thanks for the info.

 

[Uncle Frank]

Hey, Joey, some of those were done with a brolly box, but others were with a white shoot through umbrella, which works nearly as well. They give the same soft light, but are just less efficient.

 

[bokehmanedof]

How high are the Umbrellas/Brolly Placed?

 

[Uncle Frank]

How high are the Umbrellas/Brolly Placed?

It varies from shot to shot. You can reverse engineer them by looking at the position of the catchlights in the subject's eyes.

 

[bokehmanedof]

Do you use the Alzo more than the Umbrella/Brolly?

 

[triebs2]

Just a note on a great one-speedlight diagram - if you do not have a window or other ambient light for fill, try to find some type of reflector (or just buy one I guess). A big reflector positioned correctly should give you the fill you need.

If you do use a reflector for fill, the same rules apply as with other light sources --- generally, the closer to the subject the better.

 

[Uncle Frank]

Do you use the Alzo more than the Umbrella/Brolly?

Yes, I believe I do. The ranking by frequency of use would be...

1. Lumiquest micro softbox
2. Alzo mini softbox
3. shoot through umbrella
4. brolly box
5. shoot into umbrella