Comments on: Strobe and Ambient: Finding the Mix for Portraiture http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/ Learn Photographic Lighting with Natural Light, Small Strobes, and Studio Flash Equipment Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: thor http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-18033 thor Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:11:39 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-18033 Thanks for pointing me to this post Don! It helped a ton! You rock! Thanks for pointing me to this post Don! It helped a ton! You rock!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4815 Daniel Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:56:19 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4815 Thanks Don... I was with you in Mexico, it was good to read this info again. Great refresher. I appreciate all you do... as always, thanks. Thanks Don…
I was with you in Mexico, it was good to read this info again. Great refresher. I appreciate all you do… as always, thanks.

]]> By: wizwow http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 wizwow Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:51:40 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4803 I use the zoomed flashes a lot. These are not zoomed. I use the zoomed flashes a lot. These are not zoomed.

]]> By: Arcangelo http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4786 Arcangelo Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:57:52 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4786 Don as you set the zoom of the flash? Don as you set the zoom of the flash?

]]> By: wizwow http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4759 wizwow Fri, 29 May 2009 21:14:25 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4759 hey Dave. Thanks. As for sync speed, there really isn't anything to do about it for the most part. Which is why you never see those kinds of shots. Hassies and RB's will sync at 1/500, but that is pushing the limits for most lenses. Help is on the way, though. Pocket Wizard has a new one that we shot at 1/2400 with an Elinchrome Ranger at half power. that thing was awesome. I know that CLS will do it as will the Canon SU system, but then the light isn't nearly as powerful so full length and larger shots are simply not possible at full daylight. Radio Poppers I believe will work, but not with studio or large strobe systems. Keep watching though, new stuff out all the time. --don hey Dave.
Thanks.

As for sync speed, there really isn’t anything to do about it for the most part.
Which is why you never see those kinds of shots.
Hassies and RB’s will sync at 1/500, but that is pushing the limits for most lenses.

Help is on the way, though. Pocket Wizard has a new one that we shot at 1/2400 with an Elinchrome Ranger at half power. that thing was awesome. I know that CLS will do it as will the Canon SU system, but then the light isn’t nearly as powerful so full length and larger shots are simply not possible at full daylight.

Radio Poppers I believe will work, but not with studio or large strobe systems.

Keep watching though, new stuff out all the time.

–don

]]> By: Dave L http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4756 Dave L Fri, 29 May 2009 13:01:43 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4756 Great tutorial....very cool. Question for you wizz, how do you deal with the old sync speed problem in bright sunlight? For example, what happens if you are shooting outside on a bright sunny day, you don't have shade and you want to use F2.8 and throw the background out of focus? I have heard of things such as Radio poppers which allow you to sync at higher speeds? What are your thoughts? Thanks Dave www.broadstonemedia.com Great tutorial….very cool.

Question for you wizz, how do you deal with the old sync speed problem in bright sunlight? For example, what happens if you are shooting outside on a bright sunny day, you don’t have shade and you want to use F2.8 and throw the background out of focus? I have heard of things such as Radio poppers which allow you to sync at higher speeds?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Dave
http://www.broadstonemedia.com

]]> By: wizwow http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4753 wizwow Thu, 28 May 2009 17:09:54 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4753 I would have placed a small flag below and in front of the flash to block the light from the foreground. Keeping the flag close, that would have kept the light off the grass. Not much more Photoshop at all. I would have placed a small flag below and in front of the flash to block the light from the foreground. Keeping the flag close, that would have kept the light off the grass. Not much more Photoshop at all.

]]> By: mcruzn http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4752 mcruzn Thu, 28 May 2009 16:57:55 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4752 Very informative. Thanks. I see what you mean about a flag on the sand bridge shot. In your diagram, where would you have placed the flag in order to block the light in the foreground? If you would have placed a flag to block the foreground, wouldn't the grass on either side of her still be well lit. The final image looks fantastic, as if only she were lit by the flash. Is this a photoshop trick or could this have been acheived with some other equipment? Very informative. Thanks. I see what you mean about a flag on the sand bridge shot. In your diagram, where would you have placed the flag in order to block the light in the foreground? If you would have placed a flag to block the foreground, wouldn’t the grass on either side of her still be well lit. The final image looks fantastic, as if only she were lit by the flash. Is this a photoshop trick or could this have been acheived with some other equipment?

]]> By: Gene http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4747 Gene Wed, 27 May 2009 17:01:37 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4747 I know that top of the line cameras do not have a built in flash, but I was wondering if this flash could be used effectively to add some fill in order to reduce the contrast of the bare main flash off camera? I know that top of the line cameras do not have a built in flash, but I was wondering if this flash could be used effectively to add some fill in order to reduce the contrast of the bare main flash off camera?

]]> By: wizwow http://www.lighting-essentials.com/strobe-and-ambient-finding-the-mix-for-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4727 wizwow Tue, 26 May 2009 14:49:13 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=1889#comment-4727 Hi Squilky. There is no change in the exposure settings at all. I have the ambient, then I add the strobe to fit the desired look. Match or Fill or Overpowering the sun. Once the settings are found for the ambient, adding the flash is as simple as distance / angle / power. Hi Squilky.
There is no change in the exposure settings at all. I have the ambient, then I add the strobe to fit the desired look. Match or Fill or Overpowering the sun.

Once the settings are found for the ambient, adding the flash is as simple as distance / angle / power.

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