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LightSource Photography Podcast E008 - Single Light Studio Setups
LightSource is our lighting and photography podcast that introduces photographers to studio lighting and digital photography techniques and equipment.
Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer and inspector (Flickr)
LightSource Episode 8 (Audio Article Series) [26:30 minutes]
Download the show: LightSource008.mp3 [12.1 Mb]
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Audio Article: Single Light Studio Setups
Bill and Ed talk about using a single light in the studio
Effects of moving the light around the subject
Hard and Soft Light
Effects of distance on light quality (see article)
Adding Reflectors to a single light setup
Ed's favorite - Lastolite Trigrip reflector
Using Foamboard panels for reflectors
Diffusion Panels as a main light source
Using Mirrors for Hairlights
 Ed's Large Foamboard Reflector Panel |
 Ed's Large Foamboard Reflector Panel Setup |
 Single Light - no fill |
 Single Light - Foamboard Panel fill (close) |
 Single Light - Foamboard Panel fill (far) |
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June 6th, 2006 at 10:56 pm
Hi Guys,
I just tuned into your podcast and saw the Single Light Studio Setup podcast in the list. I haven't listened to it yet but I thought I would share my one light setup for shooting jewelry using just an off camera flash (not a AC powered strobe).
My wife makes beaded jewelry so I thought it would be nice if I could come up with a quick way to set up a small lighting setup so I could move products throught rather quickly and have really good quality detail in the photos. All I used was a Metz 45CT 1 flash gun diffused with some white ripstop nylon and bounced off the ceiling.
Check out the results: http://www.corsecrafts.com/jewelry.htm then click on any piece of jewelry and you can zoom into any part of the photo for a close-up view.
I used to shoot designer jewelry with a custom tent and about 6 heads but after they downsized, I didn't have those toys so I had to figure out a way to get good results with my home gear. Necessity is the mother of invention isn't it.
July 11th, 2006 at 2:05 am
that dummy head scares me.
November 27th, 2006 at 8:34 pm
I want that background and where did you get it from and how much was it?
November 27th, 2006 at 10:47 pm
It's from Amvona.. It's called Harmonious Colors.