Ah ha. You kept the 7d. That wouldn't have been an option for me.
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Ah ha. You kept the 7d. That wouldn't have been an option for me.
Great series Sean, but the title does suggest that you might be a hitman.:o
Should I change the wording from "shoot" to "portrait session?" :-)
By this and a few other posts, Steve has obviously taken his fiesty pills today! LOL! The title probably could give the Suburban Rapper a bad rep! Nice series though, she is very photogenic! The passing of clouds may have created a problem for lighting but I like what they added to the shots!
I agree completely. Originally, I had set up the two lights behind her on both sides with my usual strip boxes to provide rim lights (when I was setting up, the cloud cover was more dense). However, right before the subject arrived the clouds lessened and the sunlight came streaming down the alleyway. The sunlight provided the rimlight I needed. Therefore, I replaced the stripboxes with standard reflectors and turned the strobes so that they were pointed at the opposite walls. The only time I didn't have a strong rim light was when the sun would become temporarily obscured by a cloud (I did set up a yellow gelled 580EX to be used as a rim light, but I didn't set the power high enough for it to play a major role in the image...its effect is visible, but just barely). The sun became obscured during the full-length shot, however, the light from my side strobes illuminated the ground so that the illuminated pavement helped separate the subject's legs from the background.
Even though they caused minor issues with exposure adjustments, I wouldn't have traded the clouds for anything. They provided a wonderful element to the photos.
These are fantastic Sean.
What's that adapter you're using with your boom arm? Does it allow for the strobe head to just hang plumb to the ground regardless of the booms angle? If so, I want one!