Day 199 - Dark Field Lighting

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ISO 100 f/11 1/200s 1 SB-800 @ 24mm 1/64th power inside of pocket softbox with black construction paper flagging the middle.

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Nothing exciting here, typical dark field lighting of a piece of glassware.  I set this shot up because I don't see setup shots for these very often.  Some people might include a sketch of the setup which is not always easy to understand.  I tried this shot back in January in my dinning room, but I was not happy with the result that I got.  The two large pieces of foam board on the side of the glass are used to prevent the glass from picking up any reflections from anything else in the room.  This shot was the first one I took.  I tried stepping up the power, but I preferred this shot at 1/64th.


setup shot



until tomorrow,
enjoy

Day 194 - Seamless (cheap)

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ISO 100 f/13 1/200s. 1 SB-800 @ 50mm  1/8th power on axis above subject though white umbrella. 1  SB-26 @ 20mm 1/2 power inside of Pocket Softbox. 1 SB-26 @ 20mm 1/4th power fired at white foam board directly behind subject.

This was probably the cheapest most improvised way I could do a seamless shot on white.  I tried to make a C-stand using 2 stands and a Bogan Super Clamp, but I couldn't make it work.  To improvised I  used the Bogan Super Clamp to attach and umbrella bracket above my head in my garage. I will definitely get a sheet of white seamless and attached to the ceiling of my garage in the near future and post results here.


setup shot


until tomorrow,
enjoy