Day 219 - Dead Head

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ISO 400 f/9 1/200s 1 SB-26 @ 18mm 1/2th power inside of 50" Westcott Apollo directly behind subject on sheet of black acrylic.

Sorry for the late post I have had really bad time management lately.

until later,
enjoy

Day 218 - Big Light

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ISO 100 f/4 1/200s 1 SB-26 @ 24mm 1/4th power inside of an 50" Westcott Apollo Soft Box Camera left just outside of the frame.

I got a new light modifier in the mail today, and I think I am going to love this thing.  "IT'S HUGE", but it sets up in seconds and feels very sturdy and tough.

I started this shot very close to the wall, but the shot was to high key for my taste.  I move every thing about 8ft from the wall and really got the contrast between the subject and background that I was wanting.  I also replace my 2 43" umbrellas that where worn out and dirty after daily use and abuse.  I am looking forward to new possibilities with this large softbox.

until tomorrow,
enjoy

Day 217 - Sunset

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Resorted to an instagram photo for my daily photo after my strobist shot failed.  Apparently radio triggers don't work with repeating flash, lesson learned.

Day 216 - Essentials

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ISO 100 f/13 1/200s.



Long day check the setup shot for strobist info

Day 215 - Stella

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I straightened the photo from the original upload using the camera left side of the vertical edge of the closest bottle.  It was off by 1º according to photoshop.



ISO 400 f/7.1 1/200s 1 SB-26 @ 18mm 1/16th power underneath a sheet of glass inside of a cardboard box lined with aluminum foil. Triggered with pocket wizard plus IIs.

CHEERS!!! IT'S FRIDAY!!!  I actually work Saturdays so it dose not really matter to me that it's Friday, but welcome to the weekend for the rest of you.  I will get my off day on Monday.  I have been wanting to take this shot for some time now, and finally got around to building this simple little setup.  Ideally I would have had a much larger and taller box with a bigger piece of glass to maximize my work space, but I was able to create this with things I already had around the garage.


setup shot



until tomorrow,
I have more beer to drink CHEERS!!

Day 214 - Bokeh

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ISO 100 f/1.6 1/4 1 SB-26 @ 24mm 1/32nd power with full CTO inside Pocket Softbox very close camera left.

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I recently got a clear piece of Acrylic from a home improvement store for about $4 for an 11x14 sheet and spray painted the back side with flat black paint.  I almost goofed on this shot by not gelling my flash and shooting in Daytime whitebalance, when I realized the colors where not coming out as expected I remember that the X-mas lights are tungsten.  Throw on a CTO Gel and change the camera white balance and problem solved.  Looking at the bokeh balls, I think it is time to clean the rear lens element.


setup shot



until tomorrow,
enjoy

Day 213 - Mid Air Collision

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ISO 200 f/13 1s. 1 SB-26 @ 24mm 1/64th power camera left triggered with DIY sound trigger.

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I am not sure, but I considered this shot a failure.  The initial ideal was to photograph to plates colliding in mid air.

This is the first attempt.


The plate hit the bottom corner of the hanging plate instead of the center as I had intended.  I over estimated my ability to smash two plates together in complete darkness.  On the 2nd attempt with a bowl, I missed completely and sent the bowl smashing into a box fan.  I finally made a connection on the 3rd attempt but I had the 2nd flash resulting in a double exposure.  I really need to wire up a 555 timer to prevent the double exposures.

until tomorrow,
enjoy