yes, you can get away with 1 softlighter for rim lighting...
shot with the softlighter....
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Digital SLR / DSLR Camera Question / DSLR Thread 2
- Thread starter gar1013
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yes, you can get away with 1 softlighter for rim lighting...
shot with the softlighter....
soo next strobe get together? Just got my Alienbee's in today, just spending only like 20 minutes with them and I picked up a lot.
No one around to shoot, so I used my trusty companion... (who had no idea what was going on)
And myself
Now, to learn how to use photoshop to make myself look macho
No one around to shoot, so I used my trusty companion... (who had no idea what was going on)
And myself
Now, to learn how to use photoshop to make myself look macho
drizz
it's monkey madness!
haven't been in here for awhile... way to up the ante, guys. i haven't been shooting as much as i should be and i have no excuse for it 
by a friend on my camera
by a friend on my camera
wannabe
"Insignificant Other"
haven't been in here for awhile... way to up the ante, guys. i haven't been shooting as much as i should be and i have no excuse for it
Dude! Welcome back to the thread!
Rambeezi
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Which ones did you get? I'm looking into getting the DigiBee package with 2 B800s. How do you like them?? I've read some pretty good reviews on them...
Yea got 2 800's. Only used em for like 20 min yesterday mainly to figure out how to setup and whatnot, they seem pretty nice. The cybersync triggers work great
wannabe
"Insignificant Other"
Wow, I am shoot quite a bit these days. I'm getting a bit too comfortable in the studio, so I thought I'd get outside for a change. I did some location shooting practice at a friend's party on Saturday.
Was I a bit heavy-handed with my clean-up on this pic? Julia is a yoga instructor. Working on setting up a future shoot with her. This one is gonna be fun!
Also, this was my favorite pic from the whole day:
Was I a bit heavy-handed with my clean-up on this pic? Julia is a yoga instructor. Working on setting up a future shoot with her. This one is gonna be fun!
Also, this was my favorite pic from the whole day:
Your first pic seems out of focus? A lil blurry or something
And I dunno if you can use the cybersyncs for remote shutter. Maybe? Way cheaper to just buy an actual remote for the shutter
And I dunno if you can use the cybersyncs for remote shutter. Maybe? Way cheaper to just buy an actual remote for the shutter
Rambeezi
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Love the 2nd shot!
1st one seems soft to me though?? Eyes are not in focus. Nice portrait shot though...she has a beautiful smile! Cool! How do you like them compared to speedlights (so far that is...I know you just got them but do they have that much more 'pop')? Right now I'm kinda stuck between getting 2 qty. 580EX II or the DigiBee 2x B800s? What do you guys think?
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wannabe
"Insignificant Other"
Thanks for the comment on the first shot, guys. You're right. Now that I look at it again, it is a bit out of focus. Dang, I'm slipping... I really need to stop post processing pics at 2am.
Well strobes have more power and are bigger, also more options when it comes to modifiers. You basically trade convenience for power. Speedlight would be way more useful for taking pics at an event or something, while strobes are great if you have the time to setup shots and such. These strobes have to be setup manually, while speedlights can sync up with your camera etc etc
nope,you cannot use em as a remote shutter...
wannabe
"Insignificant Other"
I'd like some strobes for my studio shoots. I'm using some Vivitar 285's right now, and the 4 AA batteries are not lasting very long. Plus the recycle time is not as fast as I would like when I'm at 1/2 power or more. I need to do more paid gigs to justify the purchase in the future.
If you're only doing studio stuff, you owe it to yourself to get some strobes
My B800's have a recycle time of 1 second at FULL power
Shot some more stuff just now in the kitchen, using our black table to place random shit on from around the house. Looks good on the camera, so hopefully some come out cool
wannabe
"Insignificant Other"
If you're only doing studio stuff, you owe it to yourself to get some strobes
My B800's have a recycle time of 1 second at FULL power
Shot some more stuff just now in the kitchen, using our black table to place random shit on from around the house. Looks good on the camera, so hopefully some come out cool
Yeah, it's on the list of stuff I want, but I've finally gotten to the point where I've separated the 'want' from the 'need.' I've got just about everything I need now. The strobes would just be a 'nice to have' that would make life easier in the studio. But, everything I have works fine.
I'm trying to be smart about purchases now so that I can continue to do this . I don't want to earn $300 for a shoot then turn around and spend double that on more gear. The goal now is to stop going negative.