Lavender
f 6.3, 1/6. iso 200, 50mm macro, no flash
f 5.0, 1/200, iso 200, 50 mm macro, 550 speedlight with dome and light bender set to -1
f 5.0, 1/200, iso 200, 50 mm macro, 550 speedlight with dome and light bender set to -1
HTH
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
I basically have natural light, a tungsten hanging light, or on camera flash. I am saving up for a lighting set up. I just need $850 more dollars
I am waiting on ordering backdrops till I have business coming in (same with the lights) so I am using a sheet that i keep ironed for photos. I am super low tech and think I may have been better serviced by cutting back on my camera and spent more on lighting and backdrops. Hindsight is 20/20 after all. I am slowly building a stash of things to bump my skills up. Once you have the lights, you need to custom white balance using a gray card (WB tool, not exposure tool). That gives you perfect color (and can be used with most ANY light).
Add some aluminum foil to "modify" the shape of your lights and flag off the light from spilling into the lens.
You know have a still life studio, for very little $$.
Matthew
PS window light is another great still life "light". May need diffused (a translucent reflector or even sheer curtains will work) and something to bounce the light into the shadows. That's a real cheap lighting setup, that has been used by artists for many centuries.
PPS though you can (with a purpose) it's best NOT to mix natural and artificial light. The Kelvin temps don't match and therefore there is no good way to white balance.
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
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