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mfrissen
Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 11:55 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
I want to start using my CG for studio work as well. I shoot mainly portraits, fashion, glamour and nudes. I have a couple of 300Ws Strobes. Since I used my digital SLR, this was plenty of light.
I guess with the CG I'd be shooting at f/11 most of the time.. Do I need stronger lights?
I'm a techno nitwit..
Marco
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David A. Goldfarb
Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 142 Location: New York City
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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You've got enough to get started and find out whether f:11 gives you enough DOF for the kinds of effects you want. If you've got room, you can always move the lights closer to the model for more light.
In the long run, more power will give you more flexibility to use softboxes, umbrellas, bounce cards, diffusers, gels, additional accent lights, smaller f-stops, etc., but best to use what you have and discover what you really need in practice before spending money on lights. |
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Dan Fromm
Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2119 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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On 2004-10-27 04:55, mfrissen wrote:
Hi,
I want to start using my CG for studio work as well. I shoot mainly portraits, fashion, glamour and nudes. I have a couple of 300Ws Strobes. Since I used my digital SLR, this was plenty of light.
I guess with the CG I'd be shooting at f/11 most of the time.. Do I need stronger lights?
I'm a techno nitwit..
Marco
| I don't speak WS. WS is a measure of power entering the flash head, not of light emerging from it. What is your flashes' ISO 100 Guide Number? |
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mfrissen
Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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ah yeah.. the GN is 180ft(55m) at 100ISO if I'm not mistaken.
ah, and I think I can then calculate my own f/stop from it.. GN/distance=F, right?
[ This Message was edited by: mfrissen on 2004-10-27 07:01 ] |
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Dan Fromm
Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2119 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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On 2004-10-27 06:58, mfrissen wrote:
ah yeah.. the GN is 180ft(55m) at 100ISO if I'm not mistaken.
ah, and I think I can then calculate my own f/stop from it.. GN/distance=F, right?
[ This Message was edited by: mfrissen on 2004-10-27 07:01 ]
| Exactly. Lotsa power. Two of 'em have a combined GN of 255.
One evil thought. My beloved Vivitar 283s have rated full power GN = 120, but my flash meter and film both find GN = 80 for the weakling and 90 for the strong one. So you probably should check how much light your flashes actually put out. In any case, lots.
Cheers,
Dan |
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danimal
Joined: 22 Jun 2001 Posts: 48 Location: Upper Sonoran Desert
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, with two 300WS strobes you're in business. You'll probably end up using fairly slow shutter speeds, so your models will have to hold still and you might want to keep the wind machine turned off.     What's your flashmeter say about f-stop/shutter speed combinations? If you don't have a flashmeter, you should consider buying or renting one. Dan
[ This Message was edited by: danimal on 2004-10-28 09:10 ] |
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