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05-22-2006, 02:00 PM
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| | 1STLITE: you mean permanent lighting or how is it called? sorry I donīt know the english terminology much. I think so, depends on the temperature. I have been using some cheap halogens that are usually meant for building sites etc, and they were WAY too hot for even an umbrella, which started to melt after a while:-D I am using just normal system flashes (one speedlite 420EX and two 80īs Metz flashes) and umbrellas so far and it suits me on my current low photographic level I think  I donīt know the situation in the US but here in Czech Republic you can buy even many sorts of "professional-wannabe" strobes imported straight from China, for amazing prices. For example a decent set of two 350W strobes with stands, 160cm softboxes, umbrellas and radio trigger for around $1000. these pictures were shot with the same setup from the same brand, just in 500W version by the way. |
05-22-2006, 04:36 PM
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| | | Yeah that is what I am talking about saving up for. Can't really swing that 1000 right now. I am this week ordering a cheap-o set of Smith-Vector lights KT900 I think is the name of the set). comes with two umbrellas, two lights and a smaller hair light on a boom-thingy, and stands for all of them, a case with wheels to carry it all in, and a book on lighting, all for less than $300. I just know I gotta have some lights for now - having to wait for the weather to be right is not fun.
Check out Alien Bees. I have gotten ALOT of recommendations that they are great lights. Only down side I have heard is that you b asicly are stuck buying alien bees accessories - softboxes and such - because their mounts are different than others. That is what I understand about them anyway - but no personal experience there.
I am excited about getting the set of SV lights though. I can't wait to start experimenting. Since I can't put the sun where I want it, I am currently stuck waiting all day for it to get into position for me - lol.
Dawn  |
05-22-2006, 05:49 PM
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| | I know the alien bees from some forums on the internet, they probably dont have any branches here in europe. most renowned brands around here are probably Bowens and Hensel, but they are way too expensive for me. For the price of a single light I can buy entire set with softboxes etc elsewhere. I really need something portable as I am travelling a lot, I like shooting outdoors and in various locations, I donīt have a car and moving all those strobes, stands, huge softboxes and a generator is my nightmare + the need of some strong electric supply in case of permanent lights is pretty limiting for me. I like using those old shabby flashes, worth a few bucks, that fit in any pocket anyway, I got a 1yr intership in Beijing from this september, I may find some alien bees or bowens for factory prices around there and let you know:-D lol |
05-22-2006, 06:18 PM
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| | | Good luck Faust! I envy your internship. My photography is while I am not being Mommy, and with no formal training. Good luck with it!
Dawn |
05-22-2006, 08:30 PM
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| | I had a go too |
06-19-2006, 08:42 PM
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| | | Nice
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Originally Posted by palomino I was just discussing this metallic look with a friend of mine, and we boiled it down to several of the things discussed here...good lighting/makeup/model/photo quality... also the use of a diffuser to prevent any harsh lighting. In PS I think slight overall desaturation, then removal of yellows to give the coolness. Increasing the contrast will really make the highlights pop. This is a photo I pulled off stock exchange to use as an example.
-Kate | Is that a picture taken by you? |
06-30-2006, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Faust | referenced to the picture you mentioned. I used Levels, Hue/Sat./Colorize, and Paint With Light action ( www.atncentral.com) |
06-30-2006, 07:41 AM
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| | | Like It?
Is this what you have in mind ?
Last edited by Godmother; 06-30-2006 at 07:57 AM.
Reason: Add a third option
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08-13-2006, 01:49 PM
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| | | is this what you mean? if it is...something in thi sarea, maybe you give me a messag at my email?
Gerry |
08-18-2006, 11:38 AM
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| | | A shot....
Hey Faust, I don't even know if you're still checking this thread, I just happen to come across your post while looking for something else and gave it A Shot.
Jon
Oh, I guess I should explain what I did???
all I did was make 2 copies, the top copy I desaturated, then made it a little brighter/lighter, then went to color balance and pushed up the blue to the color I thought would work and then finally just played with/lowered the opacity so that some of the base/original colors would shine through.
I made the second copy in case I needed to make any adjustments to the color on the base layer, but I didn't need it...
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08-18-2006, 06:18 PM
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| | | Here is my attempt... I just duplicate the original layer, then remove all white form the duplicate layer, and set it to linear burn... on the original layer I add the desired color to overlay, and then just adjust the levels on the duplicate layer till I was satisfied with the result.... LEt me know waht do you think |
08-19-2006, 11:15 AM
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| | lilievski(?) very nice result!
liked it 
Gerry |
08-24-2006, 02:44 PM
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| | I'm not sure what you're looking for. I check out the examples and then the attatchments on the replies. The ones you did didn't look like the photos the guy took. Your examples show models in black, white, or blue. I think there were two that had pink/red.
Hope you're still checking this thread because I would like to know what you think |
08-25-2006, 10:24 AM
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| | | Here is my contribution!
I hope you like 'em |
08-26-2006, 01:13 AM
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| | | BadMike - Not bad but the first one looks too grainy. Instead of a smooth transition from light to dark it's just... grainy. The third one isn't too bad but the background is distracting and takes the focus off the model. I would knock it back with a dark bluish green. | 
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