Lighting equipment for portraits
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From: bugbear on 4 May 2010 05:30 PaddleHard wrote: > Hello group, > > I'm doing some research on buying some lighting equipment for studio > portraits. There's a ton of gear out there and it's all pretty > confusing. As I push through some books/vids, I thought I'd ask the > experts: what's a good way to start with doing some simple portraits? Finish the books and vids! BugBear
From: Tim Conway on 4 May 2010 08:51 "gumby" <gumby(a)here.com> wrote in message news:hro2v9$bed$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 03/05/2010 2:43 PM, PaddleHard wrote: >> Hello group, >> >> I'm doing some research on buying some lighting equipment for studio >> portraits. There's a ton of gear out there and it's all pretty >> confusing. As I push through some books/vids, I thought I'd ask the >> experts: what's a good way to start with doing some simple portraits? >> I would be taking this on location or setup at home with a background >> (probably white). > > A window and a large piece of white cardboard to reflect light back into > the shadow side of the face. Cheap and effective and natural light is > preferable to me than man-made light. I agree. The north side of the house is best.
From: George Kerby on 4 May 2010 09:18 On 5/4/10 7:51 AM, in article hrp58h$pd4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org, "Tim Conway" <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > "gumby" <gumby(a)here.com> wrote in message > news:hro2v9$bed$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> On 03/05/2010 2:43 PM, PaddleHard wrote: >>> Hello group, >>> >>> I'm doing some research on buying some lighting equipment for studio >>> portraits. There's a ton of gear out there and it's all pretty >>> confusing. As I push through some books/vids, I thought I'd ask the >>> experts: what's a good way to start with doing some simple portraits? >>> I would be taking this on location or setup at home with a background >>> (probably white). >> >> A window and a large piece of white cardboard to reflect light back into >> the shadow side of the face. Cheap and effective and natural light is >> preferable to me than man-made light. > > I agree. The north side of the house is best. > Well, I guess it wouldn't cost too much for the OP to cut out a picture window in his living room and have his subjects, mostly strangers, come to his home for a sitting, eh? I do not agree...
From: PaddleHard on 4 May 2010 10:25 On May 4, 9:18 am, George Kerby <ghost_top...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On 5/4/10 7:51 AM, in article hrp58h$pd...(a)news.eternal-september.org, "Tim > > > > Conway" <tconway_...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > "gumby" <gu...(a)here.com> wrote in message > >news:hro2v9$bed$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >> On 03/05/2010 2:43 PM, PaddleHard wrote: > >>> Hello group, > > >>> I'm doing some research on buying some lighting equipment for studio > >>> portraits. There's a ton of gear out there and it's all pretty > >>> confusing. As I push through some books/vids, I thought I'd ask the > >>> experts: what's a good way to start with doing some simple portraits? > >>> I would be taking this on location or setup at home with a background > >>> (probably white). > > >> A window and a large piece of white cardboard to reflect light back into > >> the shadow side of the face. Cheap and effective and natural light is > >> preferable to me than man-made light. > > > I agree. The north side of the house is best. > > Well, I guess it wouldn't cost too much for the OP to cut out a picture > window in his living room and have his subjects, mostly strangers, come to > his home for a sitting, eh? > > I do not agree... Might be cheaper to buy lights. Might.
From: Tim Conway on 4 May 2010 10:41
"PaddleHard" <ipaddle4fun(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1a33659d-2812-4009-8f3c-f67fe9e88a00(a)n15g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... On May 4, 9:18 am, George Kerby <ghost_top...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On 5/4/10 7:51 AM, in article hrp58h$pd...(a)news.eternal-september.org, > "Tim > > > > Conway" <tconway_...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > "gumby" <gu...(a)here.com> wrote in message > >news:hro2v9$bed$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >> On 03/05/2010 2:43 PM, PaddleHard wrote: > >>> Hello group, > > >>> I'm doing some research on buying some lighting equipment for studio > >>> portraits. There's a ton of gear out there and it's all pretty > >>> confusing. As I push through some books/vids, I thought I'd ask the > >>> experts: what's a good way to start with doing some simple portraits? > >>> I would be taking this on location or setup at home with a background > >>> (probably white). > > >> A window and a large piece of white cardboard to reflect light back > >> into > >> the shadow side of the face. Cheap and effective and natural light is > >> preferable to me than man-made light. > > > I agree. The north side of the house is best. > > Well, I guess it wouldn't cost too much for the OP to cut out a picture > window in his living room and have his subjects, mostly strangers, come to > his home for a sitting, eh? > > I do not agree... >Might be cheaper to buy lights. Might. If you do, I definitely go the flash & umbrella or softbox route instead of tungsten lights. Clients generally prefer the flashes rather than sitting under the hot lights. |