Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BTW: two lovely books about excuisit basic cooking principles with great and simple photography (by Tony Le Duc, Belgian and internationally renowed food photographer): (if you understand French): http://www.sensum.be/guide/articles/livre- produit.php Op 4-nov-06, om 00:05 heeft Philippe Orlent het volgende geschreven: > Yep. Truncated. > Here's the tinyurl: http://tinyurl.com/yhlacj > > > > > Op 4-nov-06, om 00:02 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > >> Whoops Philippe, that link (perhaps truncated in the mail?) leads >> to a folder with just some software with questionable licencing! >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Philippe Orlent >> Sent: Saturday, 4 November 2006 08:44 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: NOW: Alienbees vs Brocolor was Re: [Leica] success! >> but help! >> >> I do a lot of simple pack shots for certain graphic work this way. PS >> gives me the latitude I need in that case. >> Cheap, fast, simple, effective. Perfect for high pace work that needs >> at least a bit of a 'look'. Tilting the camera (so no real top or >> front top shot) combined with wide open diafragm give beautiful DOF. >> A bit as food is shot today. See f.i. http://users.pandora.be/jean- >> pierre-wybauw/ >> >> >> >> Op 3-nov-06, om 23:29 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven: >> >>> Where time and money are changing hands I'd be reluctant to count >>> on Mother Nature. In doing copy work simple but beautiful is no >>> substitute for even and controlled. The idea would be to select a >>> good location, set up your camera and lights and be able to >>> efficiently repeat yourself till all is shot. A tripod is very >>> necessary for this. The shooting situation you mentioned would be >>> perfect for beautiful and casual images. Love window light. >>> >>> Walt >>> >>> Philippe Orlent wrote: >>> >>>> How about photographing them on a simple sheet of paper next to a >>>> north facing window on a clouded day? Add a reflection screen on >>>> the other side and you'll have simple but beautiful light. >>>> An incident light meter will give you the proper exposure, and a >>>> tripod stability if necessary. >>>> >>>> Or is this just too easy thinking? >>>> >>>> >>>> Op 3-nov-06, om 22:20 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven: >>>> >>>>> As has been mentioned, the Broncolors are specially costly. Back >>>>> in the eighties I carried a couple of White Lightnings all over >>>>> the southeast. Great units. >>>>> >>>>> Walt >>>>> >>>>> I've never used flash for flat copy work but that doesn't mean >>>>> it won't work. Of course, the easy way might be to set them up >>>>> and use high watt bulbs for the modeling lights and no flash. >>>>> Want to make sure what you see is what you get with this kind of >>>>> endeavor. >>>>> >>>>> Eric Korenman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have had no trouble with my 2 alienbess units - an 800 and a >>>>>> 1600. >>>>>> Both perform beautifully and were cheap (compared to my Friend >>>>>> Broncolor >>>>>> setup). >>>>>> >>>>>> He (a salty pro) claims there is 'something special' about >>>>>> broncolor light. >>>>>> I think he looks down his nose and my cheap and slightly garish >>>>>> alienbees. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any truth to Broncolor light being that 'special'? >>>>>> >>>>>> Eric >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11/3/06, Gary Todoroff <datamaster@northcoastphotos.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dittoes on the White Lightening customer service. Nice folks on >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> phone, fast turn-around and perfect repairs! >>>>>>> Gary Todoroff >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As far as Alien Bees go...they are pretty nice units, but the >>>>>>> best >>>>>>>> thing is their customer service. Paul Buff is about 8 miles >>>>>>> from my >>>>>>> house. >>>>>>>> On the times I have had problems they have worked with me to >>>>>>> get my >>>>>>>> White Lightnings back up and running very quickly. Paul gave >>>>>>> me a >>>>>>>> tour one day, nice facility, nice people, GREAT customer >>>>>>>> service. There may be better lights out there, but my >>>>>>> experiences >>>>>>>> with them are the reason I keep using their products. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Harrison McClary >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>> information >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >