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Subject: [Leica] Ok - How do I fake Northern light window box?
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Sun Dec 16 19:23:37 2007
References: <82c9dd70712161343p126ec3f4t1553ac8cc7a185e3@mail.gmail.com> <4765DEED.4080407@cox.net>

Thanks - I was thinking of placing a large white sheet between my strobe and
subject.
Will give it a try.

Eric


On Dec 16, 2007 9:29 PM, Mike Durling <durling@cox.net> wrote:

> Try building a really big frame, like the size of a window, and cover it
> with diffusion material.  Punch some light through it.  This makes for a
> really big soft box.  You can also try bouncing off of something like a
> 4x8' piece of foamcore.  The idea is that you want to make a BIG light
> source.
>
> Mike D
>
> Eric Korenman wrote:
> > I was on indoor shoot today with some super kids but really bad light.
> > Broke out the quantum flash and shoot through umbrella - something just
> > wasn't right and I hated the light I was creating.
> > We wandered around the house until I found it - the bay window facing
> north,
> > looking out over a snow covered field.
> > The light it produced was glorious. Shoot saved!
> >
> > So - it got me to thinking again.
> > I have tried again and again to 'fake' that kind of be-yoo-tiful soft
> light,
> > but I never get it right.
> > I've tried shoot thru / shoot into umbrellas, shoot against white walls,
> > scrims, soft boxes (closest look yet)
> > but nothing is 'right'.
> >
> > How do you fake it?
> > That is - soft north window light?
> >
> > Eric
> >
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