Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >