Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] More flash questions!
From: "Birkey, Duane" <dbirkey@hcjb.org.ec>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 08:27:29 -0500

Martin....

Did you ever mention what it is you are trying to photograph???  It would be
easier for us to suggest ways to light it if we knew what they were... 

Second.....  The easiest thing to do sometimes is put things next to a large
window or sliding glass door or take them outside in the shade to photograph
and use natural light as opposed to flash.... this makes it easier to judge
reflections and lighting ratios if you don't have modeling lights....  You
can always put the camera on a tripod and take longer exposures if
necessary.....

You can still use white sheets or towels and mirrors to bounce light back at
it...  but maybe you won't need it...

Duane Birkey
HCJB World Radio
Quito Ecuador
Duane's Photographs of Ecuador
http://duane_birkey.tripod.com



> OK, I know about diffused lightsources.  But in the PT article I read, the
> dude used two small, $20 vivitar flash strobes, and no diffusing (other
than
> a little scotch tape over one of them), so there must be some way of doing
> it well without using diffusors or cards.  Besides, if I start using white
> cards as either reflectors or diffusors, I've got to buy EVEN MORE DAMN
GEAR
> to hold the flipping cards!  I don't want to buy anything more, I want to
> SELL some of the stuff I have...
>
> M.