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Subject: [Leica] Proper use of a calumet fabric panel ... And other studiolightin g questions
From: jackherron at cox.net (Jack Herron)
Date: Tue Nov 16 13:54:22 2004
References: <7629EB4795F39146A4D2ECC655CD68EA0337388E@asc02.asc.upenn.edu>

Kyle,
If you worry, if you doubt,
Shoot a roll and you'll find out!
Jack C. Herron
8118 E. 20th St.
Tucson, AZ 85710
520 885-6933
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Cassidy" <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:09 AM
Subject: [Leica] Proper use of a calumet fabric panel ... And other 
studiolightin g questions


>
>
> So ... Chris Williams had said:
>
>>I started using a Calumet fabric panel that got rid of unwanted shadows
> while
>>using minimal lights.
>
>
> http://www.calumetphoto.com/ctl?PAGE=Controller&ac.ui.pn=cat.CatItemDetail&a
> c.item.itemNo=RM7364&ac.cat.CatTree.detail=y&type=PRDINDEX
>
>
> My question is -- how big a fabric panel like this do I need? 30x30 seems
> very small -- especially for a standing subject -- 76x76? And then use it 
> as
> a reflector? Or shoot the strobe through it like a gigantamungous softbox?
> Which brings up another question --
>
> QUESTION: since I have a fixed studio location -- would there be any
> advantage to hanging, say, a white queen sized bed-sheet from the ceiling
> and firing a strobe through that? Would that essentially give me a huge
> square softbox with deliciously soft light?
>
> Eh? Eh?
>
> Kc
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