Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, just one lateral thought in the event that you are unable to position the lights as you want. Might it be possible to replace the background in the pictures (use a blank wall, maybe extracting the subject from the original? Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: [Leica] Help with a flash setup I know, I know . . . so if you're offended you'll just have to get over it and move on to another thread. <grin> I've been asked to shoot a group portrait to match the work of another photographer shot 10 years ago who is no longer active. I should have said "no" because it's not my thing but they are my neighbors and they asked nice. The setup involves a sofa against a flat white wall. A skylight above the sofa gives fits to using natural light, and there's not a whole lot of light in the room as it stands anyway. When I try to use flash, I have two strobes with umbrellas, I get shadows on the wall behind the subjects. There's no way to pull them further away from the wall. The photo I'm attemptng to duplicate has no obvious shadows. Can someone suggest a technique - perhaps positioning of the strobes - to eliminate shadows? I've tried a setup with strobes on either side (there's not a lot of room for that) Now I'm wondering if I should have them centered on either side of the camera? I know - it's all covered in studio photography 101 - but it was an 8 AM class and I slept throught it.... Thanks for any advice you may have to share. Adam _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information