Get a reading on your background and the underexpose it by 1 or 2 stops. The flash will illuminate your subject, and the background will be darker. It took me awhile to figure this out in my mind. You are "creating darkness" when it's actually fairly bright out. Make sense?
Nice advice, makes you worry less about having perfect lighting set-ups and stuff.
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HOWEVER....Make sure you have insurance if you are shooting somewhere like this! In the UK if someone got seriously injured by something falling or cutting themselves on something you could get sued. just an e.g. say that wooden structure fell over onto the model and killed her - you could end up going to prison for manslaughter. Not being negative - just warning people!!!
he means, making the subject brighter than the background. So the subject stands out more. You do this by over powering the background with your strobes.
@pipatic Underexposure in the old film days meant dark negative, so the positive would be all Whited out, it was like a contradiction, but now in digital domain, it means just Dark, not enough light hitting the subject, in this case... the background!
why have all the photos got vignetting in the corners? Is this an after effect in photoshop orjust as shot in camera? I love it, beautiful.
040506keri 1 year ago
great job :P.
raszvanson 2 years ago
is it 70-200 f4 IS? doesnt look as big as 2.8
maratus 2 years ago
Is that 70-200mm f.4 Is? looks like.
loco039 2 years ago
i would think its the 2.8
adrianvilcan 2 years ago
Get a reading on your background and the underexpose it by 1 or 2 stops. The flash will illuminate your subject, and the background will be darker. It took me awhile to figure this out in my mind. You are "creating darkness" when it's actually fairly bright out. Make sense?
rocklobster2112 2 years ago
Nice advice, makes you worry less about having perfect lighting set-ups and stuff.
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HOWEVER....Make sure you have insurance if you are shooting somewhere like this! In the UK if someone got seriously injured by something falling or cutting themselves on something you could get sued. just an e.g. say that wooden structure fell over onto the model and killed her - you could end up going to prison for manslaughter. Not being negative - just warning people!!!
AndyBJ 2 years ago
How far are you when shooting your subjects while using the 70-200 white barrel?
whoppers1000 2 years ago
sick man
jigkrozroads 3 years ago
prob dumb Q but how or what do you mean underexpose the bkground
pipatic 3 years ago
he means, making the subject brighter than the background. So the subject stands out more. You do this by over powering the background with your strobes.
l0lercycle 3 years ago
@pipatic Underexposure in the old film days meant dark negative, so the positive would be all Whited out, it was like a contradiction, but now in digital domain, it means just Dark, not enough light hitting the subject, in this case... the background!
am i right guys?
TERRANCIO 1 year ago
well done
thanks a lot for sharing your job
iliassakalak 3 years ago
looks great in high def! boy this got me all motivated thanks man :D
jagalskaripod 3 years ago
WOW, this great looking forward to more
stephend720 3 years ago
GREAT...
mrtrixterathotmail 3 years ago
very nice1 Pieter!!!
FDPictures 3 years ago