http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/ Advertising and Celebrity Portrait Photography Fri, 11 May 2012 01:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-491 Ken Haddock Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:03:15 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-491 Thank you very much for sharing your great ideas. I am new to flash photography and when reading this article, the first question that sprang to mind was how do you turn down the power enough on your stobes to retain the ambient light within the picture. I have bought 4 500w bowens heads but I would be concerned that even at their lowest power outputs I would have real problems rendering the ambient light in this room even with a grid. Any ideas would be very welcome. Thanks again. Thank you very much for sharing your great ideas. I am new to flash photography and when reading this article, the first question that sprang to mind was how do you turn down the power enough on your stobes to retain the ambient light within the picture. I have bought 4 500w bowens heads but I would be concerned that even at their lowest power outputs I would have real problems rendering the ambient light in this room even with a grid. Any ideas would be very welcome. Thanks again.

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-490 Rene Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:16:25 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-490 wow thanks for sharing! I really like it. I would like to hear more of your thoughts about lightning! wow thanks for sharing! I really like it. I would like to hear more of your thoughts about lightning!

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-489 jitpleecheep Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:44:31 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-489 Oh, of course, the incandescent... Now it totally makes sense... Thanks. :-) (BTW: I didn't mean the shaking of the photographers hand, but the micro swaying of the portraited person "holding still". I learned that one might see this in images below 1/50.) Oh, of course, the incandescent… Now it totally makes sense… Thanks.
(BTW: I didn’t mean the shaking of the photographers hand, but the micro swaying of the portraited person “holding still”. I learned that one might see this in images below 1/50.)

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-488 John Keatley Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:29:46 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-488 <strong>I set the key to f10 so that it fit the exposure I needed for the lamp. I did not measure the fill. I just went by how it looked on the camera back.</strong> I set the key to f10 so that it fit the exposure I needed for the lamp. I did not measure the fill. I just went by how it looked on the camera back.

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-487 John Keatley Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:26:33 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-487 <strong>A grid reflector is just a standard strobe reflector with a lip that you can put a grid into. Think of a grid as a spotlight. You can look up a reflector on any photography store website, like www.bhphoto.com.</strong> A grid reflector is just a standard strobe reflector with a lip that you can put a grid into. Think of a grid as a spotlight. You can look up a reflector on any photography store website, like http://www.bhphoto.com.

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-486 John Keatley Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:25:06 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-486 <strong>1/50th of a second may create some shake if you are using a 200mm lens, but not if you are using a wide lens like I was. It just depends on your comfort level. The rule is, don't use a shutter speed that is lower than your focal length. If you are using a 50mm lens, or wider, you could shoot at 1/50th. I am comfortable hand holding at about 1/20th up to 35 or 50mm, but it is different for everyone. Hope that helps.</strong> 1/50th of a second may create some shake if you are using a 200mm lens, but not if you are using a wide lens like I was. It just depends on your comfort level. The rule is, don’t use a shutter speed that is lower than your focal length. If you are using a 50mm lens, or wider, you could shoot at 1/50th. I am comfortable hand holding at about 1/20th up to 35 or 50mm, but it is different for everyone. Hope that helps.

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-485 jitpleecheep Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:15:06 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-485 Hello, saw your photo featured on strobist.com. It's really beautiful, and thanks for the instructions! I have one question concerning the aperture, though: could you please explain why you chose f/10.0? I was thinking that f/7.1 might have rendered the whole scene sharp as well, but giving you 1/80. I learned that you might see people start to shake/sway below 1/50, hence my question. --Thanks in advance, jitpleecheep. Hello, saw your photo featured on strobist.com. It’s really beautiful, and thanks for the instructions! I have one question concerning the aperture, though: could you please explain why you chose f/10.0? I was thinking that f/7.1 might have rendered the whole scene sharp as well, but giving you 1/80. I learned that you might see people start to shake/sway below 1/50, hence my question.
–Thanks in advance, jitpleecheep.

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-484 Angus T Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:14:10 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-484 Hi great shot - can you describe for the unenlightened what a 7" reflector might look like - thanks Hi great shot – can you describe for the unenlightened what a 7″ reflector might look like – thanks

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-483 TenisD Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:51:32 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-483 Yeah, the lamp is amazing in there!! Yeah, the lamp is amazing in there!!

]]> http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/2009/09/lighting-technique-the-grid-reflector/#comment-482 John A. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:23:27 +0000 http://www.keatleyphoto.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-482 Great post! I really like your decision to shoot him where you did. The room has its own unique charm and I think the lighting is perfect. Very cool of you to share your setup and thought process too. Great post! I really like your decision to shoot him where you did. The room has its own unique charm and I think the lighting is perfect. Very cool of you to share your setup and thought process too.

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