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The only way i can practice studio lights is through these mannequins so please don't laugh

Would love to get some feedback on what i'm doing wrong/right etc.

Here is the key light, a 90cm x 90cm softbox that was metered at f11 1/250.



Here is the background light, a 40 degree grid was used for this, i can't remember what it was metered at.



Hairlight metered at a stop higher then the key light, used a 18 inch beauty dish with a 40 degree grid attached to it.



And finally, all of the three lights when they are put together.



Also had a reflector for fill, i think it metered at f6.3 or maybe even less i really can't remember, there are a few shots that were taken

Lighting setup as follows



Any help, tips would be greatly appreciated as i hope to understand this a lot more so i can actually use real people

Thanks for your post.

Good examples of what you were doing.
There is nothing funny about these mannequins
They don't blink, move or talk and are available 24/7
Where did you get them and how much were they if I may ask.

Cheers
CD

The dark haired one on the right is hot.




Kidding!

christiand wrote:They don't blink, move or talk and are available 24/7

Thats exactly what i was thinking

Easy to practise with i guess, but there's nothing like real skin tones and real eyes

christiand wrote:Where did you get them and how much were they if I may ask.

I got them from ebay from a this store http://stores.ebay.com.au/proftravel

I think they were 70 for 2, so 35 bux each.

christiand wrote:They don't blink, move or talk and are available 24/7

Hmmm, the perfect woman

What was that background light propped up with btw?

It works well

looking good

i praise this sort of innovation

I started learnign about lighting in a similar way i shot the window fashion displays in available light at night to work out white balance and exposure before i shot runway

and for fashion work i started my lighting knowledge shooting my mums manequins with my sb800

actually working with these manequins is slightly better than working with models they don't have any attitude

Ronza wrote:What was that background light propped up with btw?

I'm pretty sure that shot in particular was with a 40 degree grid from a barndoor kit.

If not, its definitely a background reflector (those are the only two attachments i've used for the background light.

wendellt wrote:looking good

i praise this sort of innovation

thanks.

wendellt wrote:actually working with these manequins is slightly better than working with models they don't have any attitude

hahaha, thats what i was thinking, however they arn't good to look at