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 by adame on Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:18 pm
I've been home sick the past few days and this has given me time to catch up on my blog and has now given me a bit of time to put some work up here for you guys to have a look at. A while back i got a bit of new lighting gear, nothing special really just some stands, brollies and wirless triggers. And instantly had a chance to have a play with on a family portrait type shoot for a couple I know. I'm interested to know what you guys think, First we went to a local park grounds in the late afternoon, this shot is my sb600 shooting through a white umberella mounted on my tripod (for portability)  After a ton of shots strobed and unstrobed we moved back to my place where a mateshift studio was constructed out of material and alligator clips. High Key  And Low Key  Comments always welcomed, Cheers Adam Please don't use or edit my images.
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by aim54x on Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:12 pm
Nice work, I have been thinking about getting a Nano Stand and some brollies for a while as well. How have you found them for portable work?
I am not a fan of the disembodied hand, but excellent work on the lighting!
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by sirhc55 on Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:58 pm
Adam, in my humble opinion these are all excellent shots. But the standout is #1. What a lovely use of both natural and artificial lighting. On another note, what is a mateshift studio  Chris
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by adame on Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:47 am
aim54x wrote:Nice work, I have been thinking about getting a Nano Stand and some brollies for a while as well. How have you found them for portable work?
I am not a fan of the disembodied hand, but excellent work on the lighting!
I absolutly love my stands and brollies, not suoer easy to carry around but I manage, thats the reason I only used one light on the outdor shot, I just strap as much to my bigest camera bag as I can and thats normally enough. Yeah I'm a little disspointed by the appearence of the arm in that shot aswell, I need to work on it an see what I can do. sirhc55 wrote:Adam, in my humble opinion these are all excellent shots. But the standout is #1. What a lovely use of both natural and artificial lighting. On another note, what is a mateshift studio
Thanks mate for the comments! A mateshift studio is where all my mates take shifts inholding it all togethe Heheh what a typo! Please don't use or edit my images.
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by chrisk on Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:28 pm
adame, i love the composition of the first. the presence of those long shadows and the closeness of the subjects in the foreground gives the image a magical feel.
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by Matt. K on Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:10 pm
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#3 is a competition winner. It is superb and I hope you print and frame it. There is also something slightly scary about the image as the child looks wise/intelligent way beyond his years. Beautiful work!
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by adame on Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:47 am
I'm humbled by all of your nice comments guys, the first image will definitely look great printed.
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by whitey on Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:51 pm
Number three is a shot I have been meaning to try with a niece. You have executed it beautifully imo. Could you share the setup? aim54x wrote:Nice work, I have been thinking about getting a Nano Stand and some brollies for a while as well.
Me too, want to share some Adorama postage? D80, 50mm F/1.8, 18-70mm DX, Sigma 10-20mm
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by adame on Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:06 pm
whitey wrote:Number three is a shot I have been meaning to try with a niece. You have executed it beautifully imo. Could you share the setup?
Yep very simple  There a blog entry with more pictures and another setup shot HERECheers Adam Please don't use or edit my images.
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by Reschsmooth on Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:17 pm
whitey wrote:Me too, want to share some Adorama postage?
Just did a quick calculation on ordering 3 Manfrotto 001 stands from Adorama - with postage (USD90) - total cost USD260 or AUD108. This is about AUD31 or 23% cheaper than buying via Vanbar. Care to support your local business?  Regards, Patrick
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by whitey on Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:03 pm
Reschsmooth wrote:whitey wrote:Me too, want to share some Adorama postage?
Care to support your local business?
Only if they have what I need . I am after Westcott double fold brollies as well. No point for me having a nice compact stand and then bigger brolly. Inquired at Vanbar and they dont (didnt a few months ago anyway) stock them. Cant find them in Oz. Edit sorry OP for taking the thread  D80, 50mm F/1.8, 18-70mm DX, Sigma 10-20mm
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by whitey on Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:06 pm
adame wrote:There a blog entry with more pictures and another setup shot HERECheers Adam
Thanks. Will have to try it out. D80, 50mm F/1.8, 18-70mm DX, Sigma 10-20mm
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by Mr Darcy on Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:33 pm
on the very same bridge i was married
That doesn't happen to be in the Orange Botanic gardens does it? I looks remarkably like the bridge my niece got married on too. (Or are you married to my niece???) Greg
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by adame on Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:50 pm
Mr Darcy wrote:on the very same bridge i was married
That doesn't happen to be in the Orange Botanic gardens does it? I looks remarkably like the bridge my niece got married on too. (Or are you married to my niece???)
Depends is she hot??? Lol Nah it's at a local parklands here in Broken Hill Cheers Adam Please don't use or edit my images.
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by aim54x on Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:59 pm
whitey wrote:Number three is a shot I have been meaning to try with a niece. You have executed it beautifully imo. Could you share the setup? aim54x wrote:Nice work, I have been thinking about getting a Nano Stand and some brollies for a while as well.
Me too, want to share some Adorama postage?
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by ian.bertram on Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:16 pm
2 and 3 I really like. The offset of number 2 is nice and 3 looks great. NIce soft lighting and control of shadows. It might the the speckled back lighting of number 1, but for me it lends a kind of scary look to the image.
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