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Tri Flux

Postby wendellt on Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:16 pm

Experimenting with my lifesize kaliedoscope rig
with a few changes i turned the kaliedoscope into a gigantic softbox

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Production shots shows beauty dish as main light and kaliedoscope softbox rig with lights 3 lights behind 2 gelled speedlights and one strobe
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby Oz_Beachside on Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:41 pm

Wow, that's sensational mate!!!

What's inside, just three sides of plexi mirror?
Mind blowing use of pose and image rotation to keep the viewer guessing what way is up!

Thanks for sharing your amazing skills with us

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Re: Tri Flux

Postby wendellt on Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:44 pm

yes

6 Mylar Perspex sheets

thanks for the appreciation
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby aim54x on Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:14 pm

I love the effect of this set up. Really is a unique look.
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby Big V on Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:19 pm

Very cool effect and nice to see it being done for real and not in post.
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby Ant on Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:35 pm

Really enjoyed these, especially the third one... I think the more natural the pose the better the effect...
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby biggerry on Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:39 pm

Wendell, if you had not posted them setup shots I would have had no idea how you did that!

Very nice concept and I am sure we will see some more awesome shots from that rig.
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby surenj on Thu Apr 29, 2010 6:26 pm

Creative genius. :cheers: :bowdown:

When you are actually shooting, how close is the beauty dish to the subject?
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby wendellt on Thu Apr 29, 2010 6:51 pm

i set my beauty dish 2 metres away from subject
but in this case its just fill so the dish distance doesn't affect the image looks
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby surenj on Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:00 pm

Thanks for your quick reply Wendell.

wendellt wrote:i set my beauty dish 2 metres away from subject

So basically at the entrance to the tunnel?

I am struggling to understand the really soft light coming from the front. Is this because the dish is bouncing off all the three persplex walls? I wouldn't have thought the dish would produce this sort of light if you didn't have enough bounce. although I realise it's a large dish and maybe behave like a more concentrated softbox at that distance? thoughts?
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby photomarcs on Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:05 pm

Hey Wendell, kinda off topic.. but where would one find such a warehouse space? :biglaugh:
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby wendellt on Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:27 am

i have a piece of nylon on the dish to soften the light more
also the fact that the fill light is bouncing around all 3 sides of the triangle is what makes the light look soft too

photomarcs i borrowed this space from a fashion company usually most of them are in surry hills or alexandria if you do them favours you can negotiate to use their space, i find it better than using a real studio which is expensive
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby PiroStitch on Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:48 am

Nice work Wendell! #2 and #3 made me look twice to figure out which was the actual model.
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Re: Tri Flux

Postby who on Sat May 01, 2010 7:36 pm

Wendell....

You have evil genius.

Try looking at those pics when you already have double vision :shock: from a bit too much Bundy Red :biglaugh:

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Re: Tri Flux

Postby colin_12 on Mon May 03, 2010 10:23 pm

Nice to see that you have been able to reuse this rig Wendell. To good effect also.
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