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Example of a Tough Digital Shoot

 
 


videochicke
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Oct 24, 2005, 2:49 PM

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This is an example of a tough digital shoot. VERY dark skinned couple dressed all in bright shiny white, and a mixed race bridal party. I was the videographer on this shoot. Photographer had a 20D and the 580 EX flash.



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Pacman
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Oct 24, 2005, 3:13 PM

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Hi Chicke.

Just wondering.....Did he/she use a handheld meter for any/all of it, or just use the in camera meter?


videochicke
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Oct 24, 2005, 3:22 PM

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I have seen him use both. Metering doesn't always help expose dark skin properly. I use 2 lights whenever shooting a black wedding to add dimension and highlighting to the faces. My guess in this case, 2 flashes would be the way to go as well.
Julie


Storm Crow
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Oct 25, 2005, 12:13 PM

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Chicke is that you I see back there with the camera on the tripod? Question, did they use any kind of reflector for this shoot? It looks like for something like this situation that a reflector or some strobes might have helped a lot.
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videochicke
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Oct 25, 2005, 7:52 PM

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Chicke is that you I see back there with the camera on the tripod? Question, did they use any kind of reflector for this shoot? It looks like for something like this situation that a reflector or some strobes might have helped a lot.
Probably is me. Didn't notice! With this studio, you are a one man show so it is tough to use a reflector by yourself or a second flash. This photographer has shot the last couple of jobs with 2 flashes on his 20D. One as a bounce and the other straight ahead. I'll post the link to those pics once they are online. The results looked really nice on the lcd screen. It does make for a very heavy camera though.
Julie