Sounds very strange to do this now, but honestly, I don't know what I have!
So excuse me if this doesn't make sense, lol.
David is too busy playing with his new PS3 from his mother's inheritance to help me learn!
So I thought I could just play around with all the new portrait lighting I learned, but I have to understand my equipment better, doh.
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That sounds like some fun equipment to play around with
Melissa
Found out that this is exactly what we have:
http://www.adorama.com/EL400BXKIT.html
Got it Christmas 2005.
I printed off all the manuals and I'll be learning it this week.
I think I *will* have fun eventually! Right now it's all very intimidating.
Elinchrom is a very nice brand! I like your studio set. I have a recommendation which worked VERY well for me. It really helped me to see the light forms. I have had a few different assignements over the last year consisting of different poses and light forms and light set-ups, and i found that it was too much to grasp all at once. What really helped me to grasp light forms was to do my last assignment! I REALLY saw the light FINALLY! :)
All I did was have a model in a frontal pose, and moved the light to observe the light forms. First was butterfly, then loop, then the 45 (rembrandt) then the split then a profile with a 45. To me, what I felt, was that my model sat at the center of the clock and the light moved from about 5:00 for the butterfly, 4:00 for the loop (and its very subtle, you might just see a slight shadow in the crease beside the nose--it really depends on the size of your model's nose.:) ) then between 4 and 3 for the 45 (and I had a hard time with this one too--its hard to pay attention to make sure you don't have a broken 45--you don't want any light on the opposite cheek from the main light except that triangle (dorito! LOL) then directly beside the model for the split. The hardest ones for me to catch onto and see were the butterfly and split and now that I know what they look like, I can see them! everywhere I look! its so exciting! I feel like I've been enlightened! :)
I ought to find my notes for the assignment and share them! Of course, you have that book so you might not need my assignment to see the light!
HAVE FUN!!!!!! Its such a fun learning process! You'll have to let me know if you see butterflies and loops everywhere you look after you go thru your book! LOL
~~Tammi~~
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Yes, I think I will be seeing butterflies and loops now!
I still have to figure out how to use the lights with my light meter, lol.
Have fun playing =)
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Oh yeah! that's the same meter I have! :D I like it! I looked at the other one that is a step above it, but it looked too intimidating. I prefer to not have to read the manual to use things...LOL
I forgot about metering and ratios. How do you trigger your lights? Cord or transmitter/receiver or built in receivers?
I figured out how to use the light meter and lights and experimented with one light last night.
I use the the Cord mode.
I looked into taking an online class, but I think I will have to wait another month, I need more lights.
Is that the list of stuff you have to have to take the class? or the items you already have?
I wonder why you would need 5 light stands for 3 lights?