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Copyright ©2008, Torvald Bie
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Experimenting with a home made soft box light tent.

Photographer: Torvald Bie
Folder: North of the Arctic Circle
Uploaded: 14-Jan-2008 22:20 CET
Current Rating: 8.00/2
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Camera: Olympus E510
Exposure time: 1/80
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 84
Lens: Zuiko 14-42
Focusing method: Manual
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: no
Image format: RAW
Processing applied: Cropped
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Image resized to: 853x1200

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Right Track

Hi Torvald, it looks like you’re on the right track with this set-up. Just a couple of niggles though. (1) Watch the focus, maybe manual focus with a mid-point used! This is called hyper focal focus. By doing this and using a small f-stop IE: f8 you will increase your depth of field. (2) Try using a hard kicker light to add separation from the BG with your softbox. Keep shooting' that's how one improves. Regards, R.

Randall Beaudin at 00:20 CET on 18-Jan-2008 [Reply]

Right Track

Randall Beaudin wrote:
> Hi Torvald, it looks like you’re on the right track with this set-up. Just a couple of niggles
> though. (1) Watch the focus, maybe manual focus with a mid-point used! This is called hyper
> focal focus. By doing this and using a small f-stop IE: f8 you will increase your depth of
> field. (2) Try using a hard kicker light to add separation from the BG with your softbox.
> Keep shooting' that's how one improves. Regards, R.
>

Hi Randall,

Thank you for your advices and kind words. I will try.
I found the lightbox concept very interesting, but I think I have to get a better light.

Best regards .... Torvald

Torvald Bie at 04:24 CET on 18-Jan-2008 [Reply]

Additive approach .

Torvald Bie wrote:
> Randall Beaudin wrote:
> > Hi Torvald, it looks like you’re on the right track with this set-up. Just a couple of niggles
> > though. (1) Watch the focus, maybe manual focus with a mid-point used! This is called hyper
> > focal focus. By doing this and using a small f-stop IE: f8 you will increase your depth of
> > field. (2) Try using a hard kicker light to add separation from the BG with your softbox.
> > Keep shooting' that's how one improves. Regards, R.
> >
>
> Hi Randall,
>
> Thank you for your advices and kind words. I will try.
> I found the lightbox concept very interesting, but I think I have to get a better light.
>
> Best regards .... Torvald
>
Hi again Torvald. The quality of the light you used looks good IMO, what’s needed is some extra lights to add punch, and this is done with fill and kicker lights. If you try adding another harder light from the rear of the set be sure to scrim it down with card stock so that you get minimal spill over towards the front. I've mentioned this before, try an additive approach with adding lights and if it helps turn off the main light in this case the softbox and see what the other light(s) are doing. Spend some time, this is a good shot/idea and could be great! I spend upwards of 4-6 hours when setting up a tabletop set. The disadvantage of studio work is you are starting from scratch; the advantage is you call the shots, very different from street shooting. R.

Randall Beaudin at 07:17 CET on 18-Jan-2008 [Reply]

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Hi Torval... nice idea this shot!!, I like it very much.. yes maybe better with higher DOF.... Randall gave you an interesting class, then no more comments. Best regards,
Ricardo

Ricardo Rico at 01:47 CET on 19-Jan-2008 [Reply]

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Randall Beaudin wrote:
> Torvald Bie wrote:
> > Randall Beaudin wrote:
> > > Hi Torvald, it looks like you’re on the right track with this set-up. Just a couple of niggles
> > > though. (1) Watch the focus, maybe manual focus with a mid-point used! This is called hyper
> > > focal focus. By doing this and using a small f-stop IE: f8 you will increase your depth of
> > > field. (2) Try using a hard kicker light to add separation from the BG with your softbox.
> > > Keep shooting' that's how one improves. Regards, R.
> > >
> >
> > Hi Randall,
> >
> > Thank you for your advices and kind words. I will try.
> > I found the lightbox concept very interesting, but I think I have to get a better light.
> >
> > Best regards .... Torvald
> >
> Hi again Torvald. The quality of the light you used looks good IMO, what’s needed is some
> extra lights to add punch, and this is done with fill and kicker lights. If you try adding
> another harder light from the rear of the set be sure to scrim it down with card stock so
> that you get minimal spill over towards the front. I've mentioned this before, try an additive
> approach with adding lights and if it helps turn off the main light in this case the softbox
> and see what the other light(s) are doing. Spend some time, this is a good shot/idea and could
> be great! I spend upwards of 4-6 hours when setting up a tabletop set. The disadvantage of
> studio work is you are starting from scratch; the advantage is you call the shots, very different
> from street shooting. R.
>

Thank you again Randall. This is the kind of comments and inputs I like. Hopefully it will make me a better photographer.

Regards Torvald

Torvald Bie at 05:47 CET on 21-Jan-2008 [Reply]

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Ricardo Rico wrote:
> Hi Torval... nice idea this shot!!, I like it very much.. yes maybe better with higher DOF....
> Randall gave you an interesting class, then no more comments. Best regards,
> Ricardo
>

Thank you Ricardo.
I will try to improve and post a better version if I am able.

Regards.....Torvald

Torvald Bie at 05:50 CET on 21-Jan-2008 [Reply]