Behind the Scenes Photo Shoot, Las Vegas Mag (P, M)

[R_Fredrick_Smith]

Just a few quick points. Once you have metered the subject for the strobes and adjusted the strobes (distance or power or modifiers) to get the desired fstop, the background will be exposed by the strobes hitting it (if any) and the ambient light. Additional strobe light may be placed on the background which will also change the mix.

In general when the background is lit by ambient light and the subject by flash, and you want both properly exposed, you set the fstop for the subject and then you meter the background using that fstop and asking your meter what shutter speed do I need at that fstop for a good exposure. That's what you set the shutter speed to.

Re: Behind the Scenes Photo Shoot, Las Vegas Mag (P, M) 

Cheers,
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[m-rygaard]

Octa softbox or Umbrella with difuce? (spelt correct?) or is there no difference?

[Pavel]

It's funny how most photo shoot videos feature a lot of jittery video camera motion, quick cuts, fast zooms, and pumping techno music. Of course, it's to hype up the shoot. But all of us shooters know that a photo shoot is really quite boring, with lots of waiting around - for makeup, for lighting setups, wardrobe changes, ad nauseum. Also, there's tons of minute adjustments to a model's pose, camera settings, and lots of repetition in the poses. And then there's downloading to the notebook computer and checking images. And re-shooting. A real shoot takes hours, and everyone is exhausted in the end!

I'd like to see a video that shows the dialog that goes on between the photographer, art director, stylist, MUA, and assistants. The model and the photos are almost an afterthought in that drama!