Lighting Diagram
Equipment List
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Camera: Canon 5D MkII
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Lens: Canon 50mm F/1.4
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Flashes: Canon 580ex & 430ex
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Accessories: 2 light stands, 2 light brackets, 1 Westcott Apollo Softbox, a grid & a tripod!
Camera Settings
Shutter Speed — 1/40th, Aperture — F/1.4, ISO — 640.
I was hoping for rain today to do an classy portrait with an umbrella, but the rain stopped about 5pm :( so we went out to shoot in the cobbled streets of uphill Lincoln anyway. Just as I got my lights setup it started to rain (RAD) so I quickly moved a grid to the back for some rim & to light up the drops. You know… like a boss!
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You can check this shot on my flickr too (go favourite & comment yeah?), uploaded at super size so you can see all the fine details.
If you want to keep up with this project (hint: you totally do) then you should follow me on twitter & add me as a contact on flickr. #fact!
Comments
martin
it’s like glitter! Nice idea.
If I had a fiddy, maybe I’d know lots of girls too.
Dave
Nice work man! How did the street lamps effect the image? I know you made it B&W but I was wondering on the original.
RickNunn
Dave, the street lights were quite orange, but I had corrected for that with a full CTO gel on the right flash, despite planning on turning it black and white from the start… I like to do things right. :)
Dave
Thought you might have done so, cheers.
Jamie Thompson
cool photo bro
Risky Rich
Never seen rain illuminated like that. It looks fantastic. Great work.
Owen
I love you strobist shots, and I seriously appreciate these setup diagrams. Thank you very much.
Quick q.: what do you use to make those diagrams?