Re: Off camera lighting question

2009-11-15 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks.. Those videos were very helpful. Dave On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 4:19 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > The "standard" multi-light setup I learned is the main light off to one side > [45 deg H/45 deg V] with the fill from behind the camera. > > I really like this guy's how-to videos on You Tube. I

Off camera lighting question

2009-11-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks Hi gang. I'm sure there will be more than one answer/comment but i'm interested in your input on this. Because of the family wedding i'm doing next July, i went out and bought a second Nikon SB800 flash, one to have a spare and two, to use as an off camera, wireless fill lig

Re: Off camera lighting question

2009-11-14 Thread George Sinos
Dave - there are some outstanding classes on off camera flash photography at Kelbytraining.com. It's not free, about $25/month. You can watch as little or as much as you want in a month. The first three lessons in each class are free. That makes it fairly easy to determine if you want to spend t

Re: Off camera lighting question

2009-11-14 Thread Bruce Walker
David J Brooks wrote: Now, the question(s) are this. If i'm doing this inside their homes, (and i don't have any backdrops), i was thinking of having both flashes set up on tripods at 45 degree angles and use the pop up as commander. Do you think this is a good way to start or would it be bette

Off camera lighting question

2009-11-14 Thread David J Brooks
Hi gang. I'm sure there will be more than one answer/comment but i'm interested in your input on this. Because of the family wedding i'm doing next July, i went out and bought a second Nikon SB800 flash, one to have a spare and two, to use as an off camera, wireless fill light. Paid just as mush f