10d group portrait shots, flesh tones with strobe lights ?
Ole uncle ted
strobe lights(alien bees 1600 w , 42 in umbrellas) with a group of 25
people,using my canon 10d and a 24-70 2.8l.
i was geting some great shots yesterday at a wrestling tournament using a
backdrop , same lense as above and shoting 125shutter, 8.0 aperture ,100 iso
with the lights set @1/4 power .
when all was said and done my friend said my focus was great but the flesh
tones could have ben better.
it seems it is forever a chalenge to capture them just right .
do you guys have any set methods you use , editing = so much %
magenta,cyan,yelow and black etc afterwords in photoshop (my friend does the
editing using photoshop 6)
ive seen a guy from a local newspaper adjust the settings ,sharpening ,etc in
the camera thru the functions option .
ive never played with that area and was looking for some insights , when to us
e them ,when not , and why ?.
thanks much
teddy
Joseph Meehan
Two notes. White balance & post exposure processing.
Good Luck
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Joseph E. Meehan
26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math
KBob
Shoot in RAW mode. Also get yourself a flash meter so that you can
quickly test your flash exposure beforehand. It's no fun trying to
correct group shots after you've made them, and these are usually the
pictures that you will have the most demand for.
Ole uncle ted
i never really messed with the white balance ,any tips ?
irish math cool, are you from ireland .
teddy
> Two notes. White balance & post exposure processing.
>
>Good Luck
>
>--
>Joseph E. Meehan
>
>26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math
I WROTE
George Kerby
Set your wb to 5500. With the "auto" mode on, the camera is adjusting to
ambient lighting which is generally warmer than the strobe (Daylight) temp.
If there is no "5500" then use "Daylight". The less "auto" stuff you use
make for better pictures. AND it ain't easy to get 25 people done right with
artificial lighting. Shoot as much as you think they will stand for - the
tell them "only 1 more" and shoot three. ;-)
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Joseph Meehan
> the wb setting is for auto ?,
> i never really messed with the white balance ,any tips ?
Setting the white balance to match the color of your strobes should
result in better results.
> Irish math cool, are you from Ireland .
> teddy
I am both Irish and American and while I spend time in both countries,
most of my life has been spent in the US.
Bruce Wilson
"Ole uncle ted" <oleun...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> im looking for suggestions as to the best way to capture flesh tones
using
> strobe lights(alien bees 1600 w , 42 in umbrellas) with a group of 25
> people,using my canon 10d and a 24-70 2.8l.
>
> i was geting some great shots yesterday at a wrestling tournament using a
> backdrop , same lense as above and shoting 125shutter, 8.0 aperture ,100
iso
> with the lights set @1/4 power .
> when all was said and done my friend said my focus was great but the flesh
> tones could have ben better.
>
When you say wrestling meet, I assume you are talking about a gym with
sodium vapor lights or the like. I don't know the tech specs but from
experience you may need to punch up your strobes a bit more as they are
compeating with the off color lighting from the ceiling lights. I am new to
digital and haven't played with the white balance much but it seems that if
you shoot for your strobes and they don't over come the off color ambient it
will throw the skin tones. I have seen a much more technical discussion
about light temp, but it was way beyond me.