Showing posts with label Cheap Shots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cheap Shots. Show all posts

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Glass vs. Plastic Reflectors

Recently purchased a glass frame from walmart for 3 bucks. Was wanting to make this:


So I could do this:
Ok, so the black bottom piece in the top photo was replaces by white foam core board for the picture of the butterfly.  With black:

But decided to try it as:


The bottom piece in my super secret macro set up used in many of my reflection pictures seen here:


This is achieved by using a hint from Larry.
my normal set up looks something similar to:

I now use a piece of black foam core for the back ground to avoid getting a variety of color reflections as seen:

(even though I do think this one is cool.)

But, my plastic is getting scratched I keep seeing things like this:


So, I gave the glass a try:
and

I didn't like the double refraction. So I went back to the plastic base:






Ahhh...Clean reflection.

Set up Summary:

2 boxes of baby wipes, painted black.
1 poster frame, painted black.
1 white foam board.
1 11X17 picture frame with black mat.

D90, 85 macro, 2 sb600's and 1 sb700.

Enjoy.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

DIY

Some recent attempts at making my own beauty dish brought out some DIY tips from shoots past.  Now, don't worry, the Beauty Dish (if you can call it that) will be posted as soon as I purchase some zip ties and finish the assembly.  Inspired by a few trips over to Larry's  As for now.

Light Stand: Old stool high-jacked from previous home coupled with kinetic adolescent strobe attachment. Total Cost - $0 (the kinetic adolescent strobe attachment is designed to resemble a sweet little boy, let me remind you that it is just a replica for aesthetic purposes and is in no way sweet.)

  Reflector (not being used) Car Window Reflector, Walmart. Total Cost-$8

Backdrop White sheet, Walmart. Total Cost - $4

Model Cousin/Neighbor Total Cost - Facebook uploads

Final Cost: 12 bucks.

Finished results:
Stats: D50 85 macro vrII f6.5 ISO 200, 1/60, edited in PSE7