Recent content by Cucumberman

yes i still have lots of miles to cover on the plastic skin issue. :D how plastic is too plastic? i personally am fond of the plastic skin look at times but as yet have no idea where to find a tutorial that would teach acceptable plastic-skin look. and is the weird tint all over or at the...

I had one shot of the groom and decided to work on it with CS2. Just to see if a studio quality photo could be taken in a groom's bedroom with a flashgun. Shot was taken with: 5D + 35mm f/2.0 on moooosst likely f/5.6, ISO100 1/160 L JPEG Manual Mode and Focus Canon 480EX Speedlite...

I am into glamour and fashion photography both in studio and outdoors. My studio is a 58' x 22' stretch which i might split into 2 Any advice on a set of Jinbei lighting that would be in a way essential? I'm thinking of getting 2 x 600ws, 2 x 300ws for fills and hair, beauty dish and...

theRBK ur advice are really helpful and noted. yes i will get plexiglass for one wall section of the studio

many thanks for the feedback. i've found strobes well in my budget but i wonder if they are any good? Professional GY600 GY300

yes i want to practice strobe lighting first. i came to a brand of strobe lights "Aikiphoto-Yake" 600w/s each. is this brand any good? or shud i invest on bowens or elinchroms for the long run? budget for lighting the whole shindig is around 2.5k

Hi fellow photogs! The space I have is a 22 feet x 58 feet x 14 feet ceiling. I want to renovate from scratch and would like to learn more about studio photography. The reason being is that there are not that many contemporary studios in Brunei. Infact all the studios here utilise Victorian...

hmmm, u mean i shud buy a 580EX and go ahead with getting the 17-55 EFS??

Hi everyone! Im a newbie to wedding photoshoots. Ive done several Malay weddings including in gigantic halls. So far what im not happy with is that i sometimes encounter blur from both camera shake AND blurry focus. I find the 400D not having a good balance on my hands as at low shutter...