geraldkhoo
Senior Member
Hi... could you do me a favor by measuring the size of the white cloth infront? Would like to know the size of the white surface.
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Hi... could you do me a favor by measuring the size of the white cloth infront? Would like to know the size of the white surface.
to answer ur question, the softbox bracket comes with a plate dat is attached to the hotshoe/ballhead. it allows u to slide it up and down depending on the height of your flash.
geraldkhoo - the specs are on tagotech's website. its a 60cm softbox. for the hell of it, i measured. the 60cm is diagonal.
geraldkhoo
Senior Member
thanks... i asked because i bought one from AP Funan before TagoTech came out with theirs, and so I'm thinking if the tagoTech one is bigger, may be worth getting.
the one i got measures 45cm by 45cm in the white portion, so it is the same
thanks again!
butterflyblack
New Member
Hi there,
Has any one tried out the phottix stratos or tetra on a canon with ex430ii ? any defects or problem sync-ing?
intent to get one to play around with....hehe hope you guys can share some beautiful pics on it.
cheers
Has any one tried out the phottix stratos or tetra on a canon with ex430ii ? any defects or problem sync-ing?
intent to get one to play around with....hehe hope you guys can share some beautiful pics on it.
cheers
flipfreak
Senior Member
u mean PQ23's or the lasolite version?
PQ23 - first take either diagonal corners and fold them together. after dat, it shld look like a triangle. to close it down to size, just twist it like you are folding those giant circle reflectors - ur wrists going in opposite direction. just need a little force ... and watch out for sudden 'boing' by the softbox when you din apply enuf strength to close it. ;p
the softbox similar to pq23, thank you for your help!
:think: darn, me still trying ..!!
bluepowder
Member
I'm pretty much a Noob in the strobist game, I would love to meet up with other like-minded strobists too!
I'm currently using 2 flashes, a 580ex and 580exII. For triggers it's the poverty wizards, the PT-04. Just got a nice lightstand, flash holder and umbrella from Orient Photo yesterday!
Here's a couple of my shots, my first time posting here on snap.
First Attempt with my gf at Marina Barrage...
Self Portrait Holiday Strobing in Bells Rapids, Perth WA.
Family Portrait, flash on left mounted on tripod, flash shot through brolly mounted on light stand.
One More!
Hoping to learn more and also work on getting more light into the background to create some contrast on the subjects hair to the background, like that side lighting halo effect!
Hope you guys enjoy!
Christopher.
I'm currently using 2 flashes, a 580ex and 580exII. For triggers it's the poverty wizards, the PT-04. Just got a nice lightstand, flash holder and umbrella from Orient Photo yesterday!
Here's a couple of my shots, my first time posting here on snap.
First Attempt with my gf at Marina Barrage...
Self Portrait Holiday Strobing in Bells Rapids, Perth WA.
Family Portrait, flash on left mounted on tripod, flash shot through brolly mounted on light stand.
One More!
Hoping to learn more and also work on getting more light into the background to create some contrast on the subjects hair to the background, like that side lighting halo effect!
Hope you guys enjoy!
Christopher.
flipfreak
Senior Member
I'm pretty much a Noob in the strobist game, I would love to meet up with other like-minded strobists too!
I'm currently using 2 flashes, a 580ex and 580exII. For triggers it's the poverty wizards, the PT-04. Just got a nice lightstand, flash holder and umbrella from Orient Photo yesterday!
Here's a couple of my shots, my first time posting here on snap.
First Attempt with my gf at Marina Barrage...
Self Portrait Holiday Strobing in Bells Rapids, Perth WA.
Family Portrait, flash on left mounted on tripod, flash shot through brolly mounted on light stand.
One More!
Hoping to learn more and also work on getting more light into the background to create some contrast on the subjects hair to the background, like that side lighting halo effect!
Hope you guys enjoy!
Christopher.
good attempt on the shots. try balancing the ambient light with ur flash for a more natural look.
bluepowder
Member
Thanks man!
Will keep trying in my future shoots!
Anyone got any tips on their work flow when it comes to off camera flash shoots? Most times for me, I set my desired Aperture value, followed by shutter speed and take test shots without the flashes. Then its setting the flashes, which can sometimes be a long trial and error process...thank goodness for patient models!
Will keep trying in my future shoots!
Anyone got any tips on their work flow when it comes to off camera flash shoots? Most times for me, I set my desired Aperture value, followed by shutter speed and take test shots without the flashes. Then its setting the flashes, which can sometimes be a long trial and error process...thank goodness for patient models!
For those interested here's a comparison between the ez-softbox and shoot-thru brolly..
nice! mr ho over at ruby told me once dat brollys are 70-30; 70% light go thru, 30% reflected back. now i see...
darrrrrrrrrr
Senior Member
Thanks man!
Will keep trying in my future shoots!
Anyone got any tips on their work flow when it comes to off camera flash shoots? Most times for me, I set my desired Aperture value, followed by shutter speed and take test shots without the flashes. Then its setting the flashes, which can sometimes be a long trial and error process...thank goodness for patient models!
usually i will set cam to lowest ISO, shutter speed to the max sync speed and aperture such that the metering off the background is about X stops under, depending on your preference. (no need to really take test shots for this)
main flash starting point will be about 1/2 or 1/4 depending on how big the aperture selected is.
if not powerful enough then dial the power up one stop..
if too bright then either turn it down one stop, or stop down aperture and lengthen shutter speed to get a darker flash exposure but same ambient/background exposure.
gets a little more complicated with multiple flashes as you'll now have to balance 3 light sources.. but nothing to difficult
overall time to dial in the appropriate settings is less time than it takes to set up the hardware. maybe some practice you'll have a good ability to estimate of what power level to set yr flash, then just have to fiddle with aperture n shutter speed combos and seldom have to walk up and down to press buttons on the flashes.
perhaps you could chitchat while adjusting, tell the model/subject to relax first, no need to pose. or have an assistant stand in for the model while you get the lighting dialed in.
which pics? and what specific situations?
i believe what ff has mentioned is to balance ambient and the flash so everything looks natural enough. that's presumably for more still subjects. also depends on the direction of the light at times
i've got situation when i shot at 1/320s using strobist outdoor for movement shots and they really look very much like a cut n paste job with some edging around the subject.
yet there's once i shot at 1/60 for some dance shots and they looked much sharper instead of cut and paste
For those interested here's a comparison between the ez-softbox and shoot-thru brolly..
great illustration!:thumbsup:
bluepowder
Member
Thanks for the tips man, that's pretty much kinda like the current workflow I use when it comes to strobes too.
I absolutely love shooting with strobes, the more I shoot the more I discover and the more I want to learn!
Headshotzx
Senior Member
Nice comparison on the softbox vs brolly.
Does ruby photo sell softboxes and speedrings for speedlight use? If not, where's a good place to get softboxes locally. Also, what's a good size for one? How much do they cost? (assuming I have to purchase the adapter for small speedlights as well.
I mostly shoot single subject portraits. However, I do often shoot group photos with about 30 people in them. I currently own a 2in1 43" brolly bought from Ruby Photo. Perhaps I could get a softbox for single / small group portraits, and continue using the 'reflective' setup for the group shots.
And yes, we're talking about mainly one light. At best two with modifiers (ie softbox for front lighting, umbrella for hairlight / sidelight etc)
Cheers,
Zexun
Does ruby photo sell softboxes and speedrings for speedlight use? If not, where's a good place to get softboxes locally. Also, what's a good size for one? How much do they cost? (assuming I have to purchase the adapter for small speedlights as well.
I mostly shoot single subject portraits. However, I do often shoot group photos with about 30 people in them. I currently own a 2in1 43" brolly bought from Ruby Photo. Perhaps I could get a softbox for single / small group portraits, and continue using the 'reflective' setup for the group shots.
And yes, we're talking about mainly one light. At best two with modifiers (ie softbox for front lighting, umbrella for hairlight / sidelight etc)
Cheers,
Zexun
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