Hi, I am a newbie to studio lightings. I just setup my Jinbei RL330 strobe (will be getting another strobe, the RL660, soon) and since TTL metering is not doing any good in studio photography, I wonder how I should set the exposure? :think:
Hi, I am a newbie to studio lightings. I just setup my Jinbei RL330 strobe (will be getting another strobe, the RL660, soon) and since TTL metering is not doing any good in studio photography, I wonder how I should set the exposure? :think:
u need a light meter..
another way is to light up your set, get a 18% gray card, place at the subject position, fill your frame with gray card, fire a shot, adjust your flash power or aperture till you get the peak of the histogram right at the center of the graph.
another way is to light up your set, get a 18% gray card, place at the subject position, fill your frame with gray card, fire a shot, adjust your flash power or aperture till you get the peak of the histogram right at the center of the graph.
what traditional? trying to say I'm very old izit?:sticktong have you heard of using string to measure exposure in studio?:thumbsup: traditional, but useful!
have you heard of using string to measure exposure in studio?
if the flash with std reflector give you f8 @ 8ft, at 4ft will be f11, at 12ft will be f5.6, just do some marking on a string attach to your flash....Huh, is this possible???
What if I don't have a light meter? Any way around it?
all studio lights are manual power, you can use a light meter to read the exposure.
another way is to light up your set, get a 18% gray card, place at the subject position, fill your frame with gray card, fire a shot, adjust your flash power or aperture till you get the peak of the histogram right at the center of the graph.
GET A LIGHT METER.
You are asking for trouble not having one.
Will you buy a camera and not a lens? Will you buy a PC without HDD? Will you buy a car without wheels?
it will be quicker for you to learn about studio lights set up.Wanted to get one; but I am just wondering whether it is really really necessary. And they are not cheap too; some are more expensive than my strobes. I am rather budget constrained, especially after getting the strobes. :cry:
it will be quicker for you to learn about studio lights set up.
cos for multiple lights set up, you need to know the ratio of light..
S$200, you can get an off brands. They work.I heard Sekonic is good. Any recommendations on a beginner model? Is it possible to get one for less than $200? :think:
S$200, you can get an off brands. They work.
what traditional? trying to say I'm very old izit?:sticktong have you heard of using string to measure exposure in studio?
if the flash with std reflector give you f8 @ 8ft, at 4ft will be f11, at 12ft will be f5.6, just do some marking on a string attach to your flash....