Comments for Zeroplusplus Photography Tutorials http://www.zeroplusplus.com Photography Techniques and Tutorials for the Photographer Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:52:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on TCM Models Editorial Fashion Lighting Tutorial by Wendy http://www.zeroplusplus.com/editorial-fashion-model-lighting-tutorial/#comment-1838 Wendy Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:52:49 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=728#comment-1838 Hi Thorsten, I just wanted to say what a fantastic video tutorial on lighting! I just wish I saw this sooner. Oh how it would have saved me so many hours trying to work out how things were done with lighting. I am a fan of your site now and look forward to your posts. You provide lots of insightful information with clear diagrams and beautiful photos at the end of it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cheers, Wendy PS : I am definitely heading down to the hardware and fabric shop so I can get materials to construct your panels and I can't wait to give them a go! Hi Thorsten,
I just wanted to say what a fantastic video tutorial on lighting! I just wish I saw this sooner. Oh how it would have saved me so many hours trying to work out how things were done with lighting. I am a fan of your site now and look forward to your posts. You provide lots of insightful information with clear diagrams and beautiful photos at the end of it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Cheers,
Wendy
PS : I am definitely heading down to the hardware and fabric shop so I can get materials to construct your panels and I can’t wait to give them a go!

]]> Comment on Editorial and Lookbook Fashion Lighting by sgls http://www.zeroplusplus.com/editorial-and-lookbook-fashion/#comment-1837 sgls Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:44:09 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=372#comment-1837 At last.... a photographer (& a talented on at that!) who has the heart to share. Thank you for sharing your lighting wisdom, it is rare in the photography world. Your images are great, I can't wait to do some tests of my own with thanks to your help. At last…. a photographer (& a talented on at that!) who has the heart to share. Thank you for sharing your lighting wisdom, it is rare in the photography world. Your images are great, I can’t wait to do some tests of my own with thanks to your help.

]]> Comment on One Light Lookbook Lighting Tutorial by Thorsten http://www.zeroplusplus.com/one-light-lookbook-lighting/#comment-1836 Thorsten Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:39:00 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=257#comment-1836 For people photography I don't see any benefit of tilting a panel. But for tabletop product photography I tilt the panels quite frequently...it is called "above and behind" product lighting. The panel is behind the product, or sometimes to the side, and the light falls at a 45 degree angle on the tabletop product. Then we use white or silver fill cards to bounce a little light from the camera position. "Above and behind" panel product lighting is super simple and looks fantastic for food photography or still-life setups. I always chuckle at the Youtube "still-life lighting tutorials" that show a massive softbox lighting a product from the camera angle....looks awful and flat and boring...unless that is what you want ;) Try it sometime and I think you will agree. For people photography I don’t see any benefit of tilting a panel. But for tabletop product photography I tilt the panels quite frequently…it is called “above and behind” product lighting. The panel is behind the product, or sometimes to the side, and the light falls at a 45 degree angle on the tabletop product. Then we use white or silver fill cards to bounce a little light from the camera position.

“Above and behind” panel product lighting is super simple and looks fantastic for food photography or still-life setups. I always chuckle at the Youtube “still-life lighting tutorials” that show a massive softbox lighting a product from the camera angle….looks awful and flat and boring…unless that is what you want ;)

Try it sometime and I think you will agree.

]]> Comment on One Light Lookbook Lighting Tutorial by Dieter http://www.zeroplusplus.com/one-light-lookbook-lighting/#comment-1835 Dieter Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:04:20 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=257#comment-1835 Hi Thorsten! Maybe I'm getting a little too creative here, but have you ever thought about tilting the panels (or had a job where you used them tilted)? In your tutorials, you always seem to use them standing straight vertical. Thank you guys for this blog, pumped with useful information in the articles and comments as well! Cheers from Germany, Dieter Hi Thorsten!

Maybe I’m getting a little too creative here, but have you ever thought about tilting the panels (or had a job where you used them tilted)?
In your tutorials, you always seem to use them standing straight vertical.

Thank you guys for this blog, pumped with useful information in the articles and comments as well!

Cheers from Germany,
Dieter

]]> Comment on One Light Portrait Setup for Monolights and Speedlights by Marc Walton http://www.zeroplusplus.com/one-light-portrait-setup-for-monolights-and-speedlights/#comment-1834 Marc Walton Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:35:49 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=1769#comment-1834 Hi, I have been meaning to get back here and thank you for your insight into the d7000. If I stick with studio lighting the d7000 would very good. If I go down the outdoor route then I'm thinking d700/d800 etc. Thanks for you help, look forward to more of your posts. Rgds, Marc. Hi,

I have been meaning to get back here and thank you for your insight into the d7000.

If I stick with studio lighting the d7000 would very good. If I go down the outdoor route then I’m thinking d700/d800 etc.

Thanks for you help, look forward to more of your posts.

Rgds,

Marc.

]]> Comment on One Light Lookbook Lighting Tutorial by John Berry http://www.zeroplusplus.com/one-light-lookbook-lighting/#comment-1833 John Berry Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:43:37 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=257#comment-1833 Thorsten, Thanks for the quick reply! I thought it might be that, so much easier than crafting feet. Really appreciate your time in responding to all of us! John Thorsten,

Thanks for the quick reply! I thought it might be that, so much easier than crafting feet.

Really appreciate your time in responding to all of us!

John

]]> Comment on One Light Lookbook Lighting Tutorial by Thorsten http://www.zeroplusplus.com/one-light-lookbook-lighting/#comment-1832 Thorsten Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:47:39 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=257#comment-1832 We clamp the frame to a lightstand using a $2 clamp from HomeDepot. We clamp the frame to a lightstand using a $2 clamp from HomeDepot.

]]> Comment on One Light Lookbook Lighting Tutorial by John Berry http://www.zeroplusplus.com/one-light-lookbook-lighting/#comment-1831 John Berry Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:28:02 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=257#comment-1831 Hi Torsten, Looking at my original post, and your reply, guess I needed to be more specific in my request... With the ripstop attached inside the PVC frame, how does one keep the PVC frame vertical, from falling over? Are you making some type of "feet" for the frames, or what? Thanks in advance! John Hi Torsten,

Looking at my original post, and your reply, guess I needed to be more specific in my request…

With the ripstop attached inside the PVC frame, how does one keep the PVC frame vertical, from falling over? Are you making some type of “feet” for the frames, or what?

Thanks in advance!

John

]]> Comment on One Light Lookbook Lighting Tutorial by Thorsten http://www.zeroplusplus.com/one-light-lookbook-lighting/#comment-1830 Thorsten Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:16:26 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=257#comment-1830 Ripstop is inexpensive and lasts for ever. It is what all the guys I assisted in LA used, but your welcome to experiment with other materials. Ripstop is inexpensive and lasts for ever. It is what all the guys I assisted in LA used, but your welcome to experiment with other materials.

]]> Comment on One Light Lookbook Lighting Tutorial by Jonny http://www.zeroplusplus.com/one-light-lookbook-lighting/#comment-1829 Jonny Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:34 +0000 http://www.zeroplusplus.com/?p=257#comment-1829 Hi there - this is so useful thank you. I was wondering if you could use anything other than ripstop nylon to shoot through for the lighting? Hi there – this is so useful thank you.

I was wondering if you could use anything other than ripstop nylon to shoot through for the lighting?

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