New lighting section ?

[Trevoreast]

Dear Admins,
Great forum, thanks for giving us this space to chat about the EOS system; and photography generally.
Could we please have a section for off camera lighting techniques, questions, and discussions?

Provided enough people are interested, of course :-)

Trev

[DeeGee]

Re: New lighting section ?

Hands up. I'm interested, especially if people also talk about "cheat" ways of doing things that don't cost a fortune.

[briansquibb]

Re: New lighting section ?

Hands up. I'm interested, especially if people also talk about "cheat" ways of doing things that don't cost a fortune.

There is a section that already handles this

[Pinkeez]

Re: New lighting section ?

I would like to see one on lighting techniques and set ups. count me in.

[DeeGee]

Re: New lighting section ?

There is a section that already handles this

Off to look for it.. thank you.

[Trevoreast]

Re: New lighting section ?

Thanks to those who showed interest - looks like a section on lighting is a non-runner ?

Would the flashguns or accessories sections be the most appropriate for questions about lighting ?

Trev

[EOS_Jim]

Re: New lighting section ?

Sorry Trevor missed this :) Shame not so many responses!

[MX5]

Re: New lighting section ?

(Studio) Lighting is one thing I never got to grips with. Happen our lighting experts would do a heads up (sorry horrid expression) ... do a Ladybird Guide ... yes I really do need the basics and I am hopefully not alone (red faced if I am!). Flash (and multiple flash) I can do ... but Bowens, Barn Doors, Snouts, and the like and I haven't a clue. I did try (studio lighting) back in the 70's with a Hasselblad and studio I had free access to ... but that was it.

So Trev ... good itea.

[Trevoreast]

Re: New lighting section ?

Sorry Trevor missed this :) Shame not so many responses!

I know the forum feedback section has been very busy the last day or two, so easily missed. :-)

MX5 looks like you and others have some valuable wisdom to impart, I realise there are other resources online, thought it would be good to have something here under this roof. :-)

Trev

[pelliott1954]

Re: New lighting section ?

I think it is a good idea, it is a very different subject to the Flashguns section.

It would certainly benefit amateurs like me, positioning, angles, power and types of lights etc really is a subject all of it's own.

Just an opinion from a learner

Paul

[EOS_Jim]

Re: New lighting section ?

Studio flash is both very simple and very complex. The more you add the more complex it becomes. If you are interested you can start with a flash gun and an umberella - A flash gun works very much the same but just not as powerful or flexible as a larger strobe and is limited in that it uses batteries and recycle times are slower.... But in the right hands even small flash can make amazing images.....

[Trevoreast]

Re: New lighting section ?

Thanks for your support for the section Paul.
We are all learners, the nature and scope of photography means the learning is perpetual.

Trev

[briansquibb]

Re: New lighting section ?

I would be iinterested in this section - I have learnt that multiple flash lights dont necessarily mean a complex set up nor huge softboxes or umbrellas and would be happy to pass this information on.

[Glenn]

Re: New lighting section ?

I'll add my support as this is something I would like to get into, especially OCF uses outside

[briansquibb]

Re: New lighting section ?

I'll add my support as this is something I would like to get into, especially OCF uses outside

I have been using OCF for (tame) wildlife photography - very easy and very effective.

On Saturday I am having my first serious shoot using second curtain flash - It would be interesting to try that on birds too (mine is with go karts)