Setting up a Portable Studio

[tesarver]

My boss ask me to take some images of a new employee so I took out my gear and setup a studio:



After I was done with his session, my wife came home and wanted her picture taken. Here are her images:

EOS7DMKII w/EF24-105mm f/4L 1/50 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 200 @ 82mm


Black & White Version


Comments Welcomed

Tom

[Tigger]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

impressive Tom and I'm sure the owner would have been impressed with the portraits if they were similar to the Mrs

I know your a B&W fan, but in this case I think colour works better

[Stan]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

Good info on the setup Tom and like Ian I prefer the colour version

My boss ask me to take some images of a new employee

thought you were retired

Stan

[Tigger]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

probably talking about the wife Stan

[Alan_H]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

Really good exposure and a great set up, to have that much room I wish

Alan

[tesarver]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

thought you were retired

Stan

Semi retired Stan. I currently work as a independent contractor doing Marriage & Individual therapy.

Thanks for stopping by Stan, Alan & Ian and taking the time to comment

[antoeknee]

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Yep good set up. Good work to get image without reflection the the glasses.

[paul linton]

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Nicely exposed your boss should be pleased, also colour one for me from this set.

Paul

[tesarver]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

Thanks Ant & Paul for stopping by

[Stan]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

I currently work as a independent contractor doing Marriage & Individual therapy

Ah, I remember now - You did a course I think

Stan

[pelliott1954]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

Very interesting Tom, have little experience of this but would like to do more especially as Grandkids grow up. Would you mind giving some reasons as to why for example you have two different size Brollies and different settings for the lights, at different distances, they also look to be at different angles to the Model. Info on the other light? effects of?

Hope you don't mind

Regards Paul

[tesarver]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

Would you mind giving some reasons as to why for example you have two different size Brollies?

Regards Paul

Because the smaller one was bought a couple of years before the larger 1

[tesarver]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

Would you mind giving some reasons as to why for example you have different settings for the lights,

The light facing the back drop was set to brighten the backdrop slightly so the gray wouldn't be to dark. The light on the right side of the model was the main light. The power was determined by the distance from the model, ISO and the f/stop I wanted to use. This was based on using a Sekonic light meter. The other light was a fill light using the same calculations.

[tesarver]

Re: Setting up a Portable Studio

Would you mind giving some reasons as to lights at different distances, they also look to be at different angles to the Model.

The light on the left side of the model was further because there was a couch between the model and the light. The angles and use of umbrellas was to reduce the reflection from the glasses.

Hope all that makes sense.

[pelliott1954]

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Thanks for that Tom, I like the bit about the Distance being affected by the Couch!!