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Wow. Thanks for this great post. Love the build-up shots--they really show each light's role in the mix.
Just curious because I use the same multi-strobe technique: On a big house, can you get by with just three strobes (which is all I have at the moment)? Or are there occasions where you absolutely need that fourth or fifth strobe?
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There's always going to be a room waaaay back in the 15k sq ft house that will sit in the dark without the 11th strobe. I stopped at 6 and will "Jeremy" er, Viveza my way out of the dark spots.
I have to try the build-up ASAP. The posts really just make way too much sense to not try.
(Jeremy - 4 days left before I pay for it!)
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Thanks for the play-by-play. That was an interesting lesson.
Just curious....what's behind those sliding mirror doors?
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A closet obviously...
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Michael Asgian edited this topic 50 months ago.
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The extra flashes help but they can also make things WAY more complicated to get them all to cooperate and still seem natural. I'm still struggling with the natural looking part and I'm learning to use most of my flashes at lower power levels to fill in the shadows created by a main light at a higher power.
When I first started using multiple flashes, I was under the notion that I had to nuke the room and overpower the ambient. All this did was make the image look totally unnatural and create a bunch of ugly shadows.
Now I'd rather use them at power levels just high enough so that the entire scene is within the DR of the camera. I started with 1 light but didn't like my results with is so I started using HDR as my main tool. Over time I didn't like the effects I was getting and was spending far too much time at the computer so I picked up a couple more flashes and started experimenting. Seeing the results that Scott Hargis was getting with his multiple speedlights was the tipping point for me.
Mason Trullinger
www.photogels.com
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Just curious, why not do an ambient only on this since there's no view out the bathroom window and if it's blown out, no big deal? Not being critical of your work, it's excellent, just wondering. Seems an ambient would've been a lot quicker as well?
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Michael Joubert edited this topic 50 months ago.
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I think I could answer that -- bathrooms almost never have an acceptably even level of illumination. Usually the shower is really dark, while the vanity is lit up brightly. The floor area and front of the vanity is usually in shadow. An ambient exposure that brings the dark areas up will almost certainly blow out any light fixtures.
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Michael,
Scott's response is correct. HDR would work too but I am not happy with my HDR processing results.
Mason
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Cindy_SD [deleted] says:
Great post.. thanks!
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Great post. I only have 2 flashes and it awesome to see how more than 2 can add so much to a photo.
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