Recent content by amuneer

Need some advice from you nice people at TP:) I have taken several photos using the new 150cm softbox placed about 18" from the bar chair tot he left of the camera. However all photos seem to have washed out colours compared to my previous photos using a 60x60 softbox placed 3ft away. Any...

Just a quick update. I received my 150cm octagonal elinchrom fit softbox today and it DOES fit the Interfit ex150 heads perfectly. In actual fact the elinchrom mount is exactly the same as Interfit ex150's. I am happy that this gives me the option to upgrade to an elinchrom flash head in the...

Great advice Garry, Phillip. I will concentrate on the foreground lighting for now. I have to photograph similar products for a catalogue in 1 months time. A friend running a small local business has asked me. So hopefully I will have a grasp of basic lighting by then. I will be posting some...

Many thanks guys for all the useful info:) Just another thought. Would a polarising filter be any help to reduce the glare/reflections from the glossy black surface in the scond picture?

Garry, DD, Ali B...very enlightening information there. I certainly need a lot of practising with lights. My main light was a 60x60 softbox at about 3ft from the subject. I have a large 150cm octagonal softbox on order. It is elinchrom fit which I have read will fit the interfit ex150's...

Ali B. I can't seem to find the relevant section on Zack Arias website. Can you please point me in the right direction.

Thanks Ali B. Will surely look into it. Any other ideas for improvement?

I have been reading these excellent forums for a little while. But only just making my first post. Hope I can have some feedback/tips from the lighting experts on this forum. This is my first attempt with studio lighting and using a DSLR. I purchased my first DSLR a few weeks back. A used...