Recent content by saracenhouse

My friend Steve has a vintage styled studio in Northants. It's called Foto-Retro

We have this one from Studio Decor Luxs http://www.studiodecor.co.uk/background-management/140-standard-chain which we have set at 3m width to accomodate our slightly wider 3m white vinyl and then we have the Manfrotto Expan which is one top of the other as you say. The Luxs system is very...

Studio flash is the obvious solution, but the o/p has speed lights. Hence the suggestion.

If you want a high key background, one light won't cut it for you. Realistically you're going to be needing a few more strobes, perhaps have a look at the cheap Yong Nuo lights one ebay as an option, they will slave off each other, However, just bear in mind that for pets you may be better off...

Tiny. Probably something like 20 quid on a £1800 lens

If you've got something like Photoshop, just print your 6x9 image (you should size it to 6x9 at 300PPI) and then press print. PS will bring up the dialogue box that asks you what to do with it. Select your A4 paper and the appropriate print settings. PS also offers to print corner crop marks...

We've run some speedlite workshops this summer that proved really popular, so doubtless we will do it again next year. We do it so you get some inside and outside elements, hence the reason for doing it in the summer :)

Could it also be a capacitor problem Garry?

I think if you're just taking photos of babies crawling around the floor, or doing head shots, your space will be just fine. Yes it's a little on the small side, but you'd be surprised what can be achieved in a very small space. I think your biggest limiting factor will be height, as there's...

There's just too many variables to take a stab at answering this. The size of the modifier, what it's coated within the inside, the materials used, the diffusers, grids or other attachments will all have impacts of varying levels on your light source. The trick to using lighting is to use the...