I want to get pics as good as these.

That's just a softbox each side of the subject, it's very easy to achieve that standard.
 
Please could you give me more info on how, I have the setup just not knowing positions and settings for the camera canon 7d. As I have to do a shoot for the same thing.

Thanks NEIL
 
bustersdelight said:
Please could you give me more info on how, I have the setup just not knowing positions and settings for the camera canon 7d. As I have to do a shoot for the same thing.

Thanks NEIL
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OK, 1 studio flash head each side of the subject, distance from the subject should be about the same as the height of the softbox.

Point each softbox at the side of the subject but slightly away from the camera, to light the edges, skim light across the surface and avoid stray light hitting the lens.

Use your flash meter to set one light at about 0.7 of a stop brighter on one side than the other, then take a final reading from the subject to the camera, to get the correct aperture.

If you need more detail than that then I'm sorry, but you're not up to the job.
 
Garry Edwards said:
OK, 1 studio flash head each side of the subject, distance from the subject should be about the same as the height of the softbox.

Point each softbox at the side of the subject but slightly away from the camera, to light the edges, skim light across the surface and avoid stray light hitting the lens.

Use your flash meter to set one light at about 0.7 of a stop brighter on one side than the other, then take a final reading from the subject to the camera, to get the correct aperture.

If you need more detail than that then I'm sorry, but you're not up to the job.
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Thank you very much Gary, a fellow Bradford man my self.

Neil
 
kiteninja said:
2 Rs mate.

Do you not also need to light the background ?
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Well, the background wasn't lit separately in those shots - let's keep it simple:)
 
Garry Edwards said:
Well, the background wasn't lit separately in those shots - let's keep it simple:)
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Hi Gary I setup as you said and took a lot of sports ware laid flat on the floor on a white background as this is what they wanted.

My question is I had a few white shirts with a logo on, but this was well blown out as you can guess, and same on a few black items.

How do I keep the same background colour as the rest, but get the right result.



Thanks

Neil
 
I'm not sure what's happened here - can you post some examples of ones that worked as you hoped and those that didn't?
 
I had to do a similar commercial shoot. Here some samples:

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The set up was 2 soft boxes at front sides.
And 2 open lights on the white backdrop to blow it out.

I used a mannequin to fill out the clothes.
 
bustersdelight said:
Hi Gary I setup as you said and took a lot of sports ware laid flat on the floor on a white background as this is what they wanted.

My question is I had a few white shirts with a logo on, but this was well blown out as you can guess, and same on a few black items.

How do I keep the same background colour as the rest, but get the right result.



Thanks

Neil
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Hi Neil,

you shouldn't lay the clothes on the floor, you need to use a mannequin or display bust to fill the clothes out, this gives them the appearance of being filled out.
By being filled out they have a much better form to accept flash lighting.
I would suggest 2 lights on the garments and 2 on the backdrop.
 
Thanks charles I will ask them to get some decent manequins. Do you have a picture of your setup? was they invisible mannequins,? did you have to do alot od pp?
 
As you can see from your images, there is no separation between the background and garments.

The items need to be on something and moved away from the background. Otherwise you end up with a grey background and grey dull garments.

Separation allows things to bit lit correctly.

This is a great company for mannequins: www.displaycentre.co.uk

I don't have any images of my set up but will do a quick sketch for you.
 
Thanks charles for the info, my lens is a canon 17-55 -2-8 and I was shooting at F11- 1/25 should I change? I did use my meter off softboxes, one at F11 & one at F10


Neil
 
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bustersdelight said:
Thanks charles for the info, my lens is a canon 17-55 -2-8 and I was shooting at F11- 1/25 should I change? I did use my meter off softboxes, one at F11 & one at F10

Neil
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I normally shoot at f11 1/160.

Adjust the lights by instinct, I don't use my seconic, never have.

Just take a shot, if you want it brighter, adjust the lights accordingly.

Don't know if others will agree but I just do it and don't bother with meters.
 
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