SlowSteve
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Hello all.
Mrs Steve wants pictures of chocolate taking for her website - she is a chocolate maker.
Chocolates are meant to be made to look nice - so things like putting them in glasses, or on a board with a bit of straw etc.
I have tried a couple of times, and lighting is proving a problem. I asked on this forum, and was given the advice of using a light tent/cube. I've now got one of these, and pictures are better, but I have been using flouro lamps outside the box, and the lighting still isnt right.
So - next step is to use flashes.
Looking at a couple of write-ups, it looks like I need to plan for a flash either side, with the tent itself acting as a softbox. Looks like the flashes should be fairly close - so my thinking is that I don't need especially powerful, or especially sophisticated flashes. So question 1 - are my assumptions correct?
I am currently saving up for a decent flash, and I'm nearly there, so I don't really want to break into this money to get a couple of cheap flashes.
So question 2 is: What would be the cheapest type of flash I could pick up - ideally second hand to keep the costs down further - that would do the job I am looking to do?
I am using a Canon 400d, and I'm guessing that the two flashes would need to be set up as slave units.
On e-bay there are a vast number of flashes, and they often don't have specs on them. There are a number of different was that they can be triggered, different power levels, different brands, different widgets and gadgets etc.
Really, I am looking for advice on what I should be looking for to do just enough for what I want to do.
E.g. - I know a lot of people use Pocket Wizards for studio work, but this is more than I really want for now - I have no other use for this set up apart from taking occasional photos of chocolates - so it's all about keeping the costs as low as possible.
Any advise or suggestions gratefully recieved.
Steve
Mrs Steve wants pictures of chocolate taking for her website - she is a chocolate maker.
Chocolates are meant to be made to look nice - so things like putting them in glasses, or on a board with a bit of straw etc.
I have tried a couple of times, and lighting is proving a problem. I asked on this forum, and was given the advice of using a light tent/cube. I've now got one of these, and pictures are better, but I have been using flouro lamps outside the box, and the lighting still isnt right.
So - next step is to use flashes.
Looking at a couple of write-ups, it looks like I need to plan for a flash either side, with the tent itself acting as a softbox. Looks like the flashes should be fairly close - so my thinking is that I don't need especially powerful, or especially sophisticated flashes. So question 1 - are my assumptions correct?
I am currently saving up for a decent flash, and I'm nearly there, so I don't really want to break into this money to get a couple of cheap flashes.
So question 2 is: What would be the cheapest type of flash I could pick up - ideally second hand to keep the costs down further - that would do the job I am looking to do?
I am using a Canon 400d, and I'm guessing that the two flashes would need to be set up as slave units.
On e-bay there are a vast number of flashes, and they often don't have specs on them. There are a number of different was that they can be triggered, different power levels, different brands, different widgets and gadgets etc.
Really, I am looking for advice on what I should be looking for to do just enough for what I want to do.
E.g. - I know a lot of people use Pocket Wizards for studio work, but this is more than I really want for now - I have no other use for this set up apart from taking occasional photos of chocolates - so it's all about keeping the costs as low as possible.
Any advise or suggestions gratefully recieved.
Steve
