I shoot glamour head shots and can't get rid of the shadows. Will this light be all the light I need to help get rid of shadows? I have NO back lights
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I can't answer the question fully as it depends entirely on your set-up and backdrop. However, this light is sufficient for getting rid of the shadows for my shots. I place the light a directly over the subjects' heads about a few feet.
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This is an amazing light for the price. Easy to set up. The bulb that came with mine basically had no green cast, compared to average flouresents. For glamor shot this will give you a nice soft light that will reduced harsh shadows when it is close to your subject. But you will 3 of these, or two and a reflector to eliminate shadows.
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Gerri, this fits onto a ring that is provided to adapt it to all sizes of lenses. I got the right ring on the second attempt. I do think you will enjoy the way the light gives you closeup lighting without shadows......Good Luck and get some images that will make you proud.
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Not just one light u would at least need 2 but really 3 might be better. I have one on each side one down the middle with more if I need them. If u have a flash u might can get by with the one but if not u will have shadows on faces without light just behind u. Learned from doing just that. Got two for Christmas one year so that was plenty for a small room.
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I am no expert with digital cameras, but make sure you take photos away from windows ..have the windows behind you otherwise the light coming through the windows will drown out the subjects being photographed ..a medium setting might work ..wish I could provide more info ! ..try using flash on every photo ..auto is okay, but I prefer to use flash continuously ..it helps to eliminate shadows under bright sun light conditions ..good luck ! !
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I did some experimenting. After dark, the ceiling lights and lamps were off in the living room. So the only light was coming from the television. I took several photos, without the flash and they look great!
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Hi Christie, I also bought the mirror and after one day one of the lights stopped working and the button to turn it on and off was faulty. I actually think the mirror is made very poorly, no ghost, just a very cheaply made product. That's my option anyway. It's a shame because I have not found a makeup mirror as bright as this one again, I really wished it worked. If you know of another one with great lighting please let me know. Regards Catherine.
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I've got a Red 6 I bought 6 weeks ago. Haven't really used it on game yet but did a fair amount of experimentation on day and night shooting and distances, motion, etc. A few of my night shots were very washed out. My yellow lab was maybe 8 feet away when he triggered the camera. Seems like subjects closer than 20 feet end up over exposed. Another test was of me in the yard at night 20 feet away and I showed up clear as well as my neighbor's house wall that was over 60 feet from the camera. While reading your note I thought of something you might try in case your camera is over exposing your night shots with too much infrared for the closer shots. Try using some black electrical tape cut in small pieces and placed in front of a few of the IR leds to block out a portion of the light they emit. Also try not to have a lot of dry light colored grass in the photos to cut down on the amount of IR reflection back to the camera. Good luck. One last thought, it could be that the software that must distinguish between Color Daylight exposure recording and switching the unit to exposing for IR black and white may be having a problem during that transition period when its switching prematurely (too early) to IR and the combination of IR and still existing twilight is overexposing the shot. I suspect that might be your case.
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With a light hand this can work for you. If you want a more natural contour then the light may be your best bet. You then have to take into consideration that the highlight may be ashy
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If you have lights away from the black drop or if you have light on the white backdrop, then you wont see any wrinkles due to the limited dynamics in the camera sensor. If you go white back drop without light, or have light on the black one, well, then your question is valid. But would you?
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I take a lot of photos indoors and this works well. You might have to experiment a bit with angles to avoid shadows from the flash but it's pretty easy to manage once you try a few shots. I would also suggest using a free online photo editor if you are just starting out with photography. PicMonkey is free, easy to use, and can really help clean up photos, as well as boost colors, sharpness, etc. You can crop, lighten, add frames, etc.
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You can get within four or five inches of most still subjects and get a good shot. The lighting can sometimes be a challenge indoors. I experiment with flash/no flash to get what I need. :^)
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I did nt like it.maybe it can't use it. I would like to try rogue diffuser and blender. I also have one lambency diffuser but I haven't use it that much . I am not good with the flash on the camera. I would buy the rogue. Let me know if works
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no you don't lose a amount of light but the softness in the light is added thru. which is much more better than a harsh light that can over expose your photograph !!
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Ah, I see now. The problem is that the flash is a very small directional light source and when you shoot in portrait orientation, as you did for these photos, the flash sits on the left side of the camera and hits the subject at an angle from one side creating a noticable shadow. You won't notice such shadows as much when shooting in landscape orientation because the flash is directly above the lens and the shadows will be mostly behind the subject. To fix this shadow problem, you need to use a bigger more diffuse light source or to relocate the flash so its always above the lens. There are a number products available to diffuse or soften the built-in flash and makes it appear as a larger light source. Sorry, I haven't tried any of these devices so I can't really comment on their overall effectiveness: http://www.amazon.com/Gary-Fong-Puffer-Flash-Diffuser/dp/B0011000R6/ http://www.amazon.com/LumiQuest-Instant-Camera-Screen-Diffuser/dp/B000B5H2BE/ The problem with such devices is that they are still relatively small and the built-in flash is rather weak meaning these devices will limit your range even more. A better solution, but one that unfortunately entails much more expense, is to use an external tilt-swivel bounce flash. These can be mounted to a special bracket that lets you move them so they're always above the lens. But, even better, they can be bounced off a white ceiling in any orientation (if they swivel) giving you a much larger effective light source that is softer and MUCH more flattering to your subjects (for best results, you'll also need to use a "bounce card" - a white index card rubberbanded to the back of the flash works very well - to throw a little of the light forward to brighten shadows and light up eyes). The difference using bounce flash is so dramatic that the expense may be worth it to you. I hope that helps.
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It should work just fine. If you use the two lights to create soft light on your subject, you won't have a lot of control over the amount of light on your background. So your background may be darker depending on how far away it is from the subject. That might be the desired effect though.
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no, you cant use any flash that low to the camera and not get a shadow. it's a big f'ing lens! but, like rick sammon says, get the damn flash off the camera! :)
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When you set the lights, they should cross each other, thus canceling out any shadows the subject casts on the screen. I've used the screen 5-6 times. Haven't had any issues as of yet.