why is it that without fail in every thread you get given advice you always have to have a strop and complain at some point in the thread ??
Bit confused with Bowens ?
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why is it that without fail in every thread you get given advice you always have to have a strop and complain at some point in the thread ??
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Ok my bit of advice and this is coming from someone who shoots a fair few models now on location and in the studio and is getting paid for it.
For my studio stuff I have A 4 light Bowens set up and have never ever needed to take this on location with me.
Location wise I have 2 x Nikon SB900's with a set of Pocket Wizards and a couple of umbrellas and a Softbox. I've never ever need the Bowens and before you say about the recycling times you get on the Bowens the SB900 can do this very quick by turning up the ISO on my D3 to give a hi out put with less power and still a very clean file.
If you have money to burn and strong arms then get the Bowens but remember you cant tie a Bowens head to a tree with a bungee, you can with a SB900
For my studio stuff I have A 4 light Bowens set up and have never ever needed to take this on location with me.
Location wise I have 2 x Nikon SB900's with a set of Pocket Wizards and a couple of umbrellas and a Softbox. I've never ever need the Bowens and before you say about the recycling times you get on the Bowens the SB900 can do this very quick by turning up the ISO on my D3 to give a hi out put with less power and still a very clean file.
If you have money to burn and strong arms then get the Bowens but remember you cant tie a Bowens head to a tree with a bungee, you can with a SB900
Ok my bit of advice and this is coming from someone who shoots a fair few models now on location and in the studio and is getting paid for it.
For my studio stuff I have A 4 light Bowens set up and have never ever needed to take this on location with me.
Location wise I have 2 x Nikon SB900's with a set of Pocket Wizards and a couple of umbrellas and a Softbox. I've never ever need the Bowens and before you say about the recycling times you get on the Bowens the SB900 can do this very quick by turning up the ISO on my D3 to give a hi out put with less power and still a very clean file.
If you have money to burn and strong arms then get the Bowens but remember you cant tie a Bowens head to a tree with a bungee, you can with a SB900
Thanks, i know your photography quite well as i know some of the models you shoot
Would you find yourself strugging if you didnt have the bowens setup, so you had to use your SB setup in the studio ?
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Ok my bit of advice and this is coming from someone who shoots a fair few models now on location and in the studio and is getting paid for it.
For my studio stuff I have A 4 light Bowens set up and have never ever needed to take this on location with me.
Location wise I have 2 x Nikon SB900's with a set of Pocket Wizards and a couple of umbrellas and a Softbox. I've never ever need the Bowens and before you say about the recycling times you get on the Bowens the SB900 can do this very quick by turning up the ISO on my D3 to give a hi out put with less power and still a very clean file.
If you have money to burn and strong arms then get the Bowens but remember you cant tie a Bowens head to a tree with a bungee, you can with a SB900
Willis, mind if i email you or msn? I got a few Q to ask if you don't mind
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Thanks, i know your photography quite well as i know some of the models you shoot
Would you find yourself strugging if you didnt have the bowens setup, so you had to use your SB setup in the studio ?
I could use my SB900 in the studio if I wanted to but its just easier to have my bowens set up and not to keep having to set up and recharger my SB900's. To be honest i'm not a lover of flash on location and prefer natural light.
What models do you talk about haha.
Willis, mind if i email you or msn? I got a few Q to ask if you don't mind
Yeh no worrys
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My lightstand finally arrived (had the softbox and angle spigot for a week already!), the Lastolite ezybox seems well-enough made. Here's the first shot from it:
All I did was put in the SB900 (I seem to have an updated version of the ezybox that'll accept an SB900 without issue), set to 1/4 power, zoom it as wide as it'd go (no on-strobe plastic diffuser), and trigger with the popup flash (removed the tiny popup catch-lights from my eyes). I held a reflector to the other side for balance. The image is technically far from perfect, but for an off-the-bat selfie I'm impressed with the unit. I was admittedly close to the softbox (I believe that's how to use them!), but 1/4 power from the strobe at f/11 seems very usable. I'm tempted to order a 2nd ezybox and call it a day
For the record I've not punched the contrast or sharpened (just isolated the blue channel to push the sun damage/freckles). The sharpness and contrast are all decent light and a decent lens. If anything, I think I slightly front-focused
All I did was put in the SB900 (I seem to have an updated version of the ezybox that'll accept an SB900 without issue), set to 1/4 power, zoom it as wide as it'd go (no on-strobe plastic diffuser), and trigger with the popup flash (removed the tiny popup catch-lights from my eyes). I held a reflector to the other side for balance. The image is technically far from perfect, but for an off-the-bat selfie I'm impressed with the unit. I was admittedly close to the softbox (I believe that's how to use them!), but 1/4 power from the strobe at f/11 seems very usable. I'm tempted to order a 2nd ezybox and call it a day
For the record I've not punched the contrast or sharpened (just isolated the blue channel to push the sun damage/freckles). The sharpness and contrast are all decent light and a decent lens. If anything, I think I slightly front-focused