New flash setup test shots - Kitty, dead bananas and some nuts!

ScarySquirrel · 20 Jan 2009 at 21:39

I got my wireless triggers today and despite not yet receiving my light stand and flash bracket I thought I would have a test of it all.

For those interested I used the following:

Canon 430EX II
Some cheap shoot through umbrella from auction
Silver reflector which I got from a photography magazine subscription
Cactus V2s wireless trigger and receiver (£25 from auction!?!)

This first shot is a test shot I did simply bouncing the flash off the ceiling camera left.

Now onto the stuff I did with the umbrella. All of the following shots are using the shoot through umbrella camera left with the silver reflector camera right.

This one is straight out of the camera

DIY setup

Looking at this I just remembered I used the silver umbrella cover I had taken off the umbrella as a reflector for the kitty shots.

NUTS!

Finally, some banana fun!

The setup. Now, I can't wait for the light stand to turn up so I can go out and do some photos of real people

This is all really just a bit of fun and to test the setup. I was pleased at how I was able to control things having read strobist.com for most of last week at work. This was probably the most fun I have had taking photos in forever!!! I took loads more of other things which didn't turn out so well.

By the way, before anyone points out, I shot the whole lot at 400 ISO by accident from an earlier shoot!?!?!

Raymond Lin · 20 Jan 2009 at 21:44

Interesting, but i would love to see it on a human model though, just to see the skin tones.

ScarySquirrel · 20 Jan 2009 at 21:45

Raymond Lin said:
Interesting, but i would love to see it on a human model though, just to see the skin tones.

That's up next when I get my stand. This was a test to get used to all the settings and shooting in manual.

olv · 20 Jan 2009 at 21:51

Nice results from a very simple setup up. Off camera flash is a lot of fun.

You've reminded me that last week I made a DIY softbox out of an old picture frame and still haven't had chance to test it yet. must get on that

Random_Reks · 20 Jan 2009 at 22:20

I love the sad banana he looks so sad that he's friend is no more lol cool shot and like the light shades apon them!

Oxygen · 21 Jan 2009 at 21:27

This is a great post.. I am awaiting a 430 EX II also and likewise have been reading strobist at work

I was toying with the idea of stands/ umbrellas so thanks for sharing the set up shots. The Nuts shot is great bud.
Looking forward to seeing some more stuff with a model in the future.

ScarySquirrel · 21 Jan 2009 at 23:27

Oxygen said:
This is a great post.. I am awaiting a 430 EX II also and likewise have been reading strobist at work

I was toying with the idea of stands/ umbrellas so thanks for sharing the set up shots. The Nuts shot is great bud.
Looking forward to seeing some more stuff with a model in the future.

Looks like we are at a similar stage in our strobist learning curve then

There is SO much to it and so much to learn!?!?!

I am going to do some test shots inside with my girlfriend tomorrow, and then hopefully over the weekend we will head out to some places for some proper (test) shots

Nanobot · 22 Jan 2009 at 00:05

Good post, thanks for the umbrella idea - never would have thought it, yet so effective. Shame I can be very superstitious!

OCdude · 22 Jan 2009 at 08:59

I like the nuts pic (fnar).

Although I was expecting real kitties :'(