A dark day in the photography market.

[Leongsam]

 

[Leongsam]

 

[Leongsam]

No fake smooth skin in my images. Only the real thing.

 

[Leongsam]

 

[glockman]

No fake smooth skin in my images. Only the real thing.

nicely done. Can't get any better than real.

 

[blackmondy]

nicely done. Can't get any better than real.

Why the harsh lighting ? Don't you bounce your flash ?

 

[Leongsam]

Why the harsh lighting ? Don't you bounce your flash ?

Huh? I used the hardest light possible with a magnum reflector. If I bounced it off something I might as well use a softbox.

 

[glockman]

Why the harsh lighting ? Don't you bounce your flash ?

Har? Gong simi. I only like bouncing flesh

 

[blackmondy]

Har? Gong simi. I only like bouncing flesh

No bounce flash on left. Bounce flash on right.

 

[Leongsam]

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No bounce flash on left. Bounce flash on right.
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That's for portraits not bodyscapes.

 

[Leongsam]

Multiple light set up. Hairlight, backlight, spotlight and catchlight.

 

[blackmondy]

Huh? I used the hardest light possible with a magnum reflector. If I bounced it off something I might as well use a softbox.

Liddat you're better off without a reflector. Doesn't make any difference.

 

[Leongsam]

Liddat you're better off without a reflector. Doesn't make any difference.

Without a reflector you'll get light spill all over the place and it will be impossible to get the deep shadows.

 

[blackmondy]

Without a reflector you'll get light spill all over the place and it will be impossible to get the same deep shadows.

Light-spilling is controlled with a snoot, not with a reflector.
Reflector is supposed to soften the light, not making it harsh-looking.

 

[blackmondy]

That's for portraits not bodyscapes.

Says who?

 

[blackmondy]

whoa... I like olympus.

Olympus is too greedy. Their lenses are way too fucking expensive.

 

[Leongsam]

Says who?

You bounce flash in order to even out light and eliminate unwanted shadows. On the other hand if you want to create shadows you do the opposite and do your best to ensure there is no light spill.

It depends what the image is for. If you're taking a headshot for a corp website the light set up is different from a set up that is designed to create a more dramatic mood.

 

[blackmondy]

exactly right! looks like all of us have failed. thanks to smartphones, I've never bought a camera since. Olympus should've come out with an android phone.

Don't feel guilty. Camera companies are too greedy and liken their cameras to mobile phones, expecting people to upgrade whenever there's a newer model.
You get more pleasure from a 5-year old camera attached with vintage lenses.

Here's an example taken with a vintage Russian lens with a cult status. The swirly-looking blur background, aka bokeh, is a characteristic of the lens and is not found anywhere in modern lenses.

 

[Leongsam]

Light-spilling is controlled with a snoot, not with a reflector.
Reflector is supposed to soften the light, not making it harsh-looking.

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Snoot is for spot lighting.

I use a magnum reflector with a grid.

I used a snoot for one of the images above to light the face. https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/a-dark-day-in-the-photography-market.288091/page-2#post-3157973

 

[Leongsam]

Light-spilling is controlled with a snoot, not with a reflector.
Reflector is supposed to soften the light, not making it harsh-looking.

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Try using a snoot and then use a reflector with a grid for the same subject. I'm pretty sure you'll prefer what the grid does. They usually come in sets of 3 ie 5deg, 10deg and 20deg.