I done a picture!
I’ve spent the evening charging batteries, and playing with camera kit. It feels good to be fiddling with this stuff again.
The above shot is an overused pose, and I’ve overcooked it with the light at the left of the frame, blowing out my hand and half my face, but at least I got my camera out of its bag!
With a bit of luck, I’ll have sussed out how I want to light the shoot I’ve got in mind for the Tuesday Summer Challenge in time to actually shoot it – Although looking at the dates, it’s going to be a squeeze as I’ll be shooting 8 days before the deadline – doesn’t give me much space for a getout plan!
Lighting setup info:
Background is a white sheet I bought from Woolworths when they were closing, threaded onto a PVC pipe and supported by two light stands and some spring clamps. It’s got a Vivitar 283 at full power pointed at the wall behind the sheet, acting as a great big reflector and evening out the background light. There’s a second 283 on a stand camera left, going through an shoot through brolly, and bouncing off a car sunshade reflector camera right.