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Title: Clean and low!
Post by: TheRaven on 09 December 2012, 21:40
Cleaned her and went for a few quick shots as I haven't took any since she's been lowered.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8258212687_495a372b11_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8258212687/)
Grace (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8258212687/) by ravenphotography2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

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Grace (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8258212133/) by ravenphotography2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

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Grace (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8258211571/) by ravenphotography2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Clean and low!
Post by: shepgti on 10 December 2012, 10:12
Remote flash defiantly needed, 2nd is the best imo but the perspective is a little squint to the right.
Title: Re: Clean and low!
Post by: TheRaven on 10 December 2012, 10:58
Quote from: shepgti on 10 December 2012, 10:12
Remote flash defiantly needed, 2nd is the best imo but the perspective is a little squint to the right.

Amen to that, after Crimbly I'll definitely be purchasing two at least. I won't use them enough to use static lights, so I think 2 remote flashs would work.

Depends if I can run two from an A200.

Any recommendations? Limited funds available!  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Clean and low!
Post by: DubFan on 10 December 2012, 14:50
You can find Sony compatible wireless triggers on ebay for £40 or less, these can work with more than 1 receiver, then you just need a couple of cheap tripods and a pair of cheap flashes.
I got my Sony-fit Sigma EF530 DGST for £40 on ebay  but you could go for some Yongnuo flashes, they are cheap and cheerful.
Title: Re: Clean and low!
Post by: shepgti on 10 December 2012, 17:18
yea remote trigger from the bay along with a couple of receivers, couple of light stands from amazon (under £10 each) and a couple of flash guns, job done
Title: Re: Clean and low!
Post by: DubFan on 10 December 2012, 19:43
A couple of these flashes:
Yongnuo 560 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yongnuo-YN-560-Flash-Speedlite-Unit-for-Sony-a390-a380-a350-a330-a300-a200-a100-/180748264917?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraFlashUnits_JN&hash=item2a156fa5d5)
The most important functions for it to be useful as a remote flash are that you can manually set the power and zoom of the flash. If you were going to use expensive remote flash triggers that had TTL functions, then the camera and flash would be able to communicate and then work out the exposure themselves. But for this sort of flash photography you're more likely to set up the shot, set your flash positions and power and then adjust the camera's exposure to get the desired shot.

Remote triggers: Trigger with 2 receivers (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JYC-Wireless-Remote-Flash-Trigger-Umbrella-Support-2-Recivers-for-Sony-Minolta-/260998846979?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraFlashUnits_JN&hash=item3cc4be5a03)
This look good for the money, handy pack with 2 receivers and each receiver has a Sony hotshoe on one end and a standard hotshoe on the other, so you could borrow someone else's flash if you needed to.
If you want to spend more serious money, Pixel King TTL triggers (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pixel-King-TTL-Wireless-Flash-Trigger-Receiver-For-Sony-HVL-F58AM-F56AM-F42AM-/261091292644?pt=UK_Photography_DigitalCamAccess_RL&hash=item3cca40f5e4) are meant to be great.

As for stands, I'd be tempted to get something like this that includes brackets and umbrellas so that you've got all of that kit for photographing people and objects.
Stand/umbrella set (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Adjustable-Light-Stand-2-x-Flash-Bracket-Mount-soft-Reflective-Umbrella-/280928201892?pt=UK_Photography_Flash_Brackets&hash=item4168a02ca4)

Did you already read Horney's Cheap off camera flash light set up info (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=182629.0)? He got the Yongnuo 460 flash and Yongnuo triggers too.
Title: Re: Clean and low!
Post by: TheRaven on 11 December 2012, 08:46
Cheers guys, this is something I will have to delve into much deeper, but can't do anything until after the skint crimbly period anyhoo.  :cry:
Title: Re: Clean and low!
Post by: bunj on 11 December 2012, 09:15
Typical, we dont get any amazing locations lilke that out here in the sticks......just fields and sheep.

Loving pic 2 btw.
Title: Re: Clean and low!
Post by: TheRaven on 11 December 2012, 14:37
Quote from: bunj on 11 December 2012, 09:15
Typical, we dont get any amazing locations lilke that out here in the sticks......just fields and sheep.

Loving pic 2 btw.

Cheers, these are taken under a manky railway bridge in Stoke.