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A couple of folks were interested in a sketch of the lighting grid for the ballerina and the wall, so here it goes.
Now I was just starting coffee, and the twitch in my pre-dawn fingers hadn’t yet disappeared, so this artwork is less than magnificent. But hopefully you get an idea. The bed sheet is camera right, two SB units behind it. Camera and model are pretty straight up. The gaffer tape gobos I spoke of are on the wall side of the strobes, shielding the wall from spill. Always remember, when you set a flash off, those photons go everywhere. Omni-directional, in other words. They just don’t go in the direction the head is pointing. (Would that they might do that!)
So, you feather the units. There were a couple of questions about that as well. In this case, I feathered the lights by swiveling the left, towards the camera, and almost past the dancer. They are actually aimed at the empty space between the camera and the subject. Pretty radical, but the soft spill created by the bed sheet covers her well, and the feather move lets the light fall off before it hits the wall. Thus the wall is just, you know, there, and I didn’t light it up and hang a sign on it, “Here’s the wall!”
More tk…..
Camera Bodies
Nikon D3
Nikon D700
Nikon Lenses
AF-S VR Zoom NIKKOR 200–400mm f/4 IF-ED
AF-S VR NIKKOR 200mm f/2 IF-ED
AF-S VR Zoom NIKKOR 70–200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
AF-S VR Micro NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G ED
AF-S NIKKOR 14–24mm f/2.8G ED
AF Fisheye NIKKOR 16mm f/2.8D
AF-S Auto Focus Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E II
Camera Accessories
Nikon EN-EL4a Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries
Nikon MH-22 Quick Charger
16 GB Lexar Professional UDMA 300x CF Cards
8 GB Lexar Professional UDMA 300x CF Cards
PocketWizards MultiMAX Transceiver
Hoodman HoodLoupe Professional
Moose Peterson’s Warm (81A)+PL 77mm Filter
Hitech 85mm 0.9 Graduated Neutral Density Filter
Singh-Ray Thin 77mm Vari-ND Filter
Lens Filters (Kodak and Lee brands)
Nikon Gelatin Filter Holders
Giotto Rocket Air Blower
Visible Dust Sensor Cleaner
Nikon Flashes
SB-900 AF Speedlight
SB-800 AF Speedlight
SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander
Flash Accessories
Nikon SC-29 TTL Coiled Remote Cord
Nikon SD-8A Hi-Performance Battery Pack (For the SB-800)
Nikon SD-9 Hi-Performance Battery Pack (For the SB-900)
Lumiquest 80-20
Lumiquest Big Bounce
Lumiquest Mini Soft Box 3.0
Bogen Tri-Flash umbrella adapter
Honl 1/4″ Honeycomb Speed Grid
Honl 1/8″ Honeycomb Speed Grid
Honl 8″ Snoot
Honl 5″ Snoot
Honl Speed Gobo Flag/Barndoor/Bounce Card
Honl Speed Strap
Honl Gel Kit for Speed Strap
Lastolite Ezy-Box 36″x36″ Softbox
Lastolite Ezy-Box 24″x24″ Softbox
Lastolite Ezy-Box 18″x18″ Softbox
Lastolite Ezy-Box 15″x15″ Softbox
Rosco Color Correction Gels
Full Cut CTO
1/2 Cut CTO
1/4 Cut CTO
1/8 Cut CTO
Full Cut PlusGreen
1/2 Cut PlusGreen
1/4 Cut PlusGreen
1/8 Cut PlusGreen
Full Cut CTB
1/2 Cut CTB
1/4 Cut CTB
1/8 Cut CTB
Roscolux Swatch Book – If you want to experiment with a wide variety of gels, buy this before buying larger sheets.
Joe’s Camera Bag(s)
WRP MP-1 Backpack
WRP MP-3 Backpack
WRP MP-7 Backpack
Kata SB-907
KATA WS-604 Waist Shoulder Bag
KATA SB-904 Reporter Shoulder Bag
Elinchrom Lighting
Ranger RX Speed AS Battery Packs
Free Lite A Speed Heads
Ranger RX Ringflash 1500
Digital RX 2400 Power Packs
A3000N Speed Heads
X6000N Heads
Ring Flash 3000
Yellow Pyrex Domes
Elinchrom Light Shaping Tools
EL Strip 13″x68″ Softbox
EL Octa 74″ Softbox
Rotalux Junior Octa 53″ Softbox
Rotalux Mini Octa 39″ Softbox
Rotalux Deep Throat Octa 39″ Softbox
Standard Reflector 8″ w/grid set
Standard Reflector 7″ w/grid set
High Performance Reflector 10″ (Long Throw)
Softlite Reflector 44 cm 80° white w/Deflector Set (Beauty Dish)
Rotalux 27″ Square Softbox
Rotalux 39″ Square Softbox
Rotalux Mini Recta 14″x35″ Softbox
Color Filters
Elinchrom Skyports
Universal Trigger Set
RX Flash Trigger Set
USB RX Radio Transceiver
Computer Remote Flash Trigger Set
Equipment Cases
Kata OC-88
Kata OC-86
Lightware T4444 Strobe Cases
Lightware H7020 Large Head Pouch
Lightware C6052 Cargo Cases
Lightware C6062 Flip Lid Cargo Cases
Lightware RC1048 Rolling Stand Bags
Tripods & Accessories
Gitzo GT-5560SGT Tripod w/Center Column
Manfrotto 468MG Hydrostatic Ball Head
Manfrotto Accessory Arm 3153B
Gitzo G065 Monitor and Laptop Platform
Gitzo GT-2541L Tripod (when a smaller tripod is needed)
Gitzo GM5540 Monopod
Lastolite
Tri-Grips
Reflectors
3′x 3′ Skylite Panel Kit (Sunfire/White & Diffusion)
3′x 3′ Skylite Panel Kit (Silver/White & Diffusion)
3′x 3′ Black/White Fabric
6′x 3′ Skylite Panel Kit (Sunfire/White & Diffusion)
6′x 3′ Skylite Panel Kit (Silver/White & Diffusion)
6′x 3′ Black/White Fabric
6′x 6′ Skylite Panel Kit (Sunfire/White & Diffusion)
6′x 6′ Skylite Panel Kit (Silver/White & Diffusion)
6′x 6′ Black/White Fabric
All-in-One Umbrellas
Grip Gear
Avenger 12×12′ Butterfly Foldaway Frame w/12×12’ Silk
Manfrotto 244N Variable Friction Arms w/Super Clamps
Manfrotto 175F Justin Clamps
A-Clamps
Avenger C-Stands w/Extension Arms, Grip Head, and 6″ Pins
Avenger A635B Maxi Kit Stands
Avenger Mini Booms
Avenger Sand Bags
Heavy Duty Stinger Extension Cords
Power Strips
Gaffer Tape
Rosco Matte Black Cinefoil
Computers & Accessories
Apple Mac Pro
Apple Cinema HD 30″ Displays
Wacom Cintiq 21UX Tablet
Wacom Intuos3 6″x8″ Tablets
X-Rite Eye-One Display 2 Monitor Calibration
Nikon Super Coolscan 9000-ED Film Scanner
Epson Expression 10000XL Flatbed Scanner
Apple 15” MacBook Pro
NIK Software Complete Collection
Extra Rechargeable MBP Batteries
Lexar Professional UDMA Firewire 800 Readers
Lexar Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader
Monster High Performance USB 2.0 cable w/extender (for tethered shooting)
160-GB iPod Classic
Bose QuietComfort 3 Acoustic Noise-Cancelling Headphones
JBL Duet Speakers
Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess National Access Card
Lacie Rugged 500GB Mobile Hard Drives
Lacie Rugged 250GB Mobile Hard Drives
Data Robotics Drobo 4 Bay Storage Array
Epson Printers & Accessories
Stylus Pro 7880
Stylus Pro 3800
Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper (13″x19″)
Exhibition Fine Art Fiber Paper (13″x19″)
Exhibition Fine Art Fiber Paper (24″x30″)
Various Accessories
Sharpies
Leatherman Wave tool
Petzl Headlamp
Sources of entertainment/imagination/inspiration such as Blazing Saddles, This Is Spinal Tap, Young Frankenstein, Super Troopers, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Office Space, Hot Fuzz, etc.
