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By chance I have just purchased a godox sl60w led continuous light, just to help achieve decent light for portraits, just waiting on the parabolic softbox to arrive. I have been using a very low wattage light with no shade to try and achieve the soft shadow effect, but the light is still a little harsh. Surprisingly the godox produces a good daylight balance, its perfect for my small area.
Peter, reading your suggestion I had one of those Homer Simpson *doh* moments.
Self-evident in hindsight (like so many things in life).
I was so concerned with preserving the directional "feel" of my light setup, that I forgot that the room lights would have practically no effect on the exposure, since the LED is so much brighter.
Thank you for this!
And my eyes thank you too:)
Andrew, your light looks very nice.
Mine is rather ghetto. It's one of those LED flood lights for outdoors.
Very harsh by itself, but quite usable with a simple paper towel attached to its front, and a small piece of cardboard attached to its side facing the camera—to eliminate lens flare.
(I tried a few options for diffuser material, but the plain paper towel worked best while cutting the least amount of light output—plus these lights don't get all that hot, so there is no fire hazard).
Making what I have at hand do what I wish I had, in terms of equipment, is one of those things I take pride in.
If I had the money, as they say… but then again I like Buckley's approach to the subject in his "Satisfied Mind".
Frugality is natural for me, hence the use of x-ray film, the godox was a plunge into cheaper powered led lighting (60w) after watching a few you tube vids, the parabolic was a "christmas present to self".
Anyways, your result looks pretty damn good.
That's where covering some cardboard with aluminum / aluminium foil to use as a reflector on the shadow side comes in. ;-bQuote:
Originally Posted by Thodoris Tzalavras
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Green x ray film, iso 80, 8 sec, wollensak velostigmat, tray developed in rodinal
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Ross 16 inch Portrait Petzval, green xray iso 80, 16 sec exp, developed in rodinal
Film-folk.com sometimes has rodinal. Fotofabrik sells their own version of Rodinal which they call Parodinal. YMMV.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corran
DIY 10x12 camera, fuji super HR-U-C in HC110 1:70
Still fighting with light leaks on the camera.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4878/...6b5df6ca_c.jpghammer by Vance, on Flickr
I like it Vance, gives it that 1800's collodion look
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my new 60w light with softbox, green xray, wolly velostigmat, developed in adonal