On your advice, I located a spot in the back of our building with a wall of windows. I took a few shots there and was able to get remarkably better lighting in the pics. I'm still musing the idea of getting a positional flash as itt does appear that a flash can be attached to this particular camera. I'll investigate some of the positional flash models that were recommended on this list once I have a moment. I apologize for not replying to the list sooner after so many had offered their advice and time replying to me. I suppose my delay in replying to the list may have provoked the negative response I received from Les. I believe I partially deserved that considering I hadn't properly responded to everyone within a reasonable amount of time. So I apologize to everyone. And Les, I'm also sorry to you as well for taking a few jabs in my last post to you. Anyway, I hope there's no hard feelings. Julie --- lea <lea@whinydogpress.com> wrote: > Julie, > > Good questions many of us have suffered thru the > same at one time or > another, most likely! > > First may I recommend you get your subject further > away from that > background...not having a harsh shadow fall on the > backdrop will > immediately make your shots appear to be better. > Secondly, find a big > window, door or stairway with some natural light and > do the shots there. > The natural, diffuse light will work wonders to > improve your shots with > even just your basic set-up because the flash > becomes secondary lighting > to the natural light. > > If natural light is not possible you might > investigate a little flash > that could fire via a light slave...the flash on > your camera would set > it off. The flash you might consider is a Vivitar > 285. This flash could > be bounced or swiveled; it would need to be on a > light stand but would > offer better light than what you're getting. > > Natural light would be the best bet if that is at > all workable. > Good luck... > Lea > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie A" <juliebread@yahoo.com> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - > Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:06 AM > Subject: Question about lighting... > > > > Hi ho, > > > > I'm Julie. > > I'm trying to get some advice on lighting. Please > let > > me know if this is not the appropriate place to > ask > > this. > > > > Here's the deal. At work I take pictures of > > co-workers for marketing purposes. The camera I > use > > is a basic Sony digital camera (2.1 megapixel) > with a > > simple flash. > > > > Needless to say, indoor pictures stink with this > > set-up. The pictures come out dark, the digital > color > > information isn't there, and the light diffusion > is > > virtually non-existent. > > > > I recently borrowed a Canon digital camera with a > > nicer flash. One that I could tilt towards the > > ceiling to bounce the flash to diffuse the light. > The > > lighting in these pics was fantastic compared to > the > > Sony set-up. > > > > Unfortunately, our budget is limited so the Canon > > w/nice flash is out (~$1,200). And I cannot buy > the > > flash only because the Sony doesn't support > external > > flashes. > > > > For reference, here's a pic from each camera - > don't > > laugh ;) > > Sony: > > http://www.precisionind.com/pic1.png > > Canon: > > http://www.precisionind.com/pic2.png > > > > So my (long winded) question is, assuming the Sony > CAN > > take good pictures w/appropriate lighting, what > kind > > of indoor lighting solution would anyone > recommend? > > I've thought of the nice big, round diffusing > lights > > you see at the photography studio. Would that do > the > > trick? Are these affordable (around $300-400)? > > > > Anyway, sorry for my lack of proper terminology. > > Thanks for any advice! > > Julie > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/
