Lighting Tips?

[remii]

I'll explain to you why, squirting alone can be hard to catch on camera

maybe a cam with IR control ?

[Head Boy]

Originally Posted by Tuula

I'll explain to you why, squirting alone can be hard to catch on camera and although sometimes I can control it, there are alot of times when I can't because I'm having way too much fun in the moment. And unlike most squirters I can squirt ALOT and I mean ALOT, sometimes over 3 litres in less than a half hour. I'm soaked, my bed is soaked, the carpet is soaked and everyone that is on that shoot (including Francis) is just fucking amazed. Now if i can capture all of that on camera CLEARLY, then that's going to really add some real awe to my customers about my ability. I've checked out the majority of my competitors websites and none even come close to that feat, so it's just yet another edge I will have over them.

That sounds as if you are focused on volume. The volume may not be as important to a voyeur as the thrill of watching you secretly, and seeing you build up to the climax. Give your guys a bit of variety,

[Tuula]

Originally Posted by Head Boy

That sounds as if you are focused on volume. The volume may not be as important to a voyeur as the thrill of watching you secretly, and seeing you build up to the climax. Give your guys a bit of variety,

Trust me the volume is what makes it a seller, because squirting is an unbelievable feat in most guys eyes, when they see lots of it, it knocks their socks off.

[Varzi Network]

Originally Posted by papagmp

Yes - the softening effect has it's place - but in post-production not in the camera.

Well looking at it that way just about anything can be corrected or changed in Photoshop to some degree. Not everyone can brush models but i am lucky to have and a good friend who is an all out pro at this. In fact there are many methods to wash skin, add highlight or contrasts to hair and many other things done in batch mode that wont even require effort. I have developed my own action sets to do many tasks like repairing poorly exposed content over the years.

Unfortunately im still in PS6 which is limited in many ways like the lack of Raw support or i could even take it up another notch with the new features they added to CS2/3. For me it would be nice to work in purely in Raw but right now im not doing enough graphic work to justify spending $700 for a new toy. Many amateurs might not have the money to buy expensive software either and most of the better photo filter plug-ins are not going to be had for free.

As an illustration on this im going to use an image shot by Paul Markham which contained a little noise and the skin tones appear way to dark. The processed used brings out the nice glow in the models skin which is how it should be for Glam content. For the record im only making a point not trying to rag on Paul or his work. Just making a point that when it comes to low budget sticking with the basics has its uses. I can buy a fancy food processor or get out the chopping block and process everything using my hands.

[helene]

I'm not a fan of using flash, so I often try to get by using just natural or ambient light. In social settings i think the flash disturbs people too much, and when I'm shooting content I need to capture things faster than my flash can work (I guess Tuula might have this issue with the squirting as well). I feel I can get by quite well indoors using a large aperture (f/1.8 or f/2.8) and a steady hand. The aperture has a quite pleasing effect for the type of content I'm shooting anyway -- though Tuula might have trouble keeping the whole squirt in focus...

I don't have any fancy lighting equipment yet (except for a 5-in-1 reflector I got from my brother for Xmas), so I have to get by with ordinary household equipment when shooting content (lots of powerful lamps). I'm building some home-made studio lights (based on fluorescent bulbs) until I'm ready to invest in better equipment. The quality probably suffers a bit, but I still think the results are OK; the most annoying thing is probably the extra time and work that goes into trying to get enough light with poor equipment.

Oh, and you might check out this stuff:

http://www.mpex.com/page.htm?PG=Strobist%20Kits
http://strobist.blogspot.com/

(don't know if someone maybe posted these links before)

[paul7]

The best lightning option is the sun But of course you can buy a few 150W bulbs and you can achieve really nice lightning with them too.

[papagmp]

Originally Posted by Varzi Network

Well looking at it that way just about anything can be corrected or changed in Photoshop to some degree. Not everyone can brush models but i am lucky to have and a good friend who is an all out pro at this. In fact there are many methods to wash skin, add highlight or contrasts to hair and many other things done in batch mode that wont even require effort. I have developed my own action sets to do many tasks like repairing poorly exposed content over the years.

Unfortunately im still in PS6 which is limited in many ways like the lack of Raw support or i could even take it up another notch with the new features they added to CS2/3. For me it would be nice to work in purely in Raw but right now im not doing enough graphic work to justify spending $700 for a new toy. Many amateurs might not have the money to buy expensive software either and most of the better photo filter plug-ins are not going to be had for free.

As an illustration on this im going to use an image shot by Paul Markham which contained a little noise and the skin tones appear way to dark. The processed used brings out the nice glow in the models skin which is how it should be for Glam content. For the record im only making a point not trying to rag on Paul or his work. Just making a point that when it comes to low budget sticking with the basics has its uses. I can buy a fancy food processor or get out the chopping block and process everything using my hands.

Couldn't agree more - excellent example - you could take any of my pics and done the same.

I come from a long line of darkroom experience - and I've learned to love the spped and forgiveness of the digital vs the chemical environment. I currently use CS3 with a lot of self-built, free and purchased plugins - and I work only in RAW/16bit psd until it's time to publish for the web. I'm not an "expert" in PhotoShop but I can get some pretty good results using only the raw converter and the curves. As recommended by most PS professionals, I leave sharpening effect as the last production step.

Then again, is it worth the time to enhance every picture in an amateur gallery of 400 images? Glamor - yes, amateur....... ??????

[papagmp]

Originally Posted by paul7

The best lightning option is the sun

Yes ---- Yes ---- Yes----




ps... how do you attach thumbnails?

[remii]

Originally Posted by papagmp

Yes ---- Yes ---- Yes----




ps... how do you attach thumbnails?

cool photo - nice body

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ps... how do you attach thumbnails

button - manage attachments !

[Varzi Network]

Originally Posted by papagmp

Then again, is it worth the time to enhance every picture in an amateur gallery of 400 images? Glamor - yes, amateur....... ??????

Is the amateur any less valuable or are you a firm believer that it does not matter?

I would spend as much time washing an apple as spent washing an orange. In fact you would be suprised what can be done with crappy content. You have probably not seen the serious Photoshop makover videos on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esqCrxF7UNQ

[Varzi Network]

Originally Posted by papagmp

you could take any of my pics and done the same.

I would much rather work on faces.

[Tuula]

Originally Posted by Varzi Network

Is the amateur any less valuable or are you a firm believer that it does not matter?

I would spend as much time washing an apple as spent washing an orange. In fact you would be suprised what can be done with crappy content. You have probably not seen the serious Photoshop makover videos on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esqCrxF7UNQ

That is crazy what can be done with photoshop, no-one would ever have to know I was pregnant if Francis or I had those skills wih photoshop.

[Varzi Network]

Originally Posted by Tuula

That is crazy what can be done with photoshop

I made you a new Avatar hope i got the face right.

[Tuula]

Originally Posted by Varzi Network

I made you a new Avatar hope i got the face right.

lol you're funny but no not even close, my face is alot more rounder now that I'm carrying this extra weight and my hair is straight, about mid way down my back, sandy blonde colour.

[Varzi Network]

I will be on the look out for a face matching that description.

[papagmp]

Originally Posted by Varzi Network

I would much rather work on faces.

LOL - I will admit - I had a LOT of fun doing her butt!

[TDFcash]

Originally Posted by Tuula

Does anyone have tips for lighting? Because I'm amateur, I don't want to get into too much fancy lighting or go and spend a fortune on light equip, but would like suggestions for basics that could get rid of the "greyish" scale that I sometimes get. And although I don't want to eliminate that completely, it can just be hard at times to see my full squirting effect.

My tip spend a little money on a starter flashhead kit (also called strobes in the US) they've really come down in price for a starter set so buy a pair it will really improve your work easily and so you can get more content made easily. Ive read a bit o this thread and im seeing people talk about using natural light and so on, yes thats all good when you can use it (but you have to know how to take a photo correctly) but when you are unable and the onboard flash just isnt good enough hense the colour issues then get some flasheads and see the improvement.

[maksym]

Originally Posted by TDFcash

My tip spend a little money on a starter flashhead kit (also called strobes in the US) they've really come down in price for a starter set so buy a pair it will really improve your work easily and so you can get more content made easily.

What model / brand would you recommend?

[TDFcash]

Originally Posted by maksym

What model / brand would you recommend?

depends where you are based, in the UK id go for interfit for a cheap option can get those from www.Karlu.com, for the US I hear http://www.alienbees.com/ is a good cheap option.