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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Photography Equipment => Lighting => Topic started by: leaf on January 14, 2013, 05:48
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For those who don't follow the strobist blog, they had an interesting post today with a video af Greg Heisler talking about lighting a Michael Phelps image. It's worth the 4 minutes it takes to watch.
Master Series: Greg Heisler and Michael Phelps for Time Magazine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsqWP5hxQiM#ws)
Strobist post: http://strobist.blogspot.no/2013/01/greg-heisler-will-now-bts-for-you-my.html (http://strobist.blogspot.no/2013/01/greg-heisler-will-now-bts-for-you-my.html)
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Very interesting, thanks! I can't say I like the final result, but the process he went through was good to hear. It's good to be reminded that it's really about doing whatever it takes - even if that means building your own tools. I go through phases of doing that myself.
I would have been interested to see what the result would have been if he'd used a diffusing material that could be crinkled up (I've never tried that) - or used some bounce light via crinkled surfaces. I'd have thought that would have given more of a rippled water light effect on the skin.
REALLY made me laugh when he said 'a week at F11'. LOL! I'm sure we've all had that feeling!
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I think I could have made this shot in 10% of the time and 3% of money they used here.
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What? You mean just shoot it in a pool? What sort of fun is that? ;)
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Can't TIME magazine not just purchase an exclusive RM shot of Phelps in action instead of trying to re-create him standing next to the pool?
The lighting in this photo is more appropriate for a movie poster for the next Indiana Jones flick.
I do have respect for both men but I'm sure someone else could have done better...
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What? You mean just shoot it in a pool? What sort of fun is that? ;)
I would have shot it in studio, but I would have known how to light it in a similar fashion without testing (I'm not very impressed by the results). I would have also shot it in medium format digital with a tilt lens, no need for 8x10" here.
Renting a real pool would also have been an option, I have no clue why they would have wanted to shoot the image using a particular pool.
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Interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing.