Nikon D60 + Onboard Flash + Nikon Speedlight SB-27 w/diffuser + Cactus V2 mounted on a $10 tripod



^Same setup, just without the onboard flash and the wireless flash bouncing off the ceiling (held by a friend)

 

Nice start, but both seem soft/OOF to me?

 

broke down last night and ordered a set of cactus triggers and some light stands and umbrellas. Hopefully I can get it all working okay with my 430EX and an old sigma flash my friend is giving me before i need to invest in some better lighting gear.

 

lol, i feel yah.

i broke down this morning and ordered:

(1) CyberSync™ Trigger Transmitter (CST)
(3) CyberSync™ Battery Powered Trigger Receiver (CSRB)
(2) Vivitar to Pocket Wizard, CyberSync or Elinchrom Skyport
(1) Screwlock PC to Pocket Wizard, CyberSync or Elinchrom Skyport

I'm now shopping for some stands/umbrellas. Looking at the Impact 8' stands.

 

those are what i got, with the umbrella heads and stuff. I was going to get the CyberSync's I had them in my shopping cart and everything but it was just more then I wanted to spend right now. Figure if i ever decide to upgrade my lightning I can grab a set of cybersyncs + 1 reciever and 2 of the new lumipro 120 flashes and be pretty well off for about 440 more.

 

i'm resisting buying more triggers/flashes....

 

SB-800

camera tripod

zipties

D300 pop flash as remote.

 

god that Porsche is beautiful.

 

Guys, you don't really need an umbrella bracket, unless you are going to use umbrellas... like in this example:



You can just use your strobe's stand and screw it right down to the stand, unless you are going to use them for portraits, then getting the bracket and umbrella is a no-brainer.

Now, like gr? said in this thread:
https://my350z.com/forum/6082424-post13.html

you don't really need a diffuser or umbrella...

And I've come to the same conclusion. Just opening the umbrella and putting that away is time consuming. You'll find using strobes to be somewhat a "pain in the neck" as far as set-up and breaking-down goes... and using umbrellas just get in the way. They blow over from wind... so you'll need sand bags too. You'll lose at least 1 stop of power to boot. Maybe with more powerful flashes and a controled environment I'd go with an umbrella, but not with on-camera strobes and out in the field.

Oh, and another thing, you can also use flash to balance out the sky and subject during daylight:

 

Yeah i don't plan on using the umbrellas for car shots. I'm going to be using them for some food photography and for some press shots I'll be doing.

 

a few recent ones

 

Kevin, care to share the strobist info?

Love that camo'd 240.

 

for sure, the first 240 was 2 vivitar's at camera left and right, probably around 1/4 power.

the other ones were 2x vivitars and 1 430ex. the vivitar's shooting camera left and right, and the 430 used to shoot at the back of the cars

 

anyone that want to get into Profoto stuff, good news for you. They are having some big promotion now.

http://www.profoto-usa.com/promos/40...cial-offer.asp

I know the price is steep but worth every cents.

 

mmmm, can't wait to start my journey this weekend!

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...y/6688bcd5.jpg

would start now, but i have an exam to study for

and i've only washed my car once in 2009 thus far. need to give it a good scrub before i shoot it!

 

Congrats! It's addicting.

Why those stands oppose to something more compact?

 

it's rough, but it's a start...



yes i know my car is dirty. i've only washed it once in 2009. lol

 

 

Calvin, looks good boo. That lighting setup with only strobes providing the light is pretty tough and looks like you handled it well.