dabbling in portraits – strobing !

strobe lighting , Bellevue Botanic Gardens, July 2012

I had been gravitating towards strobing and playing with lighting setup for a while now and after being on the fence for a while, have finally jumped in with some beginner’s equipment (some DIY, some borrowed, some stolen – I am just kidding, some bought). This one is just one light (a 430 EX II through a shoot-through umbrella ) on the left with a 1/2 CTO Gel to get some warmth in the light. I am still getting a hang on this thing so all feedback and critique, especially on lighting is welcome !

Tags: Canon 430 EX II, Canon 580 EX II, CTO, fashion, Photography, Portraits, Strobist

8 thoughts on “dabbling in portraits – strobing !”

dhphotosite on July 25, 2012 at 11:38 am said:

Wow Abu, another superb portrait!!!

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- abu zar on July 27, 2012 at 1:19 am said:
  
  Thanks David !
  
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janechese on July 19, 2012 at 9:18 am said:

lovely portrait and like the warm glow of the soft lighting but I am ignorant so far of how to do all this. What is DYI-could you possibly take photos of the equipment so that I can picture what you have used?

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- abu zar on July 19, 2012 at 12:56 pm said:
  
  Thanks Jane…. I meant to say DIY (short for do it yourself) … some of the lighting gear is really costly while you can , if you had the time and patience , create them yourself at a fraction of the cost. good examples would be reflector and diffusers.
  
  Sure, I will try to put up photos of my setup in future posts!
  
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Mahesh Patil on July 19, 2012 at 1:12 am said:

Nice one

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- abu zar on July 19, 2012 at 12:57 pm said:
  
  Thanks for dropping by Mahesh !
  
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Kathryn on July 18, 2012 at 11:40 pm said:

Lovely portrait.

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- abu zar on July 19, 2012 at 12:59 am said:
  
  Thank you Kathryn !
  
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