HI me again. :P
So in the every passing joy that is the world of light modifiers, I went and got myself a $30 softbox from Ebay. It measures a humble 24" x 24" and seems to be a nice quick easy light source in my small office / studio / practise room / computer room :P
Just because of it's shape, it is easier to fiddle with over an umbrella, where an umbrella would run fowl of the light light fittings / ceiling, one would get an extra bit of height and angle because it was a square and a little shorter on it's ends.
Click 1 for mug shot Click 2 for, what was that, The K10 Rocks? aww yeah Click 3 for turning to the right
Now i cheated a little bit and used the reflective umbrella down under my aimed up toward the face to help colour in the shadows slightly. I did take some more "science" shots, but they are even more boring then these.
Long story short, Equipment to make yourself feel like a super star.
1 x $30 ebay softbox
1 x reflecting device
1 x ye old Digital camera
1 x ye old dirt filled dirty dirty dirty old nearly broken 55mm Super Tak
1 x tripod
1 x evening free to play in the office :P
Along with the K10 I used a AF200T on 1/8 power, iso 100, shutter 125th (cheap Chinese triggers wont sync correctly at 180th, but 125th is more then enough to kill the ambient in my office) and I believe it was f4'ish
Subject was 1.5m away, softbox was above and about 70cm away, background was about 80cm away
Easy peasy!
Just look at that lack of shadow on the wall close behind. Look at that mostly smooth light all over me face. Brilliant :P
I'm going to move this into the kitchen and see how much of a torso one can light with a few cheap umbrellas and a 24" softbox..