Workflow for Shooting With Strobes

• Make sure lights are in position, chairs/props are 5-6’ away from backdrop
   
• SET CAMERA IN MANUAL MODE “M”
  • ISO- 200
  • TV (shutter priority) 1/200 (my Alien Bees work real well with syncing at 1/200, other lights work well between 1/125-1/250) Take a picture and see how it looks.
  • Set F-Stop to ____ (we will tell you when we meter)
  • Shoot in Single shot mode –not good to have in continuous mode as lights can’t keep up

• WHITE BALANCE
• Option 1 Custom-shoot gray card, (Canon) if Histogram to your liking, select picture in custom white balance and continue.
• Option 2 Preset  Select Flash or other preset
• NOTE- do NOT use Auto, all the courses I have attended, every teacher has advised NOT to use Auto but to pick a preset and work with it.
• Option 3 Color checker passport
   
• Take your pictures,
  • Pose your model,
  • Don’t be afraid to talk to her, ask her to move her head, shoulders, face etc.
  • Don’t forget about their hands, ask him/her to move their hand(s), hold their collar, put a hand on their shoulder, etc
  • If using umbrellas, bottom of umbrella should be at the bottom of the subjects chin.
  • Make sure there are NO glares in glasses or bald spots on heads.
     
• Post Editing:
  • 1st level Free software
    • Picasa by Google
    • Gimp
  • 2nd level
    • iPhoto for Mac
    • ACDSee for PC’s
  • 3rd level
    • Adobe Elements
    • Adobe Lightroom
    • Adobe Photoshop
       
• Please give the workshop chair/leader of this event a set of your finished pictures so they can give them to the model in return for them modeling this evening for us. This is our way we say “THANK YOU” to them for their time and patience with us!

MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS EVENING~ HAVE FUN & LEARN. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS.