Comments on: Anthony’s New Sparkling Gleaming Shoes http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-07/861 Not a photo blog, but sometimes I play one on TV Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:52:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Jon Van Dalen http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-07/861#comment-18669 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:04:23 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-07/861#comment-18669 I can see that putting the umbrella as close as possible eliminated the shadows. What is the brand/name of that little handy stand for the flash? I use a big light stand and it works great but sometimes it would be good to just have little "feet" like that. BTW, leave it to Jeffrey to light dirty shoes strobist style. <span class='jfriedl'>The "handy stand" is just a cheap no-name mini tripod for use with point-n-shoots that we somehow found among our stuff over the years. It has "Minolta" on it, but that's probably because it came with an old Minolta point-n-shoot film camera (that Fumie had before we met, I think). It seems similar to <a href='http://www.adorama.com/LRTX10.html' rel="nofollow">this</a>. Frankly, looking at what I ended up with, I didn't need it... I could have just set the umbrella down without the stand. —Jeffrey</span> I can see that putting the umbrella as close as possible eliminated the shadows. What is the brand/name of that little handy stand for the flash? I use a big light stand and it works great but sometimes it would be good to just have little “feet” like that.

BTW, leave it to Jeffrey to light dirty shoes strobist style.

The “handy stand” is just a cheap no-name mini tripod for use with point-n-shoots that we somehow found among our stuff over the years. It has “Minolta” on it, but that’s probably because it came with an old Minolta point-n-shoot film camera (that Fumie had before we met, I think). It seems similar to this. Frankly, looking at what I ended up with, I didn’t need it… I could have just set the umbrella down without the stand. —Jeffrey

]]> by: Marcina http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-07/861#comment-18662 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:59:00 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-07-07/861#comment-18662 Jeff, I have to say you are *extremely* spoiled by having such a relatively neat son. Here’s why: a) Your little boy had new shoes on Friday, and on Monday, they WERE STILL CLEAN. Three days without one mud puddle - you ought to call Guinness book. It doesn’t matter if he was inside the whole time, or there has been no rain in the last month, or you were in sub-Saharan Africa. They can usually find a puddle, no problem. Three minutes is more like it. b) You can still discern colors easily on the shoes. That shows great restraint on Anthony’s part. c) You can still discern that they are SHOES. I’m sure you must remember some of the shapeless globs of mud with laces you left beside the back door growing up! Oh, and good job with the lighting –no shadows at all! I'm still working on that. <span class='jfriedl'>There <i>are</i> shadows – it would look seriously unnatural without any – but they're soft and minimal. Getting the umbrella that close is the key, and likely easier with a pair of shoes (compared to, say, a little boy). —Jeffy</span> Jeff, I have to say you are *extremely* spoiled by having such a relatively neat son. Here’s why:
a) Your little boy had new shoes on Friday, and on Monday, they WERE STILL CLEAN. Three days without one mud puddle - you ought to call Guinness book. It doesn’t matter if he was inside the whole time, or there has been no rain in the last month, or you were in sub-Saharan Africa. They can usually find a puddle, no problem. Three minutes is more like it.
b) You can still discern colors easily on the shoes. That shows great restraint on Anthony’s part.
c) You can still discern that they are SHOES. I’m sure you must remember some of the shapeless globs of mud with laces you left beside the back door growing up!

Oh, and good job with the lighting –no shadows at all! I’m still working on that.

There are shadows – it would look seriously unnatural without any – but they’re soft and minimal. Getting the umbrella that close is the key, and likely easier with a pair of shoes (compared to, say, a little boy). —Jeffy

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