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Old 07-03-2008, 19:22   #1 (permalink)
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Elinchrom D-Lite 4 Kit - Review of shots taken from 1st test

Having never played with Studio Lights before, I thought it was time to try out the new toys - Elinchrom D-Lite 4 Kit - 2 heads, light stands plus Soft boxes.

I used a bedroom measuring 10' x 9' with collapsible black / white background.

1st Shot : - I used one light at 45% to front, with one behind to highlight edges of mickey & a reflector at front left to soften any shadows. Here's a diagram of setup :-

with resulting shot here :-


2nd Shot :- Basically same as above, but bumped up power from backlight & placed more overhead




3rd Shot :- Quick blast at high key. Changed to white background & removed soft box from back light , placed below subject & fired on to white background.

with results here :-


Shot 4 :- Finally managed to find a real model (stepson). Same setup as above . You can see the background creeping back in top right..... easy to fix in PS.

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Old 08-03-2008, 06:29   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Elinchrom D-Lite 4 Kit - Sample shots taken from 1st test

Shot 5 :- Single Softbox

giving this result :-


Shot 6 : Same as above but model facing light




Shot 7 :- 2 softboxes facing direct on to model

givng this :-
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Old 08-03-2008, 06:36   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Elinchrom D-Lite 4 Kit - Sample shots taken from 1st test

Above was shot using following kit :-

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Nikon D200
Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 lens for wider view shots
Sigma 105mm Macro f/2.8 lens for tighter cropped shots
Cactus Wireless Flash Trigger V2

Camera was set to Manual, ISO100, between 1/60 - 1/80 sec, f/8 as starting point. All handheld.

Shots were taken with Auto White Balance & imported to Lightroom where no further processing was performed other than to resize for web.
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Some more shots with just single softbox & little bit of cheese



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Nice lghting there Dave the mrs looks somewhat "stressed"
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thats really good I like how they turned out

I googled the light set to see if I can get one over here and found a website where they showed samples and let me tell you that your pictures are by Farrrrrrrrr a lot better than the samples they used.

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1st Studio shoot using these lights here :- Studio Shoot - using Elinchrom D-Lite 4 - 2 Head Kit
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Hi Dave got a set myself I love em + love the last dog shot fantastic
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I wondered what happened to Chukki
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