I borrowed this setup from a friend. I've been wanting to give this a whirl on boas for a while now. As many who follow my posts know I typically use a method that involves bouncing the flash off the ceiling to soften the light. Well, I recommended to this type of setup to Jeff Ronne because he is really tight on space where he has to do his photos.
Overall I think the results were fairly good. The housing for the bulbs I used were just some $5 clip ons from Home Depot. I couldn't find anything higher than 23 watt fluorescents around the house so I used those. If I used some 75 watters (the max those housings are safe with) I could have gotten much more depth of feild (better photos).
Here's what the setup looks like:
08 Arabesque Sunglow Male
08 Sunglow Female (sibling to the above Arabesque Sunglow)
09 EBV Salmon (First to go through 3rd shed)
All the shots were white balance calibrated with "whibal. I recommend it for all lighting setups shot with DSLR's but even more so with this type of setup.
Whatcha think?
I think I like my usual bounce flash shots better but this is probably a good alternative for those not wanting to spend so much... or those without the room for bounce flash. This setup will probably cost you less than $50 or so for everything. Whereas my flash alone is well over $200 if I remember correctly.
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-Ryan Homsey
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