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Old 06-29-2006, 07:05 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by vidvicious
any camera flash can trip your strobe .. However the draw back is that you really won't have good lighting control by using your 580 .. Depending on the size of the room your shooting in .. and the hight of the cieling.

If you plan on bouncing your light, then a good strobe really isn't needed . you'd do just fine with a 100 W strobe as a side fill to your bounce ..

I'm figuring you got a min 250 w strobe .. One strobe alone really won't be the end all of your lighting skills, though it's a good start.

If you want to save some money, return your Remote trigger for a Cable. This way you can at the very least practice shooting with a single stobe .. should you add more strobes in the future, the cable will work just as well .. since strobe 2 and/or 3 will trigger with the sensors (just about all strobes on todays market come with a sensor)

Try different angles with your single strobe, For full on lighting shots add an Umberllas .. For soft Protrait shots Use a soft box (a small one will do for now) ... Hve fun exploring what strobe lighting can do to your photography ..

Remember the Word it self, PHOTOGRAPHY .. means Playing with light

For more info on easy lighting techniques for adult production, visit these folowing links (articles I wrote on the subject)

Basic porn lighting Part 1 http://www.ynot.com/modules.php?op=m...cle&s id=8992
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What he said.

But if you use the camera flash to trigger the strobes make sure it's set to at least 2 full stops lower than the strobes. Monitor it as well with a light metre. I assume you did buy a light meter.
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