cunim
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I have a specific problem that is driving me nuts. I am shooting straight into a closed space about four feet deep. Lots of nooks and crannies, and dark materials in there. Trouble is, the space is cone shaped. It is about 3.5' at the far end, and only 2' at the near end. It is also ten feet up in the air.
So there I am with the Blad on a Foba, about three feet back from the hole. That is as far back as I can get because the further back I get the less of the interior is visible through the narrow opening. The camera and support occlude about 20% of the hole and get in the way of everything I try, as does the hatch at the side.
I cannot get even light in there. It needs a large diffuse light straight in and close up, but no way to position that. There is not even room for a Profoto zoom reflector to position well. I have tried up to four discrete lights, both pointed at the hole at various angles and pointing at a white card around the lens. Direct lighting yields shadows and dark spots because of the angles at which the lights must be positioned. Reflected lighting generates flare issues and gets occluded by the outer rim of the hole.
Wisdom? I have never used a ring flash. Would that work here?
So there I am with the Blad on a Foba, about three feet back from the hole. That is as far back as I can get because the further back I get the less of the interior is visible through the narrow opening. The camera and support occlude about 20% of the hole and get in the way of everything I try, as does the hatch at the side.
I cannot get even light in there. It needs a large diffuse light straight in and close up, but no way to position that. There is not even room for a Profoto zoom reflector to position well. I have tried up to four discrete lights, both pointed at the hole at various angles and pointing at a white card around the lens. Direct lighting yields shadows and dark spots because of the angles at which the lights must be positioned. Reflected lighting generates flare issues and gets occluded by the outer rim of the hole.
Wisdom? I have never used a ring flash. Would that work here?
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