My S2 and a few Studio Shots...

[Duck]

Camera: Fuji S2 Pro
Lens: Nikon 50mm f/1.8
Flash: SB-28 (fill Omni Bounce)
Studio Lights: Alien Bees
Aperture: f/6.7
Speed: 1/125 sec
ISO 100


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http://www.duckettphoto.addr.com/images/ILP%20images/DSCF0649.jpg

http://www.duckettphoto.addr.com/images/ILP%20images/DSCF0713.jpg

Still working out all the kinks... these three are with minor photoshoping (levels, unsharpen mask)

[Tom V]

Duck,

Your duckling is a cutie!

Explain how you use a Nikon Speedlight and studio strobes (Alien Bees?) together. Sync cords, slaves, wireless radio, good timing, wires, chance, etc. Get us inside the mind of a Duck when in the studio...

That looks like a good solid black background. I'd say it' snot paper, is it velvet, or what?

How about a ISO, camera settings report while you're at it.

Sorry to hound you so.:p

[Duck]

Tom,

You wrote: Your duckling is a cutie!

Thanks, thats my little daughter, Sierra Rayne... she is 2y4mo

you wrote: Explain how you use a Nikon Speedlight and studio strobes (Alien Bees?) together. Sync cords, slaves, wireless radio, good timing, wires, chance, etc. Get us inside the mind of a Duck when in the studio...

I used the SB-28 on a SC-17 cable, attached to my Fuji S2. I placed the SB-28 (w/Omni bounce diffuser) on the floor to my left, I placed the Alien Bee's Light to my right... No Sync Cord between the camera or Flash to the Alien Bees... firing off the SB-28, triggers the Alien Bees. Isnt Magic Wonderful.

you wrote: That looks like a good solid black background. I'd say it' snot paper, is it velvet, or what?

Black Velvet... a non reflective material, and it works great!

you wrote: How about a ISO, camera settings report while you're at it.

I report the camera settings.. including the ISO... at 100

you wrote: Sorry to hound you so.

No problem, we are all here to learn, and how else do we learn except to ask questions... :D

[memobug]

I never tried using "snot paper" for backdrops, but you make it look easy, Duck!

Regards

Matt

[Duck]

Matt,

I never heard Velvet called "Snot Paper"... are you refering to tissue paper? If not, its still funny! :p

[Tom V]

I am sure that the fine writer that I is, would never stoop so low as to write "...it' snot paper..." ---- or wood eye?

A cow-orker pointed it out to me.:p

[Eddie]

Tom,

I am kind of new here and very very junior, but reading all of this i am sure about at least one thing already: You are one funny guy

do us a favour: do not change your style. It is so much more fun reading very interesting and to the point information when it is wrapped in funny paper.

tata,
Eddie