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It really depends on the space you’re working with. But I think 24mm is a safe bet. 50 is more than likely going to be too tight unless you have a huge room! We use 24mm with the (full frame) camera about 4 metres away. Hope that helps.
I’ve been toiling whether for try out MMA or boxing photography and do wonder how photographers deal with shooting through the cage. What was your techniques?
Hey! Definitely give it a shot if you can! There’s a few ways really. 1 - If you’re comfortable with your fighter you can go in the cage with them. 2 - If you’re outside of the cage, you can press the camera up against it. Often it’s so close and out of focus it’s barely noticeable, especially with a longer or zoom lens. 3 - you can shoot a little further back from the cage and make a feature of it. *a mixture of all three will make for a great series/story of images also. Hope that helps. Would love to see the results once you get your shoot done!!
Super helpful, thank you! I always have lighting issues so this is great. Do you have any advice for the changing light during the day? Or should you just film on over cast days? I always start filming and then the sun will go in and out and change the lighting on my camera and then I am over exposed for part of my videos when I just want constant light to be the same. I would be super grateful for any advice, thanks so much!
Hey Bethany! Glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah, the changing light situation is tricky - especially if the sunlight is direct. I would try out using Auto ISO when setting up your camera. This way it should adjust fairly seamlessly without you needing to do anything. And if you want to go into further detail, I would set the "exposure compensation" to just under +1. This should help keep you bright despite the changing light. If you don't know how to do that just google "exposure compensation *name of your camera*" should be pretty straightforward. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the video. How did the the Godox flash talk to the profoto trigger? And does a studio typically supply the C stands and large tripod like support stand? Thanks again for the informative BTS
Hey Simon, thanks for watching! Most flashes have a “slave” mode. Which basically means it watches for other flashes and triggers at the same time - still blows my mind tbh … like … how does it watch and trigger at EXACT the same time haha. Some studios will supply basic stands and maybe a light or two - some times they’ll charge for it and sometimes they won’t. Just depends. Hope that makes sense?
Thank you. I had wondered if there was a 'slave' mode. I guess it's much more economical to use Godox as the third light. If there was one other observation/query from an educational point of view it would be could you explain why the scrim wins over umbrellas? Thanks again though. Your videos take us to the shoot in very helpful way.
@simonvail458 if you think that the last thing the light passes through has the most influence. So I’m pushing a soft light (from the umbrellas) through another big scrim. Essentially creating a massive very soft softbox above the model. Hope that makes sense??
Hi Rich I've just started filming RU-vid yoga flows I've only got a small room I use a soft box light but I still think it seems a bit dark...any tips?? Feel free to see what the lighting looks like on my flows to see what i mean 🙈
Hi Meg, well done on filming your Yoga flows and for taking the step to invest in a light! It looks like the your light is to the left of the camera and as it spreads across the picture, the right hand side gets darker as the light falls away. If you can, try putting the light directly above the camera. This way it will light you nicely - after all you are the most important part of the video. We use two lights - one on each side of the camera - to get an even light. But this is also completely possible with just one light, you just need to know where to put it. What camera are you filming on? There's always a little bit of a balancing act between camera settings and lighting.
@RichMaciverPhoto Hi Rich, I tend to have the soft light directly behind the camera but as its a small room I put it further back where the door is so I have more space which is why I guess it looks like its more to the left! Again as it's a small space if I put another soft light since they stick out a bit its hard to hide it out of shot! I'm wondering whether it's worth investing in the neewer type lighting? Not the soft box but the LED video light? It's tricky with the window behind me to get the lighting bang on but if I change the layout of the room I can't get the same angle
@RichMaciverPhoto Also I've been filming using the GoPro Hero 11 it's got the best wide angle view and is easy enough to set up. I have the Sony ZV1 which I've stopped using recently I just dont know how to use it and whether it is actually the best camera for me as the angle is just not wide enough
Yeah the zv-1’s widest lens point is 24mm. So you would need a larger room really. I think you can set the Go-Pro’s settings manually - so it is possible but requires a little bit of learning. In this video you’ll see we put one light either side of the camera. Unless you have a really big space I would say that’s probably the best layout.
@RichMaciverPhoto Hi Rich I've been trying to put the light or a ring light on the other side of the room but the light glares off the window...there's not really a lot of space behind the camera to put another light but something about my videos seems off it may be too much in the background or the lighting I'm not quite sure I'm trying to play around with it!
Love your vids Rich. Agree with visual style being your niche and thus being able to apply it to anything however it sometimes becomes difficult when marketing yourself because you're never really known for any particular thing?
Such a real vlog and so stylish @ same time! So much good prep and organization... And philosophy (esthetics?) is lovely. Niche is _how_ you perceive something, more than _what_ , makes sense! e.g., I know how I see a teaspoon 😍since I use it many times a day (coffees).
Very! Actually had to buy it a second time after selling it off when we moved away. Now we’re in a new house m, bought a new one and set it up exactly the same.
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Hi Rich, follow you on Insta, loving your work fella! I just wondered if you are able to zoom the 24-105mm whilst in the housing? I'm off to Cornwall next week and thinking of getting one of these for the surf and river swimming. I've also got a lifestyle shoot on a yacht and thought it would be good. Cheers
Hi rich, I am a 13 year old photographer currently taking pics for my local boxing gym. My question is how do you approach fighters to ask them for a shoot and if a fighter comes to me in the future, how much should you charge when I begin expanding my work? Also how do you get your name out to people and expand your name? (p.s Lovely vid was very helpful!)
Hey Lucas, I love your enthusiasm mate, keep it up. I usually approach fighters by introducing myself and my work: “Hi *fighter*, my name is Rich, a sports from photographer from *hometown*. You can see my work here *website or IG*” Then I’d probably explain what I’d like to do: “I’m working on a project documenting fighters and I think if we work together we could create some awesome shots” And then explain how they benefit too: “I use these to build my portfolio and of course I’ll share them with you and you can feel free to share them wherever you like” etc etc etc - hope that helps. If a fighter approaches you and it’s something you want paid for then at some point you’d need to reply: “Hi X I’d love to shoot photos of you. I think your style *or whatever* is super exciting *etc*. For this I charge *your rate* and for that you get a full session of photography and *X amount* of images”. Hope that helps dude, keep up the good work 💪
Are there any videos showing the full setup? These videos say Setup but then show 10 seconds of it and do not show how to setup the damn thing. Pretty useless videos.
