Thanks Lindsay, I've been using it for a while. Don't discount the community tab in the software, you can load setups that other people have made and study them. Some people have made things I wouldn't have thought possible in the software so it's really interesting to take a look at.
Wow! And I'm a jaded, 41 years commercial photographer w/ university training/degree in technical photography. That software would be fantastic for students- to aid in pre visualizing Lighting, effects, etc. Actually, everybody. And it beats how we did it back in the 70's and 80's: Polaroids, baby! Marry this software w/ the ease of digital photography and EVERYBODY has a fast track to better results. IF....you have the eye. And Lindsay always does. fantastic.
i think this very helpful for many thing. 1. if you want see how a modifier would look in set or workflow. 2. if you want to see what a light wood do as far power output in your workflow before buy it. 3. your a background color before buy it. this is a great tool & can different ways
Hello Lindsay. I am learning indoor portrait photography and bit confused with the process. the way I understand is: Step 1: Take a first shot to eliminate all the ambient light. Basically, the first pic should be complete dark. This will be the baseline to begin with. So if at Aperture:F 5.6, S: 1/200 and ISO: 100, we are getting a complete dark image, this would be my starting point. I understand I have to be within the flash sync speed and lowest possible ISO. So, there is a bit of a freedom to change the aperture. For shallow depth of field, I will have to open the aperture a bit and vice versa. Step 2: Set the light meter to S 1/200 and ISO: 100 and take the reading by keeping the light meter dome in front of the model, pointing towards the key light until we get F 5.6. At this time, my light meter and camera settings must be in sync to get the correct exposure. Depending on the result, we can adjust the light. Question 1: Is that the correct process if I going with just one light setup? Question 2: If I am using a 2nd light (fill light), do I need to repeat step 1 and step 2? Is that the correct process? I look forward to hearing back from you. Thanks in advance.
Oddly enough I knew about this software years ago but didn't pull the trigger at the time. I just down loaded the demo on version 19. Very detailed software I like it very versatile.
It's definitely changed. I had trouble with it years ago, the learning curve I think was steeper and less intuitive to use, I wasn't a huge fan but now I love it! I think it's come a long way and they are always making updates.
I use this software with pleasure. You can input what type of camera you are using, which lens etc. I found my Canon, my lenses, but another camera the Hasselblad x1d was not available, so I got a reply of the company with the suggested settings: 'The crop with 0.625 is medium format. For Hasselblad, 0.79 could also fit, I don't know exactly. The aspect ratio you choose is 4:3, which is suitable.' Very helpful! There is even a blog on their website to exchange studio settings with others. It takes some time to get used to the software but after that very useful indeed like Lindsay said. It's fun to play with light and a timesafer to have light set ups before a photoshoot!
I haven't really looked into it much, but this kind of software would be a GAME CHANGER if it upgraded to include multiple models, locations, sets, objects, etc, for cinematography. I wonder if it does that already, or if that kind of software is already out there?
Thinking of playing in the studio with Mandy the Mannequin. I have been interested in this software for years, and it would compliment Mandy. All the updates have been promos. Looking forward to seeing your take.
Thanks for sharing this. It will be interesting to create a shot in this program and then reproduce it with the real thing, how close it will be? I think very close.
I think now is a great time to do that, especially since it's difficult for many of us to be able to shoot at a studio, or with models/people anywhere.
Hi Lindsay, fab video demo - I'm going to try it out with some concepts I have in my head ! In your experience is what you can create in the software pretty close to real studio set up? Also, how is the detail when it comes to studying shadow detail - for example soft / hard shadow transitioning on skin? Hope you're doing well !!
Thank you Lindsay for another great video! Does the software allow you to feather the softbox? If so, is the result accurate compared to a real world shoot?
