Anyone else notice Pye's assistant is the guy from the "How to Find the Right Light Direction" video? Or am I the only one binging every single one of their videos? hahah. Thanks for all of the amazing content and info Pye. Your talent and generosity are appreciated.
Thanks for touching on the differences between white & silver ceiling bounce (Alum+Insulated-ceilings=is what I've got) and that micro note regards a speed-lite-dome to get > "some-light-onto-the-face" + and I'm not yet subscribed = ouch :(
Impractical. A V Flat for a ceiling just to bounce a speedlite? This is hardly Lighting 101, more like we need to fill a few minutes on a DVD so lets see how daft we can be. If you're going to demonstrate bouncing a speedlite off a ceiling as a tutorial, go somewhere appropriate... Not the usual SLR Lounge quality material.
Think of it as extra credit. This may be 101, but just like in any class/course there are always students willing to go above and beyond to get an A+. As for me, I would put a v-flat overhead in a dark gym in order to get the shot.
+Edward Millership The piece that we used was a $10 piece of foam purchased from home depot. It was used over a reflector for several reasons. First, our reflectors were already set on stands (which you can see in the background) for a different shot setup which we also show in the tutorial. Second, the foam core is cheap and far larger of a surface to bounce from. So it is much easier to position and adjust than a small reflector. Third, we are trying to demonstrate just how many options there are when it comes to light modification. The purpose of Lighting 101 wasn't to demonstrate the "simplest" or most "effective" way of doing things. Lighting 101 was designed to help people understand light and every possible way of modifying it. It's all about "worst case scenerios" and how to deal when you don't have ideal gear. Again, these are free videos uploaded from an entire course worth of content. It's not really nice or fair to sit online and judge the content of the course without even looking or understanding the purpose of the content and where it fits within the course. But, I guess for many it's easier to criticize than simply say thanks, ask a question, or just move on. -- Pye
