D200 - Wireless SB-800 portrait

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Submitted By: Larry Berman

Location: Pittsburgh

Joined: Mar 7 2005

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D200 - Wireless SB-800 portrait

Posted: January 19, 2007 - 7:14am

I took this portrait of my wife with the Nikon D200 using Nikon's wireless (CLS) Creative Lighting System. I set up two SB-800s (on Remote mode) on light stands shooting through white 32 inch umbrellas. The left side flash was set on Channel A and the right side flash was set on Channel B at minus 1-1/3 stops of light to give the lighting ratio you see. I used Photek's Storm Gray background in a bag for the back drop. The D200 was set on Commander mode (with it's on camera flash blocked) to control the two SB-800s. No exposure or color adjustment was needed. just cropping and resize in Photoshop. The system performed perfectly.

I would have posted this to the lighting forum, but UBB code isn't enabled so I couldn't include an image in the post.

Submitted By: nikonmeister

Location: Springfield, MO

Joined: Feb 14 2007

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Re: D200 - Wireless SB-800 portrait

Posted: February 14, 2007 - 1:05pm

Great example Larry. I see you have the same Backdrop I have "the Wrinkles" I have used my speedlights to but seems your composition is better then mine was. I do remember I didn't use any Exposure Comp on mine and the Images did come out quite well they had harsh hot spots "Blowed Out" that of coarse I lost those areas all together.
I am in the works of setting up the Garage studio again for a shoot this weekend using the stobes, and possibly additional lighting all around.
Like to see more on this area posted.
Cheers!
NikonMeister