Jump Like Spidy… Almost

Posted on: December 3, 2011, by :

I learned that doing a self portrait can be pretty exhausting. Another thing I learned is that modeling really can be hard work. It’s not just standing around being photographed.

Doing a shot like the one above all by yourself takes a while but it’s fun to do.

It took me 44 jumps trying to have the exact timing when the shutter will release. I really thought that it was an easy one. Now I know better.

I was using a white backdrop that I totally over exposed with two naked studio strobes that where pointed directly onto the background. One studio strobe with a soft box was directed in a 45 degree angle on me.

When I’m working with studio strobes I like work in full manual mode. On the camera and on the strobes of course.

This were the settings on my Canon 7D:

  • Aperture: F11
  • Shutter speed: 1/200 (I guess 1/250 would have taken a way a little more of the motion blur)
  • ISO: 100
  • Focal length: 25mm on my Sigma 17-50 2.8

The strobes where set as follows:

  • 2 strobes on the background with full power and without umbrella’s or soft boxes.
  • 1 strobe pointing on me by 45 degrees and the power was set to 1/4

 

2 thoughts on “Jump Like Spidy… Almost

  1. 44 Jumps! Wow! Now that's a workout! You really are like Spidy! I love this picture! :-) Hello, little brother, I miss you. Lots of love from Brooklyn!

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