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Re: Catch Lights [Re: Marie Mitchell Photography] #32082
10/24/10 07:57 AM
10/24/10 07:57 AM
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Marie, you mentioned PLM's. The problem with the large ones is the eyeshine that Ty mentioned. The light source is so large that it is hard to pose the head of the cat at an angle that eliminates the discoloration. Unless you have placed them 20 or 30 feet from the subject. Then you don't really get the wrapping of the light from a large source.

With cats, the size of the light source, the distance from the subject, and the position of the light relative to the lens axis all figures into the result. Bigger is not necessarily better, closer is not necessarily better or worse, its a combination of it all.

Regarding umbrellas, my nit with them is seeing the spines of the umbrella in the catchlight. To me round or square looks natural, but 'flying saucers' do not.

Re: Catch Lights [Re: psmith] #32083
10/24/10 08:10 AM
10/24/10 08:10 AM
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Very true Preston, my brain works too slowly to give good answers

Re: Catch Lights [Re: Julie] #32084
10/25/10 12:55 PM
10/25/10 12:55 PM
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On the shape of catchlights themselves, I've read of other photographers using gaffers tape to "recreate" the panes of a window on square or rectangular soft-boxes. I've been tempted to try it myself

Re: Catch Lights [Re: Jim Poor] #32085
10/25/10 09:03 PM
10/25/10 09:03 PM
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Thanks for your replies Jim, Julie, and Preston. You have given me a lot to chew on.


Penny J. Wills
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