Bowens 500 and 1000 flash are two of the lights used in the college studio.
Technical Data
Both of these lights are the same apart form the power, they both work in the same way.
They have a very short freezing flash duration of 1/2900 sec which is able to freeze movement so is highly suitable for fashion portrait shots. This helps if you are trying to get movement in your picture, for example if your model is jumping in the air or flicking her hair.
The lights have three different standby functions;
1, the main lamp is on all the time whilst shooting and the flash goes off when the shutter button is depressed
2, the main lamp is off all of the time and only the flash goes off when the shutter button is depressed
3, the main lamp goes off once the flash has been fired for a couple of seconds and then returns to being constant
These different variations create different types of images, if the lamp isn't constantly on then the person who is being photographed eyes will appear dilated as their eyes will be adapted to the dark.
Once the flash has fired there is a beep which indicates that the flash has recharged to full power and is ready to be fired again. On the side of the unit there are two dials, one changes the power of the flash, if this dial is changed the flash has to be fired once to defuse the flash that's if you have reduced the power and increased power to charge up, the other dial is for the brightness of the constant lamp.
On the back of the light there is a switch which syncs more than one flash light together. So if you attach one flash to the camera via a cable then once the shutter button is depressed the signal is sent to all flash lights to fire all at the same time.
The above three pictures are all attachments which attach onto the flash guns. They all have different effects on the subject in which you are taking shots off. Firstly is a soft box, this softens the light on the subject and creates less of a shadow or none at all. For example if you were to set the studio up with two soft boxes either side of a model towards the back of the studio pointing at the backdrop this will prevent any shadow and make it look like there is no back drop in the photo.
Secondly is a reflector and this creates a softer light and ensures that the light is more evenly spread across the subject. This is a useful tool to use in portraiture to soften the light on the models face.
Thirdly is a grid diffuser this again is highly suitable for portraits. It contains a perspex outer opal diffuser with a removable honeycomb grid in the centre, this gives a direct pool of light in the centre surrounded by a soft-diffused light.
Above are some of the backdrops in the college studio which can be used to create a different mood in an image. These can all be painted in what ever colour you require for your shots. There is also a roll of black thick paper like material which can be hung from a stand as a back drop.
This can create either a really sharp edge to the model in the photo or a seamless edge, and if only one light is used to the side then this will only highlight one side of the face thus creating a totally different image and the side which isn't lit up disappears into the background. I really like this way of taking pictures it gives the image a real mystery and it really draws your focus straight to the models face and what the face is saying, its so simple!
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