That was some seriously awesome work you guys did. Loved it. :) How did you get everything so perfectly exposed? HDR? Seriously. Awesome job.
C+D = :)
Vu Bui
· 1 year ago
Hey David,
Actually I shot it in RAW but didn't do HDR or even mock HDR. The exposure was done with my Alien Bees studio strobes and ringflash with a battery pack. I overpowered the sun by about a stop and a half... that and the wrap-around lighting gave it the look it has.
This was actually done with very minimal adustments, I did them all in Lightroom and only used PS to clone out some dust and resize/sharpen for web.
steve garfield
· 1 year ago
Very cool shots. Love the lighting... Glad to hear you can do this with lighting vs. Photoshop.
Christian Kaysen
· 1 year ago
Dude! Nice job. Really digging the RING BEE... Woop Woop for RAW!
Cheers!
Josh Grant
· 1 year ago
My God Vu, you just keep on getting better and better each time.
mark brooke
· 1 year ago
we loved working with you both! you are soooo amazing!!!! Thank you Thank You Thank You! -candice and mark
Ellie Grayes
· 1 year ago
Hi Vu,
Newbie here.
What's HDR?
Lan Bui
· 1 year ago
Hey Ellie, I'm Lan, Vu's brother.
HDR is High Dynamic Range. You can read up on it here.
thefemgeek
· 1 year ago
I love this lighting. I am going to have to come there for a week and be a intern :) I would love to learn how you are doing this. I also need to invest in LIGHTING. It's the one area that I have always been weak in. Got any suggestions as to where I can learn more by reading up on it or maybe even a website?
Vu Bui
· 1 year ago
To purchase I have to highly recommend Alien Bees lights... http://alienbees.com. They are awesome... both in the quality of the product and in their service.
As for learning resources... strobist.com is a great place to start. Their focus is on off-camera strobes... but the same principles and techniques apply to studio lighting as well. The local bookstore or even used bookstore... or heck even the library... is going to be full of great books about lighting. Nothing new is worth learning first... the basics haven't changed in years... so you'll be good with anything you choose.
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C+D = :)
Actually I shot it in RAW but didn't do HDR or even mock HDR. The exposure was done with my Alien Bees studio strobes and ringflash with a battery pack. I overpowered the sun by about a stop and a half... that and the wrap-around lighting gave it the look it has.
This was actually done with very minimal adustments, I did them all in Lightroom and only used PS to clone out some dust and resize/sharpen for web.
Cheers!
Newbie here.
What's HDR?
HDR is High Dynamic Range. You can read up on it here.
As for learning resources... strobist.com is a great place to start. Their focus is on off-camera strobes... but the same principles and techniques apply to studio lighting as well. The local bookstore or even used bookstore... or heck even the library... is going to be full of great books about lighting. Nothing new is worth learning first... the basics haven't changed in years... so you'll be good with anything you choose.
Or, come to Orange County and just hang out!