Using a stdio for first time - HELP!!

slumped

Hi All

Been asked to shoot some photos for a mate in a Studio next week but I've never used a studio before.

There will be someone there to let us in and as far as I know they will help me set my camera up and the lights, but after that I'm on my own.

Is there much that can go wrong from a technical point of view?

I am pretty good with light/shade but am more concerned about getting settings correct - eg metering etc.

Anyone got basic advice for me??

Ta.

Slumped

Fajitas!

Not too much that can go wrong, ensure you can either put the sync cable into your camera, or you have a hotshoe sync so you can actually use the lights.

After that, it's a matter of practice, if you wanted, there's a fantastic book that I used when I started into studio work, Link, that'll give you a run down of all the different lighting types, gobo's, and set ups/situations.

Most big book shops in Dublin will have it.

slumped

thanks for that. Sorry my response took a while!

will buy that book and hope for the best in the mean time!!

In studio Friday evening for 2 hours - he's looking for an album cover shot so shouldn't be too difficult.......!

S

Fajitas!

No probs, that book will do you wonders for light layout and letting you know what is what

ThOnda

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