Matt & Peter

[Nnnnsic]

[Geoff]

Leigh - absolutely top quality images!!

These are some of the best work I've seen from you in some time. You should be proud. They are creative, evocative and strong images. Good stuff!

[radar]

Leigh,

I really love the way you have captured these classics

The b&w also goes great and I love the way you have done the lighting,

cheers,

André

[wendellt]

nice side lighting man

[sirhc55]

By God I think you’ve got it - excellent Leigh

[hippychik]

awesome lighting! love your b&w work - most emotive - well done!

[mattyjacobs]

Leigh - my wife is keen for some baby photos in this style - really dark, with side lighting as you've done.

I've just got a couple of questions, would you (or others) mind answering them please?

1. are you using a black background?
2. is the room lit as normal with a fast shutter speed to as to not expose the room light?
3. umm ... tips please?

any help would be really appreciated!

cheers

[Nnnnsic]

Actually, these were shot at Sheepie's place on his backyard patio with the lights from the side of the home.

So if you want this sort of thing you probably want some harsh lighting from the one side with the darkened background. I can design a lighting set up like it when I get home from work (lunch break) if you want, but it shouldn't be hard to rig regardless.

Low aperture because of low light. The Sigma 30 1.4 is surprisingly good around 1.8-2.2 I've found, but I'll put up some of the original images when I get home if you want so you can see what they look like plus EXIF.

The black & white conversion is of my own making for one of the filters I use and it emulates the film I use to use (Agfa) and the process I used to use in the darkroom.

[Reschsmooth]

Leigh - my wife is keen for some baby photos in this style - really dark, with side lighting as you've done.

I've just got a couple of questions, would you (or others) mind answering them please?

1. are you using a black background?
2. is the room lit as normal with a fast shutter speed to as to not expose the room light?
3. umm ... tips please?

any help would be really appreciated!

cheers

Matty, use this as an opportunity to say "to get this effect, you need to let me spend crazy dollars on more lenses". You never know!!!

[Reschsmooth]

Leigh, I think the last would look great on the cover of the BBC's latest version of "Grumpy Old Men"

I like what you have done.

[mattyjacobs]

Matty, use this as an opportunity to say "to get this effect, you need to let me spend crazy dollars on more lenses". You never know!!!

great tip! But I'm already using that excuse to buy an ST-E2 ... wireless transmitter for the flash thingy.

Leigh - original images would be a great help! These are really nice photos.

[Nnnnsic]

Okay, I'm attaching the original images to this thread.









There you go Matty (and anyone else who wanted to see them).

[mattyjacobs]

Thanks Leigh.

So that light was just the outdoor light ... no flash, or dark background, strong light from one side ... I'll have a play with this when I find some time.

[Oneputt]

I am a big fan of B&W and these are really good

[Matt. K]

Leigh
I have never looked so good! (That is me, is'nt it?) PS....That lovely reflection of the wine glass....you could have exploited it a little more.

[the foto fanatic]

Memo to Peter Stubbs: When a celebrity (you) has an unwelcome photo taken by paparazzi (Leigh), the customary gesture involves the middle finger!

[stubbsy]

Memo to Peter Stubbs: When a celebrity (you) has an unwelcome photo taken by paparazzi (Leigh), the customary gesture involves the middle finger!

Unless you're about to pick your nose