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Friday Photography Blog No. 28 | 115 comments (115 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: EXCITING THINGS FROM THE LAST WEEK (none / 0)

Does your flash have a zoom head? Which one do you have?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 12:13:15 PM EST
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Re: EXCITING THINGS FROM THE LAST WEEK (none / 0)

A zoom head? I have the SB600 (or 500 maybe, can't remember). So I can rotate the direction of the flash and I have a diffuser cap for it as well to soften the light. I can alter the intensity of the flash easily too. It can be used wirelessly as well, away from the actual camera.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 12:15:44 PM EST
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Re: EXCITING THINGS FROM THE LAST WEEK (none / 1)

Right. Get your manual. Look up controlling the zoom of the flash manually, set it to 85mm, take picture with wide-angle lens. You'll get something like that effect, but with the SB-800 and a 20mm on a D200 would need to put a snoot on it - which is the tube of black paper Sven is talking about above.

The photographer is using a Canon EOS-1D Mark II, so I guess he's got a Canon flash of some sort, which means he may or may not need to put a snoot on to get that effect.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 12:27:07 PM EST
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Re: EXCITING THINGS FROM THE LAST WEEK (none / 0)

Snoot?!! lol.
I'll pull out the manual when I get home.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 12:43:33 PM EST
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Re: EXCITING THINGS FROM THE LAST WEEK (none / 0)

Actually, I missed the explanation about bouncing it, which might explain the difference.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 12:44:30 PM EST
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Re: EXCITING THINGS FROM THE LAST WEEK (none / 0)

A bouncing snoot?

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 12:45:12 PM EST
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Snood (none / 0)

is the word, not snoot.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 01:32:16 PM EST
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Re: Snood (none / 0)

Huh. The websites I've been reading don't agree.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 01:36:53 PM EST
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Re: Snood (none / 0)

I have seen the snood spelling before though, I think.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 01:44:43 PM EST
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Trivia quiz (none / 0)

Here's one for you: cuculoris

I last used one while lighting a jungle scene.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 01:58:51 PM EST
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Re: Trivia quiz (none / 0)

A specific type of gobo?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 02:14:34 PM EST
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Re: Trivia quiz (none / 0)

A solid flag with an intricate organic pattern jig-sawed out of it. Imitates the effect of light through foliage etc.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 02:28:50 PM EST
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Now I check, you are correct (none / 0)

Snoot (as in snooty) is definitely proboscial

A snood is a kind of bag for the hair. My mother always called a net onion bag a snood. It evolved to refer to bands around the head and onward into movie use. Samuelson's rental catalogue in the 70's referred to snoods. My crew called them that, from movie use.

But I have to say the snoot etymology is more satisfying. ;-)

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by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 at 01:52:26 PM EST
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Friday Photography Blog No. 28 | 115 comments (115 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)