Comments on: being the official imperial photographer http://blog.dannyngan.com/2008/05/12/being-the-official-imperial-photographer/ The life and times of an animator, a photographer, and a geek. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: stinkerbell http://blog.dannyngan.com/2008/05/12/being-the-official-imperial-photographer/#comment-1324 stinkerbell Tue, 13 May 2008 18:36:51 +0000 http://blog.dannyngan.com/?p=872#comment-1324 very cool to do and even cooler to see... well done :) one day I hope to figure out light too, maybe even figure out a light saber :) very cool to do and even cooler to see… well done :)
one day I hope to figure out light too, maybe even figure out a light saber :)

]]> By: Danny http://blog.dannyngan.com/2008/05/12/being-the-official-imperial-photographer/#comment-1323 Danny Tue, 13 May 2008 16:46:17 +0000 http://blog.dannyngan.com/?p=872#comment-1323 @Mike - It was my pleasure! I had a blast working with you guys and hope we can do it again in the future. @Paul - I tried to set up two speedlights on either side of the booth, but there wasn't enough room to work with and the backdrop was a very shiny vinyl that picked up highlight everywhere. I did use an on-camera SB-600 angled up at 45° for a little bit, but, again, the shiny backdrop was causing problems. I ended up using the ambient fluorescents and shooting at ISO 800 and a fairly wide aperture for most of the weekend. I also cranked up the D-Lighting on my D300 to boost the shadow detail and kill as much of the raccoon eyes as I could. Not ideal, but it worked for what we needed. @Mike - It was my pleasure! I had a blast working with you guys and hope we can do it again in the future.

@Paul - I tried to set up two speedlights on either side of the booth, but there wasn’t enough room to work with and the backdrop was a very shiny vinyl that picked up highlight everywhere. I did use an on-camera SB-600 angled up at 45° for a little bit, but, again, the shiny backdrop was causing problems. I ended up using the ambient fluorescents and shooting at ISO 800 and a fairly wide aperture for most of the weekend. I also cranked up the D-Lighting on my D300 to boost the shadow detail and kill as much of the raccoon eyes as I could. Not ideal, but it worked for what we needed.

]]> By: Paul Gibson http://blog.dannyngan.com/2008/05/12/being-the-official-imperial-photographer/#comment-1322 Paul Gibson Tue, 13 May 2008 16:15:19 +0000 http://blog.dannyngan.com/?p=872#comment-1322 Danny, what type of lighting set up and other gear did you use during the shoot? Danny, what type of lighting set up and other gear did you use during the shoot?

]]> By: Mike "Dishnu" http://blog.dannyngan.com/2008/05/12/being-the-official-imperial-photographer/#comment-1321 Mike "Dishnu" Tue, 13 May 2008 11:37:20 +0000 http://blog.dannyngan.com/?p=872#comment-1321 Thank you for your assistance this past weekend being our Photographer for this event. We could not have done it without you. Mike “Dishnu” Garrison Titan XO Thank you for your assistance this past weekend being our Photographer for this event. We could not have done it without you.
Mike “Dishnu”
Garrison Titan XO

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