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paul_bennett

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21 Jul 2007 - 11:54 PM

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Im trying to get myself into fashion photography, with some hot willing female friends willing to pose. As i havent tried shooting anything fashion, not to sure what to expect. I fancy mastering using natural light from a window or maybe some ceiling lighting. So. im in the dark about what equipment i should purchase?

Im going to get myself the reconmmended lens by Scott Kelby the 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR IF ED from Nikon. But i have also been told by a few models that when theyre on location all the photographer uses is a camera (funny that lol) and a main reflector thats it...would this all i would need to start off getting good shots? Or should i invest in a SB800?

Dam photography it can be very costly...but i love it

cameracat (e2 Member)

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22 Jul 2007 - 1:20 AM

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Scott Kelby might be great at Photoshop, But he's fairly average as a Photographer....

Having said that the 24 - 120 is not a bad lens, But would not be my first choice for shooting fashion type shots, You can get away with natural light and a reflector........BUT..................Have you seen the weather lately....

An SB-800 or SB-600 will come in handy, Even when shooting in natural light, You might need to use a little fill flash...........

Hell the expense don't stop there.....

Snapper

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22 Jul 2007 - 12:02 PM

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Hang on a minute there Paul. Scott Kelby is partly correct when he says that the 80-100mm range is optimum, but that is on a full frame sensor or 35mm, whereas I'm assuming that you will be shooting digital? If so, then your Nikon will have a crop factor of 1.5x so that 80-100 is equivalent to 120-150mm on your camera. In order to get the true 80-100 effect, you will need to be looking at 50-66mm (eg Nikon 18-70) as the equivalent, therefore you may wish to consider other lenses.

paul_bennett

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22 Jul 2007 - 1:44 PM

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im based in farnborough, and i do have the 18-70mm the stanard lens on the d200 or d80 i think - are there any other good nikon lenses for fashion shoots?

yah i have myself a D50 so will be shooting digital

paul_bennett

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22 Jul 2007 - 1:57 PM

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its ok peter, but thank you. Im shooting my ex girlfriend in her house, she has a large bedroom with french doors and a balcony so lots of natural light which would be nice, so i think ill save my money with the lens and buy a decent reflector instead...how does that sound???

And maybe if im good you think it would be worth getting a prime lens for fashion?

loving your folio btw

peter_davey

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22 Jul 2007 - 2:01 PM

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Sound advice from Steve there Paul.

paul_bennett

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22 Jul 2007 - 2:09 PM

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that is your right, the style im liking atm is GQ stuff i have got some cuttings from my collections with some good poses..So going to try and re-create those.

As i cant afford an assistant im thinking along the lines of theses
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/?/photo/studio_lighting/Lastolite.html#trigrip

And ill use my tripod and remote so i can set the camera up then use the reflector myselft then take the shot with the remote. lol genius

stevekhart

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22 Jul 2007 - 2:14 PM

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Alternatively if you've got more than one model -get one of them to hold stuff while you're shooting another. Larger reflectors are easier to prop up against things.