I have a full-size cardboard cutout of Elvis that I use to set up my studio lights. It's too dimensional so it's not much a lot of help with lighting, but it works for framing and exposure. And when shooting on white or pale backgrounds, I do get some approximation of lighting values based on the shadows.
Paul On Feb 22, 2011, at 2:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I did a family photo shoot the other night for a friend. It was only my > second photo shoot involving small children, and we ran into the issue of the > very short sell-by date for children's attention spans. > > I had expected something like this, so I used the adults to set up and dial > in the lighting. Thinking about the issue, I was wondering if anyone who > photographs children a lot has a large doll, or stuffed animal that they use > as a stunt double for the kid, for setting up the lighting, background etc.? > Has anyone tried this and found that it doesn't work? > > I was also thinking that it might be handy to try and find a manikin to use > in setting up photo sessions of adults. I'd be tempted to paint it with > hotrod primer to get something approximating 18% grey. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
