From: Paul Stenquist
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.
The one in the gold lame suit? That's the one I'm using.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4f3r7tf
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