[LargeFormat] lighting tricks

[Dave Southwood]

dear uncle richard

i just came from the 4 by 4 store where a guy with a crew cut directed my
attention to a portable, and very strong, coleman spot with a guide number
of 800 000. neither of us knew what that meant exactly but concurred that it
sounded extremely bright(lots of nodding). i will try it tonight and figure
a means of diffusing the spot. it has a circular glass and i thought a sawn
off(floor side) bucket with some linen stretched across the top might make
the ideal soft-box.

my technika has a coupled range-finder so i may take the law into my own
hands(literally) and mount a flash on top of it and do it circa 50's press
style

what is a good way to attach a small piece of dark cloth to the back of my
technika so that i may see the grotesque, and super-ostentatious 'board of
executives' building which i have to photograph clearly

i thought a tapered tube of velvet with elastic eyes which could fit gently
onto the four screws which allow the rear standard movement. any technika
owners in the p.gallery?

thanks
dave




dave southwood
flat 1, coronation mansions
42 warren street
tamboerskloof
cape town
8001
south africa

+27 82 8543363 mobile
+27 21 4247992 home

----- Original Message -----
From: rstein <rstein@bigpond.net.au>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] lighting tricks


> Dear David,
>
>      Goodness Gracious you DO live an interesting life. I trust that your
> efforts to spot the truckies and the hookers will not shorten it. 12v car
> headlamps driven from the battery are certainly a possibility if you can
> charge up sufficiently during the day. Or during the getaway.
>
>     What a pity the good old Weegee style flashbulb and BC flashgun seem
to
> have disappeared. They would be ideal for weight and volume. Perhaps you
> could poke around...err, I should have expressed that better...and see if
> there are any old sets in the camera stores.
>
>      Uncle Dick
>
>
>
>
>
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