Comments on: Friday News Nuggets

By: David McLaughlin

David McLaughlin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:56:30 +0000

re: my above comments on filming and post-production sessions of online class at KelbyTraining.com. above……. My comments were based on assumptions and not fact. I found out why the shows have not shown up as yet…..
I will promise (try to anyway) not to let my reactions be based on assumptions…. Sorry!
Dave

By: Glyn Dewis

Glyn Dewis — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:15:24 +0000

Hi Scott,

Just back from France and was greeted by your Lightroom 2 book on the doorstep )

Thanks so much for sending it over; I’ve ready the first couple of chapters and have to say you’ve done an awesome job!!!!!

All the best to you and yours,
Glyn

By: Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:09:55 +0000

Please schedule a Lightroom class in Denver.

By: James Donahue

James Donahue — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:27:44 +0000

Where can one get the gel knee Pads?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:11:45 +0000

Hey, Scott, I sent a message earlier about the lightroom book that hadn’t made its way to me.
But to my suprise it was in the mail today. How did you do that?
(of course) I shoulda waited another day to ask… Oh, well, now I got the weekend to read it.

Thanks,
Dan

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:09:16 +0000

To Bryan:
Rats—-I wish I had a photo of the shoot. I’ll check with RC to see if he has one, but I did use a Elinchrom 72″ Octabank on a boom arm. For the shot you see here, I had it placed directly over the car on a boom (with RC hanging onto that lightstand with all his might, because we didn’t want it to fall over and scratch Tommy’s car.

It was taken with a Nikon D300, at f/5.6 at 1/250 of a second at ISO 200. I shot in Manual mode (which I always do when using strobes), and it was shot with my 17-55mm lens, out wide at 17mm.

I did run the LucisArt plug-in on the photo to make the ground look really gritty, but I mostly removed the effect on the car (it looked too gritty), but left it on the tires and wheels. I did a bit of dodging and burning in Photoshop to lighten some areas, and darken others. Plus, I sharpened the living daylights out of it.

Hope that helps (in the meantime, I’ll check with RC for a set-up shot just in case).

-Scott

By: David McLaughlin

David McLaughlin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:01:53 +0000

Hi Scott,

It’s good to hear of all the new filming and post-production sessions of online class at KelbyTraining.com. I have a question in relation to releasing of such classes…… Ever since day one you have been advertising that you have 4 or 5 classes with Ben Willmore. You have even been promoting in the coming next column (for at least the last year) you have had “Tonal Adjustment in Photoshop” – Ben Willmore.
What’s up with that?????

By: Bryan Lynch

Bryan Lynch — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:08:03 +0000

Scott,

Could you post your set-up for the volvo shot: lighting, lens, and post? P-l-e-a-a-s-e!

By: Amit

Amit — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:49:17 +0000

Aww bless! Thanks for the link Scott.

By: Nate Benson

Nate Benson — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:37:05 +0000

Benson blog Scott, Belson is an outdoor superstore that sells picnic tables.
Thanks for re-posting the review, as a newer blogger I appreciate it.

-Nate B
nbenson.wordpress.com