Linkstar 561260 Manual De Usuario
Mini Studio Guide
MINI STUDIO GUIDE >05
• What's this Thing called a Spigot Adapter?
All light stands and most other lamp holders have a
universal connector called a spigot. Almost all photo
studio equipment is mounted onto stands using this
universal connection.
Because of this, light stands can be used in a
number of ways: with a reflector holder or as
building blocks for a background support system.
• What is a Modeling Lamp?
All studio flashes come equipped with a modeling lamp. This is
helpful for creating your composition. You can turn it on to see
where the shadows will be, if there are any undesired reflections,
and so on. When you have found a setup that works, you can
turn it off. The light bulb that actually flashes, is called a flash
tube.
• How do I Connect a Studio Flash?
All studio flashes come with a sync-cable. You can connect this
to your camera's "X-contact" connector. If your camera doesn't
have one, perhaps your camera flash gun does. You can also
use a hotshoe (see page 20) for equipping your camera with an
X-contact.
It doesn't suffer from physical
obstruction of the signal so it is a
very reliable solution for triggering
your studio flashes.
• Lighting Techniques Combined
The picture above shows a combination of various lighting ideas
we described on the previous page. The main light is near the
camera and provides the most light for this scene. This is the first
light you set up.
The fill light, at a lower power setting, provides depth. The
optional reflector works as an effect light. It can be swapped
with an additional flash if you like. The background flashes, also
optional, eliminate all shadows in the background.
• Further Lighting Techniques
With studio lighting, the possibilities are endless. Just let your
creativity run free! A common lighting technique is low key
lighting (example 4). It makes a photo look interesting, mysterious
or atmospheric. Few lights are used and there are lots of
shadows.
Example 5 shows the exact opposite: high key lighting has little to
no shadows and gives the photograph a fresh, upbeat look. With
a standard flash kit, you already have lots of lighting options to
choose from to give the photo that particular look that you are
looking for.
Example 4
Example 5
For a detailed description of the trigger set, see page 20.
• Flashing using Slave Mode
Another option is through slave mode.
Most studio flashes have a built-in slave
sensor. Simply turn on the "Remote"
button on your studio flash. As soon as
the built-in sensor "sees" another flash,
it triggers the flash at the same time. In
practice, using "slave" mode lets you
trigger an unlimited number of flashes
simultaneously. The downside is that this
doesn't work for setups where the flashes
are far apart: one flash may not see the
other one so it doesn't go off.
• Go Wireless! The Remote Trigger Set
The most widely used solution is a wireless trigger set.
• What's the Test Button for?
If a flash doesn't go off, there can be a a number of reasons.
Perhaps the sync cable is not connected
properly, the flashes are too far apart for the
slave mode to work correctly, or the wireless
trigger set receiver is set to a different channel
than the sender.
The test button helps you in finding out what's
wrong.
• What's the name of that cat on the left?
His name is Meneer Aart and he is 4 years old. He was
photographed using a DSLR camera, a LLK-600D flash kit
(see page 11), a BSK-2 background support kit and a LAT-4G
wireless trigger set. He enjoyed his photoshoot very much!
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