Henrik A Meyer Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Hi. Anybody with a good idea to do a top ambient room light set up that is as flat as possible, but still easy to control? Normally I use China balla or kino flos, where the main light source comes from the windows. Thank you, Henrik A. Meyer www.henrikameyer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Larson Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 My favorite thing to do, if you are shooting relatively tight, or will not be seeing the ceiling in the frame, is to tack up a large peice of Bleached or Unbleached muslin (depending on how warm you want the amient light) and bounce a flood or 2 into it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik A Meyer Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 That´s a great idea, thanks:-). Henrik www.henrikameyer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Selby Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Yes bounced - but why from above - why not bounce off a wall to make it look a bit more 3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Orzano Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) Lekos are good for ceiling bounce. The focussed beam doesn't spill all over the place, so you don't have to blackwrap the crap out of it like you might other units. Also you can use the shutters to hit a specific shape on the ceiling from across the room, or just to change the size of your beam for more/less intensity out of the bounce without dimming and making it warmer. Might need a couple in a big room as they are only 750w max. If you rent them, make sure the rental house has edison connectors on them rather than 20A bates, or that they come with 20A bates to edison adapters. Also you can tape duvatyne teasers onto the ceiling to hang down around your bounce and flag it off the walls. Cut them longer than you think (to hang down lower) because you can always roll them up higher and clip it. Edited December 13, 2013 by Toby Orzano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik A Meyer Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 Sounds good, thanks. I actually use the Leko a lot now, and I agree they do a great job and are fast and easy to use:-). Thanks, the wall bounce is also good idea. I normally use bounce board and Leko together on the sides, so I can angle the light direction a little bit. Henrik www.henrikameyer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 15, 2013 Premium Member Share Posted December 15, 2013 Why is a light bounced off a wall 3D but a light bounced off of a ceiling 2D??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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