Comments on: First Self Portraits with Impact 1 Light Umbrella Kit http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/ web development, photography, tutorials and adventure Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ritchie http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/#comment-533 Ritchie Thu, 22 May 2008 23:32:11 +0000 http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/#comment-533 <p>This has been helpful in my decision to buy this model or not. Seems like it gets nothing but good reviews, and this little blog helps reinforce it with the great self portraits you took.</p> <p>Quick question: since this kit is pretty cheap, do you recommend buying two of these, just to help create more light on the subject and/or background, or should one kit do the job for most situations?</p> This has been helpful in my decision to buy this model or not. Seems like it gets nothing but good reviews, and this little blog helps reinforce it with the great self portraits you took.

Quick question: since this kit is pretty cheap, do you recommend buying two of these, just to help create more light on the subject and/or background, or should one kit do the job for most situations?

]]> By: Kim http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/#comment-337 Kim Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:33:21 +0000 http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/#comment-337 <p>cute place. the shots came out great. i couldnt even tell that there was anything behing you other than black. Thanks for the examples.</p> <p>im going to be shooting a 4 month old and either have to put her on a table covered of have something full length, as there will be other family members in the shot. i live near a joanns so i think im gonna head on over and see what on sale. i have two book cases i can clip the material onto to hang it. well see how it turns out! thanks again.</p> cute place. the shots came out great. i couldnt even tell that there was anything behing you other than black. Thanks for the examples.

im going to be shooting a 4 month old and either have to put her on a table covered of have something full length, as there will be other family members in the shot. i live near a joanns so i think im gonna head on over and see what on sale. i have two book cases i can clip the material onto to hang it. well see how it turns out! thanks again.

]]> By: Terri Ann http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/#comment-323 Terri Ann Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:36:11 +0000 http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/#comment-323 <p>Hey Kim,</p> <p>The backdrop behind me was actually the brown curtains on my windows, probably 8ft behind me. That's part of the reason I chose to make all the shots black and white, the color versions had a bizarre color combination.</p> <p>In post (I use Adobe Lightroom) I increased the contrast a LOT and darkened the browns so they appeared almost black.</p> <p>I still have my room arranged the same way so I just snapped these photos to give you an idea what it looked like.</p> <p><a href="/uploads/2008/03/img_0560.JPG" title="Setup Shot 1" rel="lightbox" rel="nofollow"><img src="/uploads/2008/03/img_0560.thumbnail.JPG" alt="Setup Shot 1" /></a> <a href="/uploads/2008/03/img_0561.JPG" title="Setup Shot 2" rel="lightbox" rel="nofollow"><img src="/uploads/2008/03/img_0561.thumbnail.JPG" alt="Setup Shot 2" /></a></p> <p>I've never had a lot of success with full length but the best I have done with things I have at home is to move my bed out of the way and hang a black flat bed sheet from that curtain rod.</p> <p>Hope that helps. I'd love to see how your photos come out.</p> Hey Kim,

The backdrop behind me was actually the brown curtains on my windows, probably 8ft behind me. That's part of the reason I chose to make all the shots black and white, the color versions had a bizarre color combination.

In post (I use Adobe Lightroom) I increased the contrast a LOT and darkened the browns so they appeared almost black.

I still have my room arranged the same way so I just snapped these photos to give you an idea what it looked like.

Setup Shot 1 Setup Shot 2

I've never had a lot of success with full length but the best I have done with things I have at home is to move my bed out of the way and hang a black flat bed sheet from that curtain rod.

Hope that helps. I'd love to see how your photos come out.

]]> By: Kim http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/#comment-319 Kim Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:11:36 +0000 http://blog.ninedays.org/2007/12/05/first-self-portraits-with-impact-1-light-umbrella-kit/#comment-319 <p>Hi terriseethings, great photos i think the one i like best is where your looking over your sholder. and the hat works.</p> <p>how did you do the backdrop? im looking to be able to achieve the same kind of backdrop that goes onto the floor for some nice shots of my kids. your setup described there is what i have in my head. Thanks for any info.</p> Hi terriseethings, great photos i think the one i like best is where your looking over your sholder. and the hat works.

how did you do the backdrop? im looking to be able to achieve the same kind of backdrop that goes onto the floor for some nice shots of my kids. your setup described there is what i have in my head. Thanks for any info.

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