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Of course not :). You don't even need to say sorry. It's just about painters; I don't identificate with them. Good thing you study them! I like chiaroscuro style lighting too. Rembrand, (as many ...

Rembrand and Vermeer are both Dutch painters. Sorry, that's where I am from. I just had to put that straight. Flemish painters are from Belgium; that's just a whole different country ;).

Thanks Tug. J.A. Mortram does some very nice documentary style portrets I have to say! @Ed Shapiro: well said :)

I must say most tutorials/photographers that are mentioned seem a bit dated to me (well.., not the photographers themselves, but the material that is referred to). I am very visual, I like to see ...

They say snoots are expensive to produce ;). Inefficient also

Very good attempt! If I had to choose one of the shots as best lit, I would choose the last shot or the one without glasses. I usually prefer it when just one ear is visible, but that's just ...

Really? Didn't expect that much of a differece between a f2.0 or f1.8 lens for this purpose. But good to know. I am going to try this. I will buy the same kind of lens then. I might be able to buy ...

Nicely done! ...what if you use a fast zoom lens? Will you be able to change the size of the projected pattern? What will be the difference in projection between a fixed focal length tele or wide ...

Wow, it's truely a hard choice; I hate heat (and I could avoid a lot of it) and I hate to buy things that fall short... It's hard to believe ELC LED's will not be bright enough to see the effect of ...

Very interesting, I might just read "Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of The Creative Eye" :). Thanks for mentioning it flyinglentris

Hahaha, no, just kidding. Well formulated. And I agree! Inspiring how you have put it!

Yeah? Why?

Hahaha, you are not making it any easier for me. But I do appreciate your input greatly! Even more so.... If I choose the ELC, which uses LED modelling lights I could buy one or two 500w/s units ...

What do you mean with that?

What I personally find interesting is what other photographers think of composite lighting? Do you feel it conflicts too much with the desire to get everything "in camera"? What would be your ...

I think it can be a legitimate technique to use... Actually I thought about asking what other photographers think of it! Because the scene and the camera do not move, I think it's still OK. When is ...

Funny.... So many different opinions and way's ppl like to work. Thanks for your input... Good nick you have! Glad you have spoken ;)

Hahaha, I didn't know... Nice pictures of the assembling they have on their website. I bet they used an Elinchrome flash ;) (kidding, I don't like the photo's that much). But yeah funny... Well, ...

Ther isn't one special reason actually. I like the fact they are based in Europe. Very important because service is quick for me (Amsterdam). The pricing is right for me. They are known to operate ...

Thanks Ellis, I just had a look. They list the ELC in t0.1 measurement (at min and max power) The sneaky thing is they list the ELC Pro HD in the 0.5 measurement! The ELC Pro HD has the shortest ...