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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 32729" data-attributes="member: 1061">Day Two:Even more exhausting, and we worked less hours.&nbsp; Today we had to use a strobe outside to simulate sunlight through windows, which required bringing out the big guns.&nbsp; The tripod weighed in at about 100 lbs. and could extend to reach 2nd story windows.&nbsp; I'm not sure what model the light was, but yes, it was powerful enough to shoot through the outside of the house and into the rooms and light them.&nbsp; Very cool stuff.&nbsp; We shot an upstairs sitting room, master bed/bath.&nbsp; Downstairs was the main living room, formal dining room, and main dining area.&nbsp; The homeowners also posed for a photo with their dog in the living room.We were pressed for time today because they were having a dinner party, so it was go-go-go all day long.&nbsp; Every single lamp light bulb had to be replaced with blue bulbs for the shoot in addition to moving all the lighting around and setting up shots.&nbsp; Moving that huge outside light around wasn't fun either.&nbsp; In the end though, I think everything worked out well and the designer and owners were happy.&nbsp; A little bit of trickery today:&nbsp; Some corners of the rooms just weren't lit enough, even with our fake sun.&nbsp; These rooms were all decorated to the max, so there was a lot of shadow cast.&nbsp; He did his main shot, then I moved lighting to hit those dark areas and he shot again so that they could be photoshopped into the final composition.&nbsp; We also re-shot several hanging pictures on the walls so they wouldn't have glare on them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 32729, member: 1061"] Day Two: Even more exhausting, and we worked less hours. Today we had to use a strobe outside to simulate sunlight through windows, which required bringing out the big guns. The tripod weighed in at about 100 lbs. and could extend to reach 2nd story windows. I'm not sure what model the light was, but yes, it was powerful enough to shoot through the outside of the house and into the rooms and light them. Very cool stuff. We shot an upstairs sitting room, master bed/bath. Downstairs was the main living room, formal dining room, and main dining area. The homeowners also posed for a photo with their dog in the living room. We were pressed for time today because they were having a dinner party, so it was go-go-go all day long. Every single lamp light bulb had to be replaced with blue bulbs for the shoot in addition to moving all the lighting around and setting up shots. Moving that huge outside light around wasn't fun either. In the end though, I think everything worked out well and the designer and owners were happy. A little bit of trickery today: Some corners of the rooms just weren't lit enough, even with our fake sun. These rooms were all decorated to the max, so there was a lot of shadow cast. He did his main shot, then I moved lighting to hit those dark areas and he shot again so that they could be photoshopped into the final composition. We also re-shot several hanging pictures on the walls so they wouldn't have glare on them. [/QUOTE]

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