PhotoCD Index


Philip and Alex in bed using PowerBook (photo: Rob Silvers)
BIG
Programming Can be Fun (photo: Rob Silvers)

Canon EOS-5, 20-35/2.8L, 540EZ flash tilted up 45 degrees, +2/3 stop flash exposure compensation, Stofen Omni-bounce, Kodak E100 slide film

We wanted a boring flat illustrative light and we got it. This photo would have been ruined by standard on-camera flash. Standard bounce flash off the white ceiling would have been better, but probably it would have left unpleasant shadows under eyes and chin. The Omni-bounce worked beautifully here, casting light all around the room. Canon's auto flash exposure worked great too, though because of all the white in the image, it was a good thing that we dialed in +2/3 stop compensation.

Philip sitting at his Windows NT box (photo: Rob Silvers)
BIG
How I looked on the cover of Il Mondo (January 11, 1997; photo: Rob Silvers)

Canon EOS-5, 20-35/2.8L, 540EZ flash tilted up 45 degrees, Stofen Omni-bounce, Kodak E100 slide film

We wanted a boring flat illustrative light and we got it. This photo would have been ruined by standard on-camera flash. Standard bounce flash off the white ceiling would have been better, but probably it would have left unpleasant shadows under eyes and chin. The Omni-bounce worked beautifully here, casting light all around the room.


BIG

Philip sitting at his Windows NT box (photo: Rob Silvers)
BIG
Il Mondo (January 11, 1997; photo: Rob Silvers)

Canon EOS-5, 20-35/2.8L, 540EZ flash tilted up 45 degrees, Stofen Omni-bounce, Kodak E100 slide film

We wanted a boring flat illustrative light and we got it. This photo would have been ruined by standard on-camera flash. Standard bounce flash off the white ceiling would have been better, but probably it would have left unpleasant shadows under eyes and chin. The Omni-bounce worked beautifully here, casting light all around the room.


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG


BIG

Unshifted View of 5 Irving Terrace
BIG
Unshifted View of 5 Irving Terrace

Tripod, 24 T/S lens, Fuji ISO 200 color negative film

This is what you get if you want parallel lines; a lot of interesting foreground

Shifted a bit
BIG
Shifted a bit

Shifted Too Much
BIG
Shifted Too Much

We've now shifted the lens up so much that it is unable to cover the entire 35mm frame. Note the dark areas in the top corners.

Unshifted detail of my house
BIG
Unshifted detail of my house

Tripod, 24 T/S lens, Fuji ISO 200 color negative film

note the extra crud in the foreground

Shifted
BIG
Shifted

We can shift the lens up to eliminate the unattractive foreground, preserving the parallel lines of the structure

Tilted Back
BIG
Tilted Back

This is the view we'd get if we tried to frame just the house with a standard 24mm lens

Trash Cans
BIG
Trash Cans

No Trash Cans
BIG
No Trash Cans

Rather than drag out a step-ladder to get a higher perspective that doesn't include the ugly trash cans, we just shift the lens up a bit

The Ugly Modern Townhouses Next to My House (shifted)
BIG
The Ugly Modern Townhouses Next to My House (shifted)

The Ugly Modern Townhouses Next to My House (tilted back)
BIG
The Ugly Modern Townhouses Next to My House (tilted back)

Note how these appear to be falling over


copyright 1997 philg@mit.edu