Novice lighting help

[jetrim]

My questions were legitimate, my tone was a direct response to your entirely over aggressive initial post. It was uncalled for, I never stated anyone was a liar, and to respond as if I did suggests a guilty conscience.

I imagine because the flash was on?

This changes things, as it makes it a 2 light setup, not a 1 light setup as trizzypballr originally said. It can be done with one light and leave 2 shadows, but it wasn't, so it's not worth wasting further time on.

I'll wait for your apology.

You'd like me to apologize for asking a question? A bit presumptuous, but fine; I'm sorry, I'll not ask you anymore questions

Does it make you feel like a big man to make fun of my son's shoes?

Carrying that chip around on your shoulder all the time must get awfully heavy...


trizzypballr wanted to achieve 2 things - true color and entirely white background. All of my suggestions centered around that. Having looked at the original image it's obvious how the image was achieved. You manipulated the white balance in camera - which was the very first thing I suggested. Then you overexposed the image. This is the deal breaker, once you overexpose, you change the color, something trizzypballr was emphatic about not distorting the accuracy of, because it may be viewed as deceitful. In order for me to duplicate your results (with equipment far more sophisticated than you're using) I have to bump the exposure (brightness) 53% which, as you can clearly see in the attached, changes the color. I can confirm the correct exposure vs the wildly overexposed because I checked it with a light meter. I can confirm the color accuracy of the correct exposure because I use the industry standard X-rite color checker passport So, back to the drawing board...