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Tag Archives: Studio Lights
A “Simple is Good” studio setup
I trained a local photographer in the subject of studio photography yesterday, and we kept it simple. Because simple is good! First, let me show you a resulting picture of her friend, the model for the day: Good studio photo, right? Yup. … Continue reading
Studio setup
A few readers asked about the “background post” of the other day – how was it lit? Here’s how: Four lights: A softbox strobe as main light. An umbrella strobe (not pictured) as fill. And two speedlights: one with a … Continue reading
Background woes
Backgrounds. We like to have control over them in portrait shoots, don’t we? One question I often get is “why can I not light up my background? Nothing I do works!” This is quite simple. To light up a background, you need … Continue reading
Studio tip
In a studio setup, we usually use strobes – big, outlet-powered lights. Like the two main lights here, with softbox and umbrella: Fired by a pocketwizrds: you can see one on the left. But if you look carefully, you will … Continue reading
Building a portrait
In my “quickly building a…” series, here is another one: building a traditional standard studio portrait. Set your camera to manual, 100 ISO, 1/125th second, f/8. Start with one light, the main, or “key” light. 45 degrees off to the side, … Continue reading
Lights
Sometimes, light can be simple. Like here: One TTL flash, bounced to my right (in order to ensure that light goes onto the subject’s face, not onto the back of her head): But sometime, for creative reasons you want more … Continue reading
Studio light note
Welcome, all, including new students and reader. Continuing in the studio lighting technique series of posts, today, let’s look at the effect of a background light. A simple portrait (yes, as you see, I am my most patient model): That … Continue reading
One.
One light can be enough. Look at this great image. How was it made? The answer is: one flash. Yes, that is all. In this case it was a strobe, fired through an umbrella. But it could have been a … Continue reading
Reflect on this
I taught a very enjoyable class on “Portrait Photography” last night. I taught six students about studio lighting. Strobes, modifiers, light meters, backdrops, that sort of thing. And one message was: it can be simple. One student wrote me just … Continue reading
