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DiamondDesignsPhotos

Posts: 81

Saint Louis, Missouri, US

I'm brand new to the studio. up until this fall all of my shoots have been on location and so Im not sure how to set up lighting for certain shots.

For this look.. Im thinking 1 very bright light...
http://www.beyonceonline.com/sites/beyonce/files/9d.jpg
http://www.beyonceonline.com/sites/beyo … D_Tray.jpg


And for this look.. 1 very soft light....


http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steve … s/120693/2

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steve … s/120693/7



Please help

Nov 15 11 10:21 am Link

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AJ_In_Atlanta

Posts: 13053

Atlanta, Georgia, US

A hard light source, probably just an open octabank or beauty dish.  The second looks to have some cross processing done to it as well.  I see some earth tones in the shadows as well as complimentary tones in the highlights, granted I am not on a color calibrated screen at the moment.

Nov 15 11 10:31 am Link

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Monito -- Alan

Posts: 16524

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

DiamondDesignsPhotos wrote:
For this look.. Im thinking 1 very bright light...
http://www.beyonceonline.com/sites/beyonce/files/9d.jpg
http://www.beyonceonline.com/sites/beyo … D_Tray.jpg

Brightness only affects exposure.  You can have a dim 15 watt bulb and make it look that bright.

The light is small in relation to the distance because the shadow line is relatively sharp.  If it is an octobox it is far away or tiny, so I don't think it is an octobox.  I think it is more likely to be a bare 7 inch reflector.

The light angle is close to the camera angle because there is not much shadow.  It is above and to the right but more above than right.  The second is high and left.

There is some small amount of fill, because the shadows are not jet black, perhaps from some panels reflecting spill or a white floor or a lot of ambient light or maybe a huge octobox dialed down very low.

Nov 15 11 10:54 am Link

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White Lace Studios

Posts: 1719

Mesa, Arizona, US

The first two look like hard light, maybe a beauty dish without a sock. Positioned center, above the camera pointed down. Look at the light - it's harsh, shadows angle downward

third looks like its modified, probably a soft box camera right. Look at the shadows. reflector camera left to kick some light on the model's right side

fourth looks like butterfly - two soft boxes center. one low angled up, one high angled down. I don't see shadows angled up or down. Catch lights are from below. either the second SB, or a reflector kicking light up to eliminate shadows and create the catch lights
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Nov 15 11 11:05 am Link

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DiamondDesignsPhotos

Posts: 81

Saint Louis, Missouri, US

Thanks for the help... Now after I google some of those terms smile.... Im gonna go in and practice those set ups.

Nov 16 11 11:44 am Link

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Jefferson Cole

Posts: 134

Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

At Amazon: Light: Science and Magic, by Phil Hunter and Paul Fuqua.

Aug 08 21 11:00 am Link

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Dan Howell

Posts: 3579

Kerhonkson, New York, US

Is your calendar stuck in 2011? You have responded to 3 long dead threads from that year. Not just threads that started nearly 10 years ago, threads that haven't had any activity in that time.

Aug 08 21 01:26 pm Link

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Studio NSFW

Posts: 810

Pacifica, California, US

Another image in the series tells the lighting story clearly:

https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stev … s/120693/2

The catchlight is the perfect reflection of a silver umbrella with a unshielded head in the middle.  Clever usage of such a setup really - sort of ring light but not really as the unshielded tube created the shadow of the nose.

Aug 11 21 09:54 pm Link

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Dan Howell

Posts: 3579

Kerhonkson, New York, US

Studio NSFW wrote:
Another image in the series tells the lighting story clearly:

https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stev … s/120693/2

The catchlight is the perfect reflection of a silver umbrella with a unshielded head in the middle.  Clever usage of such a setup really - sort of ring light but not really as the unshielded tube created the shadow of the nose.

10 year old thread. The OP either figured it out by now or gave up.

Aug 13 21 03:22 am Link

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Noah Russell

Posts: 609

Seattle, Washington, US

Well since the thread is back from the dead. I think they used a beauty dish. smile Why wouldn't they.

Cheers,
Noah

Aug 13 21 07:08 pm Link

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SandyLensPhotographyVB

Posts: 1

Virginia Beach, Virginia, US

I like how back in 2011 how they say "how does I get this look" when now we typically say "How do I get this look"...funny how things change.

Aug 24 21 07:48 am Link