Glamour Lighting: lots of fill
This lighting is a staple of mine and creates a beautiful, soft, glamour light that wraps around the face. Keeping the umbrella this close gives some fantastic highlights in the hair and a very bright, kick to the eyes.
Notice in the movie that the photographer moves in under the umbrella. It is placed between the photographer and the model, not behind the photographer. Booms are very important for this type of shot, but you can sneak under a stand-mounted light if you are careful.
Bright fill cards, shiny headshot table, very closely placed umbrella. Power is set to give the f-stop as deep as you want. With a speedlight (Vivitar 285HV or equiv), you could get this look at an f-stop of around 2.8 if you want that incredible DOF control.
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I am in love with light.
Also known as Don Giannatti, photography has been the focus of my life for most of my adult years. I have written three books for Amherst Media (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble: keyword 'don giannatti'. Lighting Essentials is my flagship blog and ezine with a slightly different slant than most photography related blogs. If you are interested in becoming a better photographer, check out www.project52.org. Thanks for visiting.
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Glad you dropped by. This is my love and my muse. We talk about photography here, as well as the folks who make images. I am very focused on commercial and fine art photography, and we don't really spend all that much time on weddings and such. I have written 5 books - two I give away here, and two are for sale at Amazon, and the 5th one is being edited and designed right now! Thanks for visiting, leave a comment or join me the social networks...