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One Large Light on Location for Portraits
Asked to shoot 40 non-models at an upscale salon was quite a challenge. I needed a light that would serve many different faces and people types. I would literally have only a few minutes with each and they would be nervous so working the light in many different ways...
Mini Workshop: Location Portraits and Glamour: 9/1/07
I didn't realize until too late that I had chosen the Labor Day weekend for the workshop date. I had lots of interest, but only a few folks could actually make the date. Rather than cancel, I took it as an opportunity to change up the workshop to a totally location...
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...
Creating Good Headshot Lighting in ‘Bad Light’
There are times when the light simply sucks. We shot these at noon in May in Phoenix. Not the most perfect light at all. In fact, the harshness of the nearly top down light was brutal. This little soundslide movie will discuss how we did it. Enjoy
Using Gold Reflectors for Effect
I work with reflectors a lot. They are used for main light, bounced light, fill light, areas of light or color to be reflected back... all kinds of uses can be found for these versatile and lightweight tools. There are generally three different types of reflectors:...
LIGHTING ESSENTIALS IS UNDERGOING CHANGES
Hi... Lighting Essentials is undergoing a big overhaul. It will be live as we go along, with much better navigation and a much easier way to find what you need... Items are going up now and as we keep uploading you will see the site expand to its original glory...