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SHOOT ONE: REMBRANDT LIGHTINGSHOOT TWO: CLAMSHELL AND LOOP LIGHTING1 Thekeylight
Fortheinitialset-upChrisstartedwithjustone
lightwhichwaspositionedovertotheleft,just
slightlyhigherthaneyelevelbutnottoohigh
elsethebrowboneswouldhavecastheavy
shadows.ThisfirstlightwasChris’skeylight
andhehadattachedthesoftboxover the top
to spread the light more evenly.
Clamshell
Onthisset-upChrisplacedTheoagainsta
greybackgroundat thebackof thestudio.
Theclamshellandlooplightingeffectslook
similar,butat closerinspectionthereare
subtledifferences.Placingonelightdirectlyin
frontandabovethesubject’sheadandusing
anotherlightsourcejustbelowthiscreates
theclamshelleffect.In thiscaseforthesecond
lightsource,ChrisaskedTheotoholda
reflector.Theoverallresult creates a flattering
and evenly lit effect.3 Backgroundlight
Christhenlit thebackdroptoseparateTheo
fromthebackground.Heplacedthislightclose
tothebackgroundandtooneside.Placingthe
lightclosertothebackgroundcreateda strip
effect.Hadhemovedit furtherawaythelight
wouldhavespreadmoreevenly;however this
wasn’t the effect he was after.2 Thekicker/rim
Tobringa touchof lightintotheshadowson
therightof Theo’sfaceChrisplacedtheNEO 2
behindhisheadtocreatea glowingrim.This
is calleda rimorkickerlight.Healsosetthe
colourtemperature to a warmer tone to create
an orange glow.Technique SHOOTING HEADSHOTS