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Blackcard
Thispieceof blackcard
absorbsanylightbouncing
aroundanddarkensthe
intentionalshadowonTheo’s
face to create a defi ned look.SHOOT THREE: GELSLooplighting
Thisis a verysimilarset-uptotheclamshell;
howeverChristweakedthekeylight’sposition
slightlyoverthelefttocreatea smallshadow
loopnexttoTheo’snose– hencethename
‘looplighting’.Tobouncelightbackintothe
darkershadowsTheoonceagainhelda
reflector.Forthisset-upChrisaskedTheoto
removehisglassesthatwerecreatinga dark
shadowonhisface.Glassescanbetrickyto
photograph.Theo’shadananti-reflective
surface,butthesearestillanother
consideration to take into account.
4 Finalresult
In theendChrisalteredthekickerorrim
lighttoa coolersetting– playingaroundwith
thesetypesof settingscanbefun.Healso
experimentedwiththebackgroundcolour
changingit fromcooltowarm, but in the end
this was the fi nal result.
NEO 2
withbluegel
Tocreatethebluestreakdown
onesideof Theo’sfaceChris
attacheda geloverthetopof
thelightandplacedit behind
hisheadandovertooneside.
Thisessentiallywasa blue
kicker/rimlighttogive a subtle
bluerimglow.Keylight
withsoftbox
Thekeylighthasa softbox
attachedandwaspositioned
slightlytotheright.Chris
instructedTheototurn
hisbodyslightlyawayfrom
thelightwhichcreatedan
atmosphericshadowdown
onesideof hisface.Thirdlight
Ontheothersideof Theo’s
headChrisintroducedanother
kicker/rimlight,butthistimeset
thewhitebalancetoa tungsten
orangeglow.Thiscomplements
thebluegel,asorangeand
bluearecomplementary
coloursonthecolourwheel.Background
Althoughthegreytextured
backgroundin thisimage
exampleis subtle,theconcrete
texturedeffectbringsanother
elementtotheportraitandlifts
thebackgroundfrombeinga
domineering black space.IN ASSOCIATION WITH3322114455Reflector
Thereflectorsubtly
bounceslightbackunder
Theo’schintoensure
thispartof hisface
has defi nition.66