Lighting Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios: Strategies for Digital Photographers

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testexposureslikethiswhilethemodelispreparingsoIcandeterminemyde-
sired exposure and decide how much I can change the shutter speed to
achieve acceptable differences.
Notice that when the model is in place, she is still correctly exposed—but
the background light changes drastically with the shutter speed. For image7-
8 , I chose to shoot at^1 / 4 second at f/8. This exposure added enough light
from the windows to see detailin the house while the exposure from the flash

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7-6.A third overview was shot using a longer shutter speed,
resulting in a lighter background.


7-7.A third overview was shot using an even longer shutter
speed, resulting in a much lighter background.

7-8(above).Shot at f/8 and^1 / 4 second,
the model has nice skin tones and there
is good detail in the background.


7-9(right).Shot at f/8 and^1 / 30 second,
the model still has nice skin tones, but
the background is much darker.

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