Lighting Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios: Strategies for Digital Photographers

Lighting, 11–13, 44–54, 64–65, 69
accent light, 51
background light, 51
fill light, 50–51, 64–65, 69
hair light, 48–49, 51
light placement, 44–45
main light, 44–49
objectives, 44
studio, 51–54
theory of, 11–13
Light modifiers, 31, 68–83
barn doors, 78
beauty dishes, 78
diffusers, 78
gels, colored, 83
gobos, 73–75
grid spots, 79
light panels, 76
parabolic reflectors, 76–78
reflectors, 68–73
scrims, 75–76
snoots, 79
softboxes, 31, 79–83
spotlights, 31, 78
umbrellas, 79
Light panels, 76
Light sources, types of, 55–67, 76
barebulb, 76
electronic flash, 64–65
fluorescent lighting, 64
natural light, 54–63
naturalvs.artificial, 55
studio strobe, 65–67
tungsten, 63–64
Lines, 24–25
Lingerie images, 92–93

M
Main light, 44–49
Male models, 123

Market for model, 84–86

age of model, 84

appearance, 86

height, 86

Metering, 42–43

Modeling lights, 65

Model photography, 13–18

challenges of, 14–16

getting started, 16–18

objectives of, 13–18

rewards of, 13–14

Model’s comfort, 122–23

Modifiers,seeLight modifiers

Monolights, 65–66

N

Natural light, 31–35, 39, 54–63

bright sunlight, 55–56, 57–60

cloudy skies, 56

finding good light, 61–63

golden hour, 35, 39

light placement, 54

morning light, 60–61

time of day, 33–35

vs.artificial light, 55

window light, 35

O

Outdoor lighting,seeNatural light

P

Parabolic reflectors, 76–78

Passion, importance of, 11–13

People skills, 14–16, 21

Performers, working with, 116–19

Plus-size images, 94–95

Power-pack strobe kits, 65–66

Previsualization, 19–21

Props, 120–21

R

Reflectors, 68–73

design, 69

for fill light, 69

natural, 73

on location, 69–73

surface, 69

Rim lighting, 37–39

Rule of Thirds, 25–26

S

Scrims, 75–76

Side light, 36–37

Silhouettes, 39, 60–61

Snoots, 79

Softboxes, 31, 79–83

Special attributes, highlighting, 101,

119

Sports images, 96–98

Spotlights, 31, 78

Storyboard images, 107–11

Studio lighting, 51–54, 65–67

Sunlight,seeNatural light

Swimwear images, 99–101

T

Teamwork, 14–16

Tonality, 27–28

Travel, 14

Tripod, 28–29

Tungsten lighting, 63–64

U

Umbrellas, 79

U.S. modeling agencies, 122

W

White balance, 39–42, 63, 64

Window light, 35

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