Portrait Photography

Rosie. Image taken in the studio. 1 Elinchrom BRXi 500, Octa 100cm softbox key light, background light Octa 135, Nikon D2Xs and ...

Chapter 4 In the Studio T hestudioenvironmentiswherethephotographerwill havethegreatestamountofcontroloverthelightingof thesubje ...

LIGHT METERS Lightmetersareindispensablein thestudio environment andarevitalformeasuringthecorrectexposurelevelsof your portrait ...

seeing, and that the correct ratios have been achieved; however,ifmeteredcorrectlytheresultshouldbenearto what was expected. Ove ...

Continuous lighting systems give the photographer the abilitytoconstantly ‘see’howthelightisfalling onthe subject,allowingthemto ...

Whenusedappropriatelytheresultscanbe flatteringand beautiful;however,usedincorrectlytheycanbeuglyand harsh. Somelightsandtheirat ...

Light at 3× the distance from the subject is 1/9 as bright. Light at 4× the distance from the subject is 1/16 as bright. THE F ...

thesewillhaveareceiverthatispluggedintothekeylight of the studio set-up. Flash Heads Whenusedinconjunctionwitheachotherflashhead ...

Fig. 4.1 The flash head, showing the flash ring surrounding the modelling bulb. The flash ring is the light that produces the ‘w ...

carewhenchangingmodifierssuchassnootsandreflectors as these can become hot also. Theflashbulbiswherethetrue‘white’lightisproduce ...

for example barn doors generally clip onto these, or honeycombs are slotted onto the inside ring. If used independently from the ...

Fig. 4.3 This illustration shows the internal workings of the softbox. In the first image we can see the flash head; then a defl ...

from a softboxthegeneral ruleis: the largerthebetter. Alsowhenplacingthelightclosertothesubjectyouwill achieveanevensofterfeel,w ...

Octa 100cm softbox key light, Nikon D2Xs and 24–70 lens. Softboxesareextremelyversatileinthefieldofportraiture, withavarietyofus ...

Fig. 4.5 A deflector was used within the softbox to further soften the light emitted. Image taken in the studio. Peat Brown Colo ...

Umbrellas Umbrellasareusedinthestudioinawayverysimilarto the softbox. The light is placed facing away from the subject and is bo ...

significantwayitisratheraggressiveandharsh,sothese would be used predominantly to light the background. Snoots Thesnootisnotgene ...

Fig. 4.6 A snoot. This harsh light modifier would generally only be used for lighting details such as the background or hair. Ho ...

Fig. 4.7 A spill with honeycomb attachment fitted inside. The honeycomb softens the light, but it is still relatively harsh. Fig ...

honeycomb in this series of three images has worked well, creating an atmospheric and dramatic set of portraits. The muscles and ...