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Developing a strong client relationship will ensure
that they return again and again. One of the great
pleasures of being a portrait photographer is to
watch the babies and children grow over the years.
Image taken in the studio. Smoke Gray and Poppy
Colourama, 1 Elinchrom BRXi 500, Octa 100cm
softbox key light, background light with honeycomb,
Nikon D2Xs and 24–70 lens.4 In the Studio
Mastering studio lighting and accessories is vital in
enablingyoutoshapeandbringdepthtoyourportraitsin
thestudioenvironment.Inthischapteryouwilldiscover
thejoyoflearninghowthestudioandthelightingcangive
ultimatecontroloverlightandshadewithinanimage,and
how this can create wonderful and meaningful graphic
imagery.
Startingwiththebasicsofhowthelightworks,wemove
ontolightmetersandtheiruseinthestudioenvironment,
from how to take a reading to understanding how to
balancethelightbetweentwolightsources.Theanatomy
ofthestudioflashwithitsvariouscomponentsandsettings
isoutlined,enablingthephotographertounderstandhow
thelightisproduced,andhowthemodellingbulbcanbe
usedtopredeterminehowthelightwillbehave.Inaddition
thewide variety oflighting accessoriesand modifiers is
summarized, with details of how they are used to
manipulatethelightandhowtheyultimatelycanaffectthe
final image. Thecorrect camera settingsfor theuse of