Lighting Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios: Strategies for Digital Photographers

A
Accent light, 51, 73–75
Angled light, 36–37
Asian modeling agencies, 122
Athletic images,seeSports images

B
Background, controlling with light,
102–7
Background light, 51
Backlighting, 37–39, 76–78
with parabolic reflectors, 76–78
Barebulb lighting, 76
Barn doors, 78
Beauty dishes, 78

C
Catalog images, 98–99
Closeups, 115–17
Clothing selection, 123
Color, 27–28
Color temperature, 39–42, 63, 64
Commercial images, 86–90
Communication, 14–16, 21
Comp cards, 122
Composition, 22–28
color, 27–28
cropping, 25–26
curves, 25
objectives, 22–24
perspective, 26–27
Rule of Thirds, 25–26
straight lines, 24–25
tonality, 27–28

Creativity, importance of,

13–18, 19–21

Cropping, 25–26

Curves, 25

D

Diffusers, 78

Dragging the shutter, 102

E

Editorial images, 95–96

Electronic flash, 64–65

Equipment, 11, 28–29, 43

light meter, 43

requirements, 11

studio strobes, 65–67

tripod, 28–29

F

Fashion images, 90–91

Fill light, 50–51, 64–65, 69

Filters, 39

Finances, 14

Flags,seeGobos

Flare,seeLens flare

Flow, creating, 22–28

Fluorescent lighting, 64

Front light, 35–36

G

Gels, colored, 83

Glamour images, 91–92

Gobos, 73–75

controlling accent lighting,

73–75

(Gobos, cont’d)

controlling lens flare, 75

Golden hour, 35, 39

Gray card, 43

Grid spots, 79

H

Hair light, 48–49, 51

I

Image quality, 123

Inspiration, seeking, 19

Inverse Square Law, 42–43

ISO setting, 63–64

L

Lens flare, 37, 75, 111–15

Light, 30–43

absorption, 32

behavior, 32

color temperature, 39–42

direction, 35–39

hard, 32–35

intensity, 42–43

Inverse Square Law, 42–43

natural, 31–35

physics of, 30–43

quality, 32–35

reflection, 32

refraction, 32

size of the source, 31

soft, 32–35

wavelengths, 31–32

what light is, 31–32

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