Lighting Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios: Strategies for Digital Photographers

is critical that the model walkthroughthe focus point in order to achieve the

objective—the feeling of movement. The photographer must also anticipate

precisely when the model will be in focus. To facilitate this, I increased the

output on the flash so I could shoot at a higher f-stop setting. This increased

the depth of field, making it easier to catch the subject in focus.

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4-15.The poster forBillionaireMafiarequired consistent lighting, because the mod-

els’ images were all shot individually, then composited into the final design.

camera on tripoddirectly under softbox

24x32-inch softboxes

flanking set at an elevation

12x16-inch softbox of 4 feet

over camera at elevation of 6 feet

and angled down

umbrellasflanking set
to light backdrop