Hi Guys,
Lomg time no post. Hope everyone is doing well.
I've been asked by a friend to take some 'crooner' style photos. I've got 2 x yongnuo flashes (a 560III and a 560IV) a white shoot through umberella. Two rectangular medium softboxs and a flash bender.
I imagine I'm leaning more towards a low key image. Any ideas on which lighting combination would work best or any tips at all...flash is something I've always struggled with.
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Lighting Advice
Started by DarrenJudson, Mar 23 2016 08:45 AM
#2
Posted 23 March 2016 - 12:04 PM
If I was asked for crooner, I would be thinking high contrast, monochrome with a key light set to the side & above. Another flash to the other side & below, but with much less power, just enough to show the dark side of the face.
Have a look at a half moon, if you use a lens, or scope, the craters nearest to the dark edge look well defined. Try to do that to the face.
Main light quite soft, but not beauty soft. With my gear, I would be looking at a soft box, quite close in.
OR...
A softish spotlight, still high to the side. Drinking straws and duct tape!
Have a look at a half moon, if you use a lens, or scope, the craters nearest to the dark edge look well defined. Try to do that to the face.
Main light quite soft, but not beauty soft. With my gear, I would be looking at a soft box, quite close in.
OR...
A softish spotlight, still high to the side. Drinking straws and duct tape!
#3
Posted 23 March 2016 - 10:42 PM
I would try to emulate the publicity stills of Sinatra from the 40-s. High contrast monochrome with a softbox at about 45° both vertical and horizontal, a reflector to lighten the shadow side of the face and the umbrella to light the background. If there was another flash available, I would use that with a shallow raster instead of the reflector.
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