Behind the closed DOORs October 1 2016
In todays episode we take you with us during the Scott Kelby worldwide photowalk in Amsterdam.
Including my results from the day.
My blog, although I don’t see myself as a blogger but as a Photographer I will try to blog some interesting material during the weeks.
Expect at least 2 updates a week.
Tip mixing light
In the studio we often use strobes or continues lighting (depending on your preference)
Most continuous lighting is daylight balanced just like strobes (well approximately). However the modeling lights of your strobes are not. They are in most cases very warm because they are in fact tungsten.
This could go you the impression you can’t mix those two. Well you can of course mix strobes (that fire) with continuous. But why not combine the modeling lights with continuous lighting and create some cool effects.
I love for example to use our ledgo or lumecubes on the face of the model and use the modeling lights to light the whole scene. Now combine this with even warmer light like in this shot and you have a “mess” of color temperatures but when you mix them together with some thought you get some really cool effects.
Tip : shooting through …..
One can of course always shoot straight at a model, aim light…. fire
But you can get some really cool effects when you shoot through something. In this case I used a chandelier, actually the light we used was also mainly the chandelier.
Did you do something funky? With shooting through materials or like this shot using things in the foreground for effect. Let us see and share the shots.
Tip : poses and light
There is a very simple rule in photography…. In my opinion there are no rules.
What works for one model won’t work for another. This is also one of the reasons my standard answer to the question “can you advise a good book with example poses” is “there is no such thing as a standard pose”
Some models for example look great shot straight from the front while others really need a more side look/pose. In other words there are plenty of options.
Now there are also poses I would actually hardly ever use. Like the familiar hands on the head. I don’t know where that one came from but my idea of a pretty pose is not one where you can see both armpits in the frame and a model that looks arrogant or sultry into the camera. Brrrrrrr
Now when you shoot a portrait it’s often a shot that has the face as the main point of attention of course. However you can still use a lot of different “options”. You can of course use some wind to make the hairs flow. But when you use some harder light (which I love) it can be awesome to have the model use her shoulder and part of the upper arm to pose with. Thanks to the light fall off you can get some really powerful shots that really draw the attention of the viewer towards the model.
Now add some expression and there you go.
Very simple light but very effective.
