KEEP IT SIMPLE and don’t overthink
your lighting set up. We often use
only one light placed behind the
subject to separate him or her from the
background.
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NEVER LEAVE YOUR CLIENTS
STANDING AROUND while you are
messing with your lights. Arrive early to
test your lights and bring an assistant
that is personable.
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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. With
every session, you grow stronger light-shaping abilities and can impress your client
with dramatic, stylized imagery.
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I PREFER GETTING IT RIGHT IN-CAMERA,
but sometimes I will leave a snooted B2
in the shot and take it out later in post-production. It is a bit more work, but the
most important part of what we do is paint
with light. I will never sacrifice perfect
lighting angles over a simple fix in post.
TIPS &
TRICKS
TURNING CHALLENGES INTO
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
BEAUTIFUL IMAGES.
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SUBJECTS
Profoto B1
at full power
Profoto B1
at full power
LIGHTING SETUP
CAMERA
with Profoto
B2 below at
half power
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