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| Flat even lighting, 2 lights @ 45 degree angles, metered for equal F-stop values. Diminishes shadows on subject. |
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| Rembrandt, notice triangle of light on model's right cheek. 1 light, still at 45, moved about a foot closer to backdrop and raised to approx. 8', if I remember correctly at 1/2 power. Black cloth on model's right side to absorb light, reflector on left to reduce shadow around jaw/neck line. |
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| Faux Ring Lighting, 2 lights both directly in front of model one at approx. 8', the other as close to the ground directly beneath the first light. Creates column of light down middle of subject's face and accentuates shadows at edge of cheeks and head. Slightly over exposed and not actually perfectly lined up. |
Nice job, G, thanks!
ReplyDeleteOne thing: the image of Mel (2 lights, 45 degrees each) is quite evenly lit, even in the eye sockets. In the image of Alexis--because above the eye and below the eye receive less light--her eyes really pop out of this over-exposed image.
ReplyDeleteDo you mean to say that it should be over exposed, or that even properly exposed it would also remain true? And I tried to remember if you called the lighting for Mel's portrait by a particular name, but couldn't recall anything in particular. Did you have a nickname for such a set up?
ReplyDeleteThe portrait of Alexis is over-exposed. Despite this, because the space above and below the eyes receive less light than the front facing portions of her face, those areas are actually well-exposed and, thus, pop.
ReplyDeleteNo, no name for the lighting situation. But nice job! Thanks for doing this.
No problem, Shane. And thanks for clarifying the light meter aperture read outs after class this evening as well.
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