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In the world of fashion and high-end portrait photography, lighting is the key to professional-looking images. Having the ability to control the light that falls on your subject allows you many different ways of expressing an idea photographically. It can also greatly transform the way your subject comes across in a photograph. In this lesson, I will illustrate differences between hard and soft lighting, positioning of light sources and the importance of developing the shot.
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Topics Covered:
- Using a large, soft light source
- Using reflectors to control contrast
Equipment Used:
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In this image, we setup the Photoflex 7' OctoDome3 with a studio strobe unit, then placed the OctoDome3 and strobe head on a 2218 LiteStand. The OctoDome3 is configured with both the inner baffle and the front diffusion face. We did not install the included interior gold and silver panels, leaving the interior white. |
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Here we see the results, a very soft, wrapping light. |
 Figure 3 |
Here we have added a 39"x72" Oval LiteDisc, attached to a LiteDisc Holder, mounted on a 2218 LiteStand. We then placed the LiteDisc to camera left as a reflected fill. |
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Here we see the results, the large size of the 39"x72" LiteDisc complements the soft light produced by the OctoDome to give a very soft lighting effect to our subject. |
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Click here to view a more detailed version of this lesson, complete with camera set-up information, on Web Photo School. |
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