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FAST GLAM – Light Modifiers: Beauty Dish

FAST GLAM – Light Modifiers: Beauty Dish

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A beauty dish is a large, bowl-like reflective circular dish which ranges anywhere from 16 to 30 inches in diameter and is mostly used when shooting portraits and glam-style imagery. “FAST GLAM” Photo Shot feat. Melisa Mendini Creating a generally softer light is one of the functions of a beauty dish. Its coated interior which reduces basic highlights is what causes the light to appear softer in the first place. But if a dish has a silver coating, it will make light “edgier”…

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How to Build Your First Lighting Setup

How to Build Your First Lighting Setup

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1. Start with one light Some of you are eager to go and want to start off with a bunch of lights. But I believe this to be an area where less is generally more. So try starting out with just one main light (flash head and modifier). Once you are pleased with the quality of the first results, go ahead and assess if you require an additional secondary light. Turning off your main light, see if a second light…

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Four Point Light Setup by Dan Hostettler

Four Point Light Setup by Dan Hostettler

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We are always glad to see how other photographers use our software. And last week we were very excited when we saw how Dan Hostettler used set.a.light 3D Studio for his work. He described an “Accentuated Low-Key” four point light setup that is directed at more experienced photographer, but he does a very good explaining it in simple terms and with a lot of examples that amateurs should have no problem following it. You can learn a lot from his methodical approach and at the…

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