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 ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
In this blog post we will talk about seamless backgrounds. Our goal is to find out how to create a seamless background for a close up portrait, half body portrait and a full-body portrait. We have a selection of reflectors to choose from to light the background. We rather focus on lighting the background than the model itself. In ... Read More »
Today we start our Setup-Friday which will be a regular feature on this blog. The first setup is for a half body portrait shoot where we used four lights. A beauty dish as the main light, which is head-on, slightly to the felt side of the model, just high enough that you can still get the nice reflections in the eyes of ... Read More »
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