Did you know that set.a.light 3D is used by creatives for a wide variety of purposes? Apart from planning a shooting, the 3D studio can also be used to create crazy scenes that would not necessarily be possible in reality. This invites you to let your imagination run wild and to turn the world upside down. So today we present ... Read More »
Maybe you have already worked with them, maybe you are not yet familiar with them: The quality options in set.a.light 3D. The quality options help you to adjust the performance of set.a.light 3D to your current work step at any time and allow you to make changes to the quality of your rendering. This ensures an efficient workflow and makes ... Read More »
“Grids are really important, especially when you`re working in small spaces. If the light is going where you don`t intend it to and if the light is bouncing on surfaces you don`t intend it to, a grid can help you out.” Lindsay Adler. Based in New York City, fashion photographer Lindsay Adler has risen to the top of her industry, ... Read More »
The body language of your model has an enormous influence on the visual impact of your photos. We tell you how you can support the expressiveness of your pictures by planned posing and show you with examples what is behind the terms “High Power” & “Low Power” Poses. As a photographer, you don’t always get a model in front of ... Read More »
“ Light is everything. Painters start on white canvas. We start on black canvas and so paint lights. And with excellent light, the difference between cameras becomes minimal.” Julien Apruzzese is passionate about art and science. Working as a photographer and retoucher, he sees himself as an image creator. Like a painter, the realistic rendering hardly pleases him, he prefers ... Read More »
A guest article by Ole Berek. Have you ever wondered how photographers use their lights to achieve an even lightdistribution across the frame? Today let me show you how. To measure the correctexposure I have used the greycard trick as posted last time. To keep this example simple we will use front lighting and a 60x60cm softbox. Howeveryou can use ... Read More »
To make the first steps with set.a.light 3D V2.5 as easy as possible for you, we have recorded a short video with the basics. After the video you will find your way in set.a.light 3D V2.5 and you can create your first own light setup. What you will learn:– The user interface (where is what)– The light sources (light formers, ... Read More »
What is the Light Blaster anyway?The Light Blaster is a flash-based image projector (slide projector attachment for hot shoe strobes). You can use it to project images into the room, much like with a beamer. For the projection slides (35 mm) are used. Thus, the image that you want to project must first be exposed on a “real” slide. What ... Read More »
A guest article by Ole Berek. Today it is all about the question, how to expose correctly? And what does this mean – correct exposure? In photography everything is allowed and technically „wrong“ pictures often lead to amazing results. To get the right base and understanding to start such experiments it is good to know how to set the exposure ... Read More »
We have created two videos to show you the basic handling and to explain the Posing Tool. The videos give you a first quick overview, then you can already use set.a.light 3D V2.0 and let your creativity run free. Let’s go – let’s start with an overview After that you are ready to go. In this section you learn more ... Read More »
elixxier – Photo Blog Light settings and lighting structures for studio and outdoor photography. Tips and tricks for set.a.light 3D – The photo studio and light simulation for photographers.