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Denis MorrisGrade 12 PhotographyPortrait Lighting 101
• What Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Camera Settings
• Connecting the Strobes to Your Camera
• Basic Lighting Setups
• Basic Subject Posing & Viewfinder Composing Techniques
What We’ll Cover Today:
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Camera:
• DSLR w/ standard accessories ( memory card & battery )
• Lens: Between 70mm and 135mm w/ large max aperture
• Consider: Cable Release / Remote
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Tripod:
• Solid tripod w/ pistol grip head is recommended.
• Other ball heads will also work well.
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Photofloods: These lights have a tungsten filament like a household bulb but produce much more light at high a high wattage (500W).
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Photofloods: These lights have a tungsten filament like a household bulb but produce much more light at high a high wattage (500W).
• White bulbs have a colour temperature of 3200 K and blue cast bulbs have a colour temperature of 3400 K (daylight).
• These bulbs have a short life and the light tends to redden as they age.
Lighting:
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Strobes: Up to 4 strobes w/ modeling lights + light stands
Lighting:
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Strobes: Up to 4 strobes w/ modeling lights + light stands
• Light Modifiers:*
• umbrellas
• soft boxes
• reflectors
• barn doors
• snoots
Lighting:
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Strobes: Up to 4 strobes w/ modeling lights + light stands
• Light Modifiers:*
• umbrellas
• soft boxes
• reflectors
• barn doors
• snoots
Lighting:
* Light Modifiers redirect, shape & soften light from strobes
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Light Triggers / Slaves:
• To trigger the lighting, camera must communicate with at least 1 strobe
• Accomplished by sync cord or wireless remote ( preferred )
• Other strobes triggered by “slaves” ( normally built in, but can be added if needed )
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Backdrops:
• Recommended: Backdrop Kit w/ 2 stands, crossbar & backdrop material
• Backdrop materials can be canvas, cotton, seamless paper or other material that is large enough to place behind your subject(s)
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Flash Meter:
• Hand-held light meter that can measure both ambient light & flash output levels
• Digital readout easy to read & understand
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
Seating:
• Posing Stool:
Recommended instead of chair because there is no back & is height adjustable
• Posing Stand can also be useful as platform for arms
Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• What Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Camera Settings
• Connecting the Strobes to Your Camera
• Basic Lighting Setups
• Basic Subject Posing & Viewfinder Composing Techniques
What We’ll Cover Today:
Camera Settings:
Camera Settings:
• Camera must be set to “M” Manual exposure mode because strobe output is not controlled automatically
Camera Settings:
• Camera must be set to “M” Manual exposure mode because strobe output is not controlled automatically
• If using photofloods, every shot must be metered and set accordingly
Camera Settings:
• Camera must be set to “M” Manual exposure mode because strobe output is not controlled automatically
• If using photofloods, every shot must be metered and set accordingly
• In studio flash photography, the shutter speed should be set to the camera’s standard flash sync speed ( ex 1/125 sec )
Camera Settings:
• Camera must be set to “M” Manual exposure mode because strobe output is not controlled automatically
• If using photofloods, every shot must be metered and set accordingly
• In studio flash photography, the shutter speed should be set to the camera’s standard flash sync speed ( ex 1/125 sec )
( check your camera manual )
Camera Settings for Strobe:
Camera Settings for Strobe:
Exposure Factors: • Aperture• Strobe Output• Strobe-to-Subject Distance
Camera Settings:
Exposure Factors: • Aperture• Strobe Output• Strobe-to-Subject Distance
• Flash Meter is used to measure the intensity of light falling onto the subject from the strobe.
• A measurement ( f/stop ) is used to set your camera’s aperture value in the manual exposure mode
• Shutter Speed does not affect flash exposure and should remain at your camera’s recommend flash sync speed ( when ambient light is not being considered )
Ignore what your internal light meter says in your camera’s viewfinder. That is simply an ambient light measurement while the strobes are not firing.
Camera Settings:
Exposure Factors: • Aperture• Strobe Output• Strobe-to-Subject Distance
Camera Settings:
• Strobe light is similar to normal flash.
• Try setting your camera’s WB to the “flash” preset for a correct colour balance
• If using photoflood set camera to incandescent or daylight (blue bulb)
Camera Settings:
White Balance:
• All other settings including auto/manual focus, resolution, tone, saturation etc are all personal preference and be set as desired
Other Camera Settings:
• What Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Camera Settings
• Connecting the Strobes to Your Camera
• Basic Lighting Setups
• Basic Subject Posing & Viewfinder Composing Techniques
What We’ll Cover Today:
Connecting Strobes to Camera
Connecting Strobes to Camera
• Strobes need to be triggered by the camera at the moment of exposure.
Connecting Strobes to Camera
• Strobes need to be triggered by the camera at the moment of exposure.
• Camera & Strobe Synchronization:
• with a sync cord
sync cord
Connecting Strobes to Camera
• Strobes need to be triggered by the camera at the moment of exposure.
• Camera & Strobe Synchronization:
• with a sync cord
wirelesssync cord
• with wireless remote ( much cleaner and safer )
• What Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Camera Settings
• Connecting the Strobes to Your Camera
• Basic Lighting Setups
• Basic Subject Posing & Viewfinder Composing Techniques
What We’ll Cover Today:
Basic Lighting Setups:
An Ideal Portrait Studio would have plenty of room with reasonable ceiling height and controllable light.
If there are large windows, dark window coverings are a must.
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
Handheld light Metering Basics:
• Point light meter towards light source when taking measurement
• Measure lights individually for accurate results
• Measure Main/Key light first
• Set Fill/Hair/Background lights in relation to Main/Key light
Basic Lighting Setups:
45° eye level
Basic Lighting Setups:
45° eye level 45° Horizontal & Vertical
Basic Lighting Setups:
45° eye level 45° Horizontal & Vertical 90° Horizontal & Vertical
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
45° below (scary lighting)
Basic Lighting Setups:
45° below (scary lighting) 45° Above
Basic Lighting Setups:
45° below (scary lighting) 45° Above 135° Horizontal 45° Vertical
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
1 Strobe with Umbrella
Basic Lighting Setups:
1 Strobe with Umbrella 1 Strobe no diffusion
Basic Lighting Setups:
1 Strobe with Umbrella and reflector
Basic Lighting Setups:
1 Strobe with Umbrella and reflector 1 Strobe with Umbrella
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
2 Strobes with Umbrellas
Basic Lighting Setups:
2 Strobes with Umbrellas 1 Strobe with Umbrella and reflector
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
2:1 Lighting Ratio
Basic Lighting Setups:
2:1 Lighting Ratio
Basic Lighting Setups:
3:1 Lighting Ratio
Basic Lighting Setups:
2 Strobes with UmbrellasPlus 1 Strobe for hair light
Basic Lighting Setups:
2 Strobes with UmbrellasPlus 1 Strobe for hair light 2 Strobes with Umbrellas
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
2 Strobes with Umbrellas Plus 1 Strobefor hair light and a background light
Basic Lighting Setups:
2 Strobes with Umbrellas Plus 1 Strobefor hair light and a background light
2 Strobes with UmbrellasPlus 1 Strobe for hair light
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
Basic Lighting Setups:
• What Equipment You’ll Need or Want
• Camera Settings
• Connecting the Strobes to Your Camera
• Basic Lighting Setups
• Basic Subject Posing & Viewfinder Composing Techniques
What We’ll Cover Today:
Posing Examples:
Posing Examples:
Posing Examples:
Posing Examples:
Posing Examples:
To remove the reflection move the lights up... or
Posing Examples: Reflections
To remove the reflection move the lights up... or
Posing Examples: Reflections
To remove the reflection move the lights up... or
Posing Examples: Reflections
Posing Examples: Reflections
...Ask your subject to adjust their pose
Posing Examples: Reflections
...Ask your subject to adjust their pose
Posing Examples: Reflections
...Ask your subject to adjust their pose
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