One light, one model

codiac2600

I've been teaching a class called "One Light Wonders" and have been experimenting with pushing this style so I called up a long time friend to sit down in the studio and play.

Basically you only allowed one light source and can manipulate the light anyway you please with reflectors, diffusers, flags, gobos, etc. and try to push what one light can do.

Enjoy, and yes C&C is always welcome.

Nikolai

I like #1 a lot!
As to the last one - I'm purely amazed: is this one light? Man, you're good!

photobanks

No. 1 if my favourite.

I love the idea. Most people would normally only use 1 light source for their photo's anyway... the sun.

Might take this idea into the studio myself, although I did try it out on family member about a year ago...

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Michael

Scott_Quier

Nikolai wrote:

I like #1 a lot!
As to the last one - I'm purely amazed: is this one light? Man, you're good!

- couldn't agree more with this statement. Very nice. Can you provide diagram and/or strobist info on the last one?

Malte

codiac2600 wrote:

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Malte

JulieLawsonPhotography

Very wonderful!!!! Her skin looks awesome. I am awed by the last one as well. That is so incredible!

T. Bombadil

Malte wrote:

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MPC

Beautiful photos. No.1 is stunning!

M

sweet caroline

All around stunning work. I love 1 and 3, although I'd rather see 3 oriented as portrait. I keep turning my head sideways to look:)

Caroline

geospatial_junkie

Were you using a flash or a different kind of light? It seems so soft... Maybe a softbox too?

Spydawebb

Those are awesome. #1 is by far my favorite.

divamum

Stunning all round! I too would love to know what you're doing with that one light in the last one - very impressive!

codiac2600

Wow, thanks everyone I'm excited from all this response.

The first images were shot using a 300W strobe with a 24-36 softbox with two inner panels and a grid on the exterior. It was maybe 5 feet from the model and I was shooting around f2.8-3.5 depending how I moved things around.

The last image was interesting the say the least. I have a 55X79 inch softbox with a neat little configuration I hacked together for the shoot. I removed the panels of half the softbox and turned it in landscape orientation so it would hit the backdrop and the model at the same time. I double up the lining on the one side and placed a flag that protruded slightly from the from of the softbox to basically turn it into two light, one diffused and one bare. It was definitely different to say the least but it worked and the effect could have much more easily been done with two lights so it's not something I'd ever do on a regular basis.

Nikolai

codiac2600 wrote:

Wow, thanks everyone I'm excited from all this response.

The first images were shot using a 300W strobe with a 24-36 softbox with two inner panels and a grid on the exterior. It was maybe 5 feet from the model and I was shooting around f2.8-3.5 depending how I moved things around.

The last image was interesting the say the least. I have a 55X79 inch softbox with a neat little configuration I hacked together for the shoot. I removed the panels of half the softbox and turned it in landscape orientation so it would hit the backdrop and the model at the same time. I double up the lining on the one side and placed a flag that protruded slightly from the from of the softbox to basically turn it into two light, one diffused and one bare. It was definitely different to say the least but it worked and the effect could have much more easily been done with two lights so it's not something I'd ever do on a regular basis.

Thanks for the explanation! I suspected something like that, but definitely wasn't sure. It's great to know that it worked, though, in case I ever find myself in a situation that all my lights but one are gone/broke, yet I do need to pull off a HK setup:-)

Travis

Nikolai wrote:

Thanks for the explanation! I suspected something like that, but definitely wasn't sure. It's great to know that it worked, though, in case I ever find myself in a situation that all my lights but one are gone/broke, yet I do need to pull off a HK setup:-)

Ummmm Nik, you own 150 lights.... rofl

Hackbone

Great lighting, super shots. Did you use Portrature on her?

Agnieszka

Beautiful, beautiful .... and BEAUTIFUL.

VayCayMom

Wow, I am amazed. I have no studio or lights, you have inspired me. these are wonderful.

Nikolai

kwaichi wrote:

i took these at my friend's house.....

These are sure nice, but why hijack? You'd get more comments in your own thread also

Photosbychuck

Great Series
Does your friend model for other photographers?


Take Care,
Chuck

Richard

Nikolai wrote:

These are sure nice, but why hijack? You'd get more comments in your own thread also

Unless the OP specifically asks people to post similar shots, it is better form not to. It can get confusing, too--it is not always clear which pics latter comments are about.

kwaichi

opps.........sorry didn't mean to do that. My bad.

Nikolai wrote:

These are sure nice, but why hijack? You'd get more comments in your own thread also

kwaichi

it's removed now.......

Nikolai wrote:

These are sure nice, but why hijack? You'd get more comments in your own thread also