My daughter and her friend using studio lights

JulieLawsonPhotography · September 7, 2008

I havent used these much. I think the pics look okay, but think that maybe I need to move the light to camera right down a little to get a different catch light. Anyway, any CC is welcome.

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ShepsMom · September 7, 2008

Very cute Julie, #1 has some blueish tint to it, but the rest are with pretty good light, looks like you used 2.

ChatKat · September 7, 2008

Nice

ShepsMom wrote:

Very cute Julie, #1 has some blueish tint to it, but the rest are with pretty good light, looks like you used 2.

I agree. What lights and modifiers did you use for these?

Nax · September 7, 2008

The look great, Julie.

I really like 2,3,5, and 7. The writing on the hand is a cool effect and the shots that look more casual have a having fun feel.

-Tom

Tommyboy · September 7, 2008

What cute girls! Guessing their ages, I'll bet they LOVE these shots. Nice goin'!

JulieLawsonPhotography · September 7, 2008

ChatKat wrote:

I agree. What lights and modifiers did you use for these?

This question is always tough for me to explain as I don't know the name of the lights but I'll try. I have my main light with a bounce umbrella that I have a sync cord that plugs into it and goes on my hotshoe flash. Then on camera right I have another light with a silver bounce umbrella. Another light with barndoors facing the backdrop. I'm not sure what modifiers are though.

JulieLawsonPhotography · September 7, 2008

ShepsMom wrote:

Very cute Julie, #1 has some blueish tint to it, but the rest are with pretty good light, looks like you used 2.

I agree, I see the bluish tint. I'll have to try to correct that.

ChatKat · September 7, 2008

JulieLawsonPhotography wrote:

I agree, I see the bluish tint. I'll have to try to correct that.

Blue tint might be your white balance setting or if you had other lights on.

Modifiers are barn doors, umbrellas, soft boxes....

Scott_Quier · September 7, 2008

JulieLawsonPhotography wrote:

I havent used these much. I think the pics look okay, but think that maybe I need to move the light to camera right down a little to get a different catch light. Anyway, any CC is welcome.

This pictures show your two strobes to be somewhere in the neighborhood of about 45 degrees off of the camera-subject line and at about the same height from the floor and they also appear to be set to about the same power. That combination will result is some fairly boring (flat) light - no really interesting shadows. Now, then, if that's what you were attempting, then you did well. On the other hand, if not how about trying something like this:

Place your fill light near your camera-subject line. Put a large shoot through modifier on it. Set the power to 1 or 2 stops lower than your main light.
Place your main light about 45 degrees off the subject-camera line and about 45 degrees off the floor (light-subject-floor angle somewhat close to 45 degrees).
Shoot the shot.

The above is a formula for classic loop lighting. Play with it, change it, and make it your own.

evoryware · September 7, 2008

#2, 4, and 5 also have a blue tint. Aside from that they are nice shots. I like 2, 3, and 4 the most.

My daughter and her friend using studio lights

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