small studio owners

[newfly5]

As i set up my new studio I wanted to know if any had pics or could give descrtiption on where you set your high key lights ceiling mounted or hanging? Just getting ideas on what is the best.

Thank you

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Are you talking about a hair light? If so, mine is on a 13' stand with a boom arm with a small softbox attached.

[LightingMan]

Dear Ben:
I'm afraid that your question does not provide enough info to work with. There is no such thing as a high key light. There is high key lighting where the entire scene is white or near white. Are you trying to learn what techniques are used to create correct high key lighting in your photographs? Please be very specific when you ask a question so there is plenty of info to work with.

[newfly5]

Fair enough,

What I was working with for my high key shots is my lights on stands. now I have a bigger studio and I have seen people mount them on the ceiling pointed up and reflected off of the white ceiling as the light spills down the white back drop. Just wanted to know as far as mounted lights goes, more permanent, what people found was convienient and worked good. Hope this is better. The goal is to get the lights off the floor as my studio is not all that wide.

Thanks

[LightingMan]

HI Ben
Well, knowing a little more than before, I have to ask if you fully understand how high key photography is done? There is more to this than locking lights down where you cannot move them and control them. Understanding how to balance your lights on the background with the lights on the subject is what makes high key photography possible. One is relative to the other and that difference is critical to the creation of pure white without detail BUT without over exposing at the same time. There are also differences in how full length work is done as compared to head and shoulders work. Unfortunately you did not share that with us either.

Again, there is little info as to what you have to work with equipment wise. All you have said is lights. The info data simply says AB strobes but doesn’t hint as to how many and what their power ratings are or if they are all the same.

Do you think you can give a full picture as to what you have to work with and also info about the space you are working in and what your goals are? You will always get the best responses here if you include all the info you can so we have something to work with.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

I'd be interested in seeing what you have to say about high key photography, Scott. It's something that as of yet, confuses me. I've gotten fairly decent at low key. However, as you say, getting pure white without detail, without overexposing, is something I can't seem to achieve. Hopefully anything you'd have to say on the matter would benefit both myself and the OP, as well as anyone else that cares to read!

[LightingMan]

HI Ronald
I would be happy to post something on high key photography. I will do it as soon as I possibly can. I just have a lot of things going on at the moment.
Thanks,

[newfly5]

Scott,

I had a white sheet up and blowing out the detail with two lights on each side 45 degrees onto it. I just doubled my studio size and will have a white painted wall towork with and might hang the old lanoliam up as i have seen done. From what I have seen some mount their high key lights and never move them. I have 1 of every size of the ab lights and 3 cheap 100 w/s lights. I am willing to buy more and prob will. I also have a new track system for my main and fill and reflector. I just was trying to get an idea of how and where some people put their lights for the high key, if they have designated lights for that.

Thanks