Canon400 Member  220 posts Joined Apr 2007 Location: yorkshire uk More info | Jan 10, 2014 18:25 | #1 bonjour fellow members, CANON 400D , CANON 20D EFS 17-85 IS EF 70 210 EF 50MM F1.8 380EX 17-135IS
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1]  More info | Jan 11, 2014 11:43 | #2 Very simplified fundamental lighting:
Elevation: Put the Main a bit higher than the face in elevation, so it is about 45 degree angle from the face. Put the Fill at about the same level as your camera.  You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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windpig Chopped liver  More info | Jan 11, 2014 13:01 | #3 I'd start with a one light set up. Get the modifier in close. Would you like to buy a vowel?
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ptcanon3ti Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 11, 2014 15:25 | #5 I'd love to see some of the suggestions/set ups of potn portrait gurus as well. Paul
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sigmapi Cream of the Crop  11,204 posts Likes: 6 Joined Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles More info | Jan 11, 2014 15:33 | #6 That is awesome for learning Don't try to confuse me with the facts, my mind is already made up.
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1] More info | Jan 11, 2014 16:24 | #7 Standard diagrams do nothing to factor in minor adjustments to light position, which are necessitated by the need to better optimize for a given subject's facial shortcomings. Similarly unless an example photo also showed a diagram of exactly the placement used for that person, and also had alternative lighting position diagrams with identical subject posing and how the light placement alters the viewer perception (like HungV's link does), there is limited value of showing example photos. You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1] More info | Jan 11, 2014 16:59 | #8 Examples of slight adjustment due to pose. Post 2 was full face frontal, but these next two have partial rotation of subject relative to camera lens. Note the changes between 'broad' or 'short' lighting (used for slimmer vs. fuller faces), even with subject in identical position. As they turned a bit more toward the camera, or a bit more away from the camera, the main would move around the circle...perhaps to 7:00 for more facing the lens (not illustrated), while to 8:30 for more facing away from the lens (last illustration) -- merely refinements in Main light position, yet both for 'short' lighting. Broad  Short  Even these are generalized illustrations, as one might need to alter height or position to better suit the unique requirements of individual faces. It is this fine tuning which is why I recommend lights with constant source modeling lights, so you can instantly SEE the affects of small adjustments in position, much more easily and rapidly than if using speedlights. You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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KarlJohnston Cream of the Crop 9,334 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jul 2008 More info | Jan 11, 2014 19:12 | #9  Permanent banwww.strobox.com Adventurous Photographer, Writer
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Jan 11, 2014 19:45 | #10 Ditto.
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lsegovia Hatchling 5 posts Joined Sep 2010 Location: Cuernavaca, Mexico More info | Jan 12, 2014 16:34 | #11 Play around with the virtual lighting studio http://www.zvork.fr/vls/
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P.  More info | Jan 15, 2014 11:57 | #12 Portrait lighting video. FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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