Post your shallow DOF studio/constant light portraiture

Thanks! The key for me has been using big lighting modifiers and bringing them in close to the face.

Here's a 3 light setup and a BTS video>http://youtu.be/MEvg-MHixSs

Sony A7II w/Canon 135L
1/160, F3.2, ISO 100

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Ten Ounce wrote in post #17404315
Thanks! The key for me has been using big lighting modifiers and bringing them in close to the face.

Here's a 3 light setup and a BTS video>http://youtu.be/MEvg-MHixSs

Sony A7II w/Canon 135L
1/160, F3.2, ISO 100

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/qJ8j​ig DSC02839 by Miguel Quiles Photography, on Flickr

Also very nice!
I see your point thanks! Last time in studio I had a close soft box on one side and a huge reflector close at the other side, but seeing your setup, I'll try changing the reflector to a soft box

Nice ones Miguel!

Hasselblad H5D-40 w/H80
1/60, f/2.8, ISO 100

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What a beautiful image and woman. I really like how her hair looks.

Sorry for all of my questions - but do you edit your background? I've been looking at videos about post processing but sometimes they mess up the background, if I look closely. But yours are very nice and smooth.

Vanilli: Not sure who you were asking, but I'll take a stab at the question. I often times end up doing post work to my backgrounds. Usually I do it in Photoshop by creating an adjustment layer (curves, hue/sat, whatever the image calls for) and then masking out the subject so that it just affects the background. There are a lot of tutorials on Youtube in regards to masking and I would definitely recommend learning it as it comes in handy for so many different things.

Ten Ounce wrote in post #17404658
Vanilli: Not sure who you were asking, but I'll take a stab at the question. I often times end up doing post work to my backgrounds. Usually I do it in Photoshop by creating an adjustment layer (curves, hue/sat, whatever the image calls for) and then masking out the subject so that it just affects the background. There are a lot of tutorials on Youtube in regards to masking and I would definitely recommend learning it as it comes in handy for so many different things.

Okay, that makes sense. I use masking all the time. Gotta love layers and masking.

One of Shawna taken on Tuesday

here's my first stab at this thread. my girlfriend lets me practice lighting with her. she's a doll.

canon T5i, 85mm f/1.8
1/100, f/1.8, ISO 100
speedlight through an umbrella camera right and up
speedlight in a cheapo softbox camera left and slightly behind her

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grazamataz wrote in post #17408535
here's my first stab at this thread. my girlfriend lets me practice lighting with her. she's a doll.

canon T5i, 85mm f/1.8
1/100, f/1.8, ISO 100
speedlight through an umbrella camera right and up
speedlight in a cheapo softbox camera left and slightly behind her

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/r15d​dG Gaze by therealgrazamataz, on Flickr

I like it but personally I would get both eyes in focus

yeah i didn't notice until i got it on my computer this morning. still learning how to properly shoot wide open. i guess she should have had both eyes on a level plane toward the camera, or i should have stopped down. lesson learned though! i'm still very much a noob at portrait photography so i appreciate all the tips i can get.

Of course I would stop down a bit, I like her pose.

H5D40 + HC 120 macro
1/100
f/4
ISO 200

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5d mk3
135mm f2L @f2
iso50
1/160
used nd4 filter

Lighting 2 2x3 softboxes in clam shell setup one above one below from camera axis

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Im confused on the thread. Is this for constant light only?

JakAHearts wrote in post #17411749
Im confused on the thread. Is this for constant light only?

any lighting flash strobe or continuous... check the first post for all the details