Live Shoot: Accent Light
Lesson 19 from: Editorial Portrait Photography for High School SeniorsDan Brouillette
Live Shoot: Accent Light
Lesson 19 from: Editorial Portrait Photography for High School SeniorsDan Brouillette
Lessons
Class Introduction
15:18 2How to Make Senior Photos Stand Out
05:48 3What is Lighting in Layers?
16:49 4Build a Lighting Foundation
18:28 5Layer One: Main Light
06:17 6Layer Two: Fill Light
08:29 7Layer Three: Accent Light
04:29 8Layer Four: Additional Light
11:46Outdoor Lighting Examples
15:56 10Outdoor Lighting Equipment
03:34 11Outdoor Lighting Camera Settings
09:31 12Outdoor Camera Settings Examples
14:32 13Outdoor Lighting Q&A
12:44 14Live Shoot: In-Studio Lighting
20:52 15Live Shoot: Metering
04:17 16Live Shoot: Large Soft Light Setups
12:13 17Live Shoot: On Camera Flash
14:07 18Live Shoot: 2 Light Set-up
16:29 19Live Shoot: Accent Light
05:06 20Live Shoot: Hard Light
11:30 21Live Shoot: Create White Backdrop
08:32 22Introduction to Direction
28:42 23Live Shoot: Photo Booth Direction
11:13 24Live Shoot: Basics of Direction
19:34 25Live Shoot: Beauty Dish Close Up
08:22 26Live Shoot: Subtle Cues through Direction
19:33 27Location Shoot: Senior Introduction to Shoot
11:33 28Location Shoot: Use Location to Your Advantage
29:43 29Location Shoot: Create Scenarios
19:50 30Location Shoot: The Walk Plus Variations
10:50 31Location Shoot: Outdoor Lighting
15:18 32Pre-Session Consultation
12:35 33Prep Clients for Purchase
06:47 34Get to Know the Client before Session
08:04 35Decide Clothing Options Prior to Session
13:14 36Client Interaction
09:14 37Pre Session Consult Q&A
12:35 38Image Workflow Overview
15:41 39RAW Editing Workflow
27:29 40Basic Photoshop Editing
13:58 41AlienSkin Exposure Color Toning
26:27 42Marketing to Seniors Overview
05:18 43Marketing to Seniors
16:24 44Alternative Income in Any Market
03:57 45High School Posters as Marketing
10:38 46Seeing Moments Differently
17:27Lesson Info
Live Shoot: Accent Light
So now that we've messed with the... our fill light. Reflector fill, our V flat, two lights, umbrella plus fill, light ratios, our accent light is next. So we're gonna introduce that. We'll do one quick accent light, just so I can show. I'm gonna have you grab a seat. We'll get rid of this. We're gonna do one light as a main light, and then just an accent light. So you can grab a seat right here. I'm gonna take this, and instead of having this big umbrella we're gonna go back to a little reflector, so a small source. And we'll put that here. Actually you know what we're gonna do, we're gonna do the beauty dish with the grid, because I really wanna control where the lights hitting. So for those of you who haven't used a grid, if you ever wanna see where it's shooting, if you can look through there, if you're square on to it, you can see white. If you start to turn it, anywhere you can't see white anymore, the lights not hitting. So that's how, so the tighter the grid, this is a 25 deg...
ree grid, so meaning the light will have a 25 degree spread. Generally there's, you know, 10 degrees, 20, 30 and so on. This is pretty standard for a beauty dish as a 25 degree. I have down to 10 degree for the magnum reflector, 'cause sometimes I want it to be really specific. And also I'm using that light from further away. So 10 degrees over, you know, 50 feet away ends up being a wider spread of light from that distance. So we're gonna start with just kind of a standard placement for our accent light, and that's behind him. I'm gonna raise it up just a little bit. And you can see, it's aimed right at him. By putting the grid on, we don't have to worry about this affecting our background and we don't have to worry about getting flare into the camera. I'm gonna start by just doing something more extreme. We're gonna crank it up. So one test flash. Okay, and we're gonna meter just for five six again. So everything else is the same, ooh, and we had him sit down so we gotta move our light. So we're gonna come on down. Keepin' everything about the same. Angles the same, heights right on. Feathered in front of him. And now we'll go for five six. Five six, so there we go. We'll shoot... We're gonna do this reverse. I'm gonna go turn that off to start so we can do one portrait, clean lit without any accent light. And we'll do this from fairly close up. So I'm gonna have you rotate your body a little this way a bit, there you go right there, yup. One, two, three. Alright, so just a basic portrait. Now what we're going to do is turn this on. And we could even just do a quick meter reading so you guys can see, you know, lighting ratios work in this reverse way too where this is at five six, so now we'd measure the light back here. It's a four five, so I'm actually gonna turn it up. The grid does eat up a little bit of light. So you gotta remember that. We're just gonna go with one to one. So we're at five six back there. So the same amount of light's hitting the back of his head as the front, so our accent light's gonna pretty prominent in this shot. Alright one, two, three. Alright, so you should start to see that. So that's, you know, they're both exposed for five point six. Obviously the quality of light's a little different from where it's hitting. That would be something I would use more on like an athlete or something like that. If it were more of a... Something I wanted subtle, we could go to four to one. So I'm gonna turn this down. Since this light's the only thing hitting there, I'm just gonna turn it down two stops. A little test flash. And now you should see the light will end up being a lot more subtle. So one more, one, two, three. Right, it's just a little touch of light. So this might something that I use when I want more subtle light as opposed to, you know, if you have your football player or in this case a water polo player. Something that's, you know, adds more edge. So for instance, when I was talking about photographing the Vikings players, it was something more like this, you know, they were standing there in full pads after practice so we wanted that light to chisel that arm, shoulders, jaws, all that stuff. Where something that's, you know, a little more professional portrait, might be just a little more subtle to create separation from hair, and you know, shoulders, face, from the background.
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Ratings and Reviews
pete hopkins
awesome teacher and awesome technique. after soooo many webinars, it's really great to see someone break it down to the bare bones of lighting with exceptional quality results. i can listen to Dan all day. no pretense, no over the top emotional pleas, no drama! did i say awesome!!!! Plus, I'm a huge fan of the B! and B2 systems. Freedom is key. Now I can shoot anywhere, anytime. Thanks Dan.
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This is by far the best class on senior photography I have found on creativelive. Dan explains the technical aspects in an easy to understand format. He does a great job going through studio shots, outdoor shots, editing and marketing. He's given me some great ideas and inspired me to be more creative. I am going to rewatch the lighting set up for the "hero shot". It's super cool!
Tristanne Endrina
Dan was great. His class was very comprehensive but easy to follow. The slides he used weren't flashy. Instead, they were simple and he went at a good pace. I left feeling like I could really pull off the lighting techniques he taught. I'm excited to put what I learned into my photography. :) Thanks, Dan.
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