{"id":19537,"date":"2014-03-14T15:14:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T19:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=19537"},"modified":"2017-08-19T00:10:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T04:10:43","slug":"harder-studio-light-studio-flash-continuous-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/harder-studio-light-studio-flash-continuous-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Harder light sources in the studio – Flash & Continuous light"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harder light sources in the studio – Flash & Continuous light<\/h1>\n

With the recent photo session with Ulorin Vex<\/a> in the studio, I played with variations of using harder light and using shadow as part of the image’s composition.\u00a0The first setup was similar to a previous photo session in the studio with Anelisa:\u00a0\u00a0smaller light = dramatic light<\/a>. Ulorin Vex easily fell into poses well suited to this idea of using the shadow as part of the image’s design.<\/p>\n

For this final image, I used a textured overlay to enhance the sun-drenched look. I also wanted to hide the texture of the wall a bit by cloaking it with the Photoshop texture. I used a warm colored texture, to echo the color of her hair, and which then also was a complement to the blue dress. The color also took away some of the starkness of the image.<\/p>\n

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The first setup was with the Profoto D1 Air 500 Ws studio light<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate<\/em>),\u00a0and the Profoto 50 degree Magnum Reflector<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate<\/em>), to concentrate the light-beam. The large magnum reflector causes the shadow to break up into softer edges. The non-texture version shows this better perhaps.<\/p>\n

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Camera gear\u00a0& lighting (or\u00a0equivalents) used for this 1st sequence<\/h2>\n