When shooting in the studio, don’t keep your lights in one position. You have to pick them up and move them around your subject to experiment with the effects. Here are seven basic positions for studio light.
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Premiere Pro CS5When shooting in the studio, don’t keep your lights in one position. You have to pick them up and move them around your subject to experiment with the effects. Here are seven basic positions for studio light.
Author: jean francois okane
All I see is an ad… where’s the tutorial?
Nevermind… just came in after watching the ad twice…
There is also clamshell lighting. This consists of two lights – both at 12:00. One from above, then another from below at 1:1 or 1:2 ratio. This is very flattering for women.
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Thanks for the great tutorial! I hope you don’t mind, but I posted a link to this tutorial on my blog. http://morganmessina.blogspot.com/ I want to share this tutorial with my friends.
Thanks!
Morgan
Very nice tutorial, however, my watch dial has the 12 at the top and the 6 at the bottom .
Since I judge the position of my lights from where I stand AT THE CAMERA (more or less), I would simply reverse his times: 12 becomes 6, 9 becomes 3 and so on. His initial off-camera position is therefore 7:30, not 1:30. Check your watch.
Hi Rick,
I appreciate your recalculation of time, but looking at the light from the camera point of view could send a light in front of the model and in front of you a noon, and that same light a couple of feet further become a 6 when positioned in the same angle for the model but further behind me….. But the idea here is not arguing it’s getting more creative by inviting you to move your light and explore the possibilities. You may also invent your own method for remembering your light positions.
Jean-Francois
TheStudioCoach.
Nice tutorial, lots of good information, but your clock reference is a little off. Also that girl looks a little young for her shirt to be open like that.
Dear Nate,
Thanks for your comments.
the clock reference is an approximation, inviting you to experiment with light and easily record your actions.
As per my model she is 26 years old since about a month.
Jean-Francois
a.k.a. The StudioCoach
Very good trick’s thank’s a lot for this, is help me to make great picture too
Great tutorial, Thank you Jean-Francois
very easy to remember
I love your lighting and it has really helped me. I was getting very harsh shadows behind my model. Is it possible to get good pictures with only one studio light? Thank you! Acadia3
Thanks Jean-Francois for the useful tutorial. Could you post the name of the lighting equipment you are using as well?
Merci Beaucoup! ~AJ
jean. i really enjoy your tutorials, i watched tons of vid about lighting on line and yours are the best and easier to understand.
p.s i don’t mind your model!