17 May 2013

A (fairly) Standard Three Light Portrait


Three Elinchrom lights used. Main light camera left Elinchrom 4 bounced into a black backed umbrella from about 45° up and 45° to the subject. Fill light camera right Elinchrom 4 about 1 stop down from main shot through a transparent umbrella. Back light Elinchrom 2 right and behind subject in a medium sized softbox. Nikon D300s and Nikkor 50mm f1.8D.

All this and another light, light stands, plus a background stand, backdrop, two cameras complete with lenses, plus a tripod all fit into one large rolling case to become my highly portable studio ready to leave and shoot on location at any time. Very convenient indeed!

1 comment:

  1. I'm always surprised to see how different our approaches to portrait may be. And this is no criticism - after all, I do agree that the way you proceed is indeed excellent. It's a very nice setup , yet not too expensive. And results are excellent. This portrait is a classic.

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