Technical Notes

Some things I might consider in the studio...

Using a Reflector
Background Lights
Hair Lights
Kickers
Rim Lights
Snoots
Honeycombs



(Pages from Light, Science and Magic and Portrait Photography - see bibliography)

Technical Notes

High Key Lighting

Although i will not be using High-Key lighting for this module i have researched it to help the other members of my group who will be using it.



The image below i took in a Lighting workshop for High Key Photography. We used a light meter to make sure the two background lights evenly lit the background at f16. Two lights were used either side of the subject and both set to f8.

Technical Notes

Elinchrom Style RX 600
Lighting Ratios








1:1

f8: f8









2:1

f8: f5.6









3:1

f8: 4.5










4:1

f8: f4











6:1

f8: f2.8












Broad Lighting











Short / Narrow Lighting












Butterfly Lighting











Rembrandt Lighting

Rasmus Mogensen

Rasmus Mogensen is a Danish Fashion and Beauty photographer. I have chosen a few examples of his work which stand out to me because of use of lighting . It is quite strong and harsh with dark shadows. This makes the model look strong, confident and slightly masculine with clothes she is wearing. However it also emphasizes the model's curves giving a sense of femininity. I will be using similar lighting to make my photographs look more dramatic. The last few images use some kind of paint/make-up on the model's skin which reflects the light, drawing our attention to the features of the face and the texture of the skin. This makes the image a lot more interesting.

• Silhouettes

• Fan
  

• Texture in within the frame, rather than just on the model's skin.

Ben Hassett

Ben Hassett is a beauty photographer. His images interest me because of the 'limited colour palette' he uses . His images are simple yet striking. I would like to use make-up and body paint, continuing the reflective theme, to make the texture of my model's face and skin more interesting.

Ben Hassett

Article from The British Journal Of Photography

This article caught my eye as Ben Hassett was described as 'The Irving Penn of his generation.'

Matthew Stylianou

Article from the British Journal of Photography

It explains Matthew Stylianou interesting approach to lighting and his use of 'hard lighting' within his fashion and portrait photography.