How to Photograph a Model: Photo Studio Tips : Using Flash as Key Light for Photo Shoot

[AZDesertGal]

Why are these people green?

[CALICOTV301]

Burt Reynolds takes photos now?

[parabolicplacenta]

is it just me or is that jesus on the lcd screen on the camera? 1.26-1.29

[CALICOTV301]

@parabolicplacenta LMFAO HAHAHAHA

[p4qu3r3tt3]

la modèle a un air très peu expressif et coincé ...

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[DonReedProductions]

We used a mannequin for a few years thinking that we were going to save on the $100 per hour that we paid our models. Even though it did not need to sign contracts, eat and wear makeup, our customers preferred seeing real models.

Thanks for the video.

[heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyism]

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[dashwerks]

why use a white shoot thru as a reflective, just a waste of output

[ZioZambe]

@dashwerks Because it's softer

[dashwerks]

@ZioZambe : soft light is determined by the aparent size of the light source in relation to the distance to the subject, a shoot thru is actually softer than a reflective, because you can get close to the subject.

if your going to bounce it, use a reflective

[ZioZambe]

@dashwerks : Bouncing and reflecting is not the same thing. Reflected light is generally harder and the apparent size of the light is difficult to understand because it's the size of the original light plus the change caused by the reflection. On the other side when you bounce you can forget the original light (even the angle, it's no longer a mirror like situation) because you're creating a completely new light source.

Anyway the shoot thru is kinder to the skin ;)

[dashwerks]

@ZioZambe : still wrong, you better watch some other updated lighting videos, like the one by prophotolife, david hobby, zach araias and joe mcnally.

watch?v=aDuwvKwqTTU

watch and learn

[ZioZambe]

@dashwerks : Man, David Hobby is the first to say what I just said aboud bouncing the light :)

[dashwerks]

@ZioZambe : yes my point exactly, use the shoot thru, as a shoot thru (bigger light source) and a reflective as a reflective. if you use a shoot thru as a reflective will just be a waste, bouncing light around the studio, just like the video here. just watch this watch?v=aDuwvKwqTTU and understand more on quality of light, because you and like the video poster here, does know what the're talking about

[ZioZambe]

@dashwerks : I'm talking about a different thing. Look for Ken Henderson on Youtube, he explains my point. Or David Hobby's seminar, one of the bonus DVDs :)

[dashwerks]

@ZioZambe : LOL, learn to use your light mods, that scene in the video is a studio, a controlled evironment. using a shoot thru as a reflective type, will cause unwanted spill and contamination. the guy in the video is a numnut! LOL

[acapmex1]

do I need a Light meter, to make shades an sides of the face

[Furuly]

@acapmex1 No, you can testfire with the camera. Then look at the picture if the lighting is good or not

[sebastijan32]

wery nice girl

[PlasticAdi]

The last statement made by the photographer is wrong, the shutter speed does not effect the over all exposure while using a strobe only the f-stop does. The shutter speed effect the amount of continues and mixed lighting that appeared in the photograph.

[mitsubishiman07]

so you're telling me that if you shoot 125th instead of a 60th, then it wont be overexposed, you're an idiot.

[PlasticAdi]

First of all if you are shooting with a higher shutter speed you will not overexpose, but rather underexpose. And second, if you know anything about using studio strobes or compact flashes you would know that the peak time of a strobe or flash is about 1/10,000th of a second, there for the time difference in the shutter speed is irrelevant to the exposure, and only affects ambient or background light.

[Skonk2k]

If there is some ambiant/background light then the shutter speed will have an effect on the overall exposure though.

It wont have any effect on the light comming from the strobes as you said, but unless you are in an otherwise dark room then the shutter speed is relevant to a degree.

[PlasticAdi]

If you would like to test this take a light meter reading with strobes, you'll notice that even when the shutter speed is changed the aperture stays the same.

[jonathanjkeller]

PlasticAdi and Skonk2k are both correct. However, standard practice is to just run the shutter speed at the sync speed of the camera. Generally, at low ISO and in a studio setting, shutter speed is not important, and there won't be a difference between 1/60 or 1/250, however, you will encounter differences if there is ambient light. This must be taken into account when you are shooting in the environment, like when mixing strobe with sunlight.

[cory1337]

im sure he meant to say f stop at the end because if you listened he chose 1/125th as the shutter speed

[wxb200]

oh yeah, I surprised he didn't edit the video with the correction...

[sumitino]

what happens if your particular situation, you dont want to shoot f11? what then?

[54spiritedwill54]

Very good and helpful!

[dwillpro]

nichole is cute, she makes me laugh when she laughs lol. nice video too , thanks.

[PartTimePhotography]

Good stuff - I'll pass this along to all my newsletter subscribers.

[hiitsmegoog]

at 1:26 his picture looks awful, a 13 yrold could take a better picture than that with a point and shoot

[Atamaiidotcom]

Its because he is only using one light for demo

[Tierrahuasacom]

This is really old fashion. This type of metering was used in film times. With digital technology its not necesary.NOw you just have to play with the aperture of your camera and the output of your flash. See the results on the screen (back the camera).

[maltijien]

sweet model.

I like her very much

[marathonspirit]

People, he is using a shoot through umbrella it appears.  You aim the "shoot through" at the model, diffusing the shadow more on her face. Again, this needs to be aiming at the model. Good video though.

[DecemberKing18]

Thank You!

[britewired]

yur model is falling asleep

[MacBubbles]

Excellent!

Informative and very simple to understand!

[LadySryope]

it's so late at night but i'm not getting sleepy... i hope you'll post some more!

[magurothemovie]

This series is absolutely fantastic!  I enjoy how they do both flash and hot-light instructional vids...muchly appreciated!

[avytech]

I haven't used a light meter in so long that I'd forgotten how. Thanks for the refresher!

[mungkey]

Very good and helpful!

[aksjetrading]

this is very good. have to thx you very much!!

[ali0503]

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