1-Light Portraiture: Tony Corbell & Profoto D1

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Watch Tony Corbell position and reposition one light and one reflector around a model, stressing how one light is used to emulate three. A softbox can act as a main light, a background light, and a fill light, and Corbell shows us how.

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[yammanee]

This is a brilliant demonstration.

Really makes you rethink your lighting strategies.

Time to go back to one light and start playing again.

Thank you for the inspiration.

[spiritualstudios]

Thank you so much for this,You no your stuff Tony i will try this tomorrow when i get my soft box delivered again cheers mate!

[DunkCheng]

This is so informative. Thank you so much.

[lalalaina4life]

@00Deific00 It's a grey background 

[lalalaina4life]

@GCFAFootball the continuous light that you see in called a modeling light. It gives you an idea of where your flash is going to fall before you take your photo. The continuous light that you see it just a light bulb, which turns off just before the flash goes off and then it comes back on after the fact. I hope this helps!

[Lekoaf]

@GCFAFootball, the continuous light and the flash is in the same lamp. The continuous light is a so called "model light" and is only used so the room isn't totally dark, it's the flash that does the job.

[GCFAFootball]

Question: Is he using a continuous light or a strobe? I see a light source then I see a flash go off when he takes the picture. That would be a second light, right? Is the continuous light a flash also? Explain. Thanks.

[00Deific00]

What colour is the background sheet? black or grey?

[peopleofdetroit]

Wonderful demonstration. Who are the 4 people who disliked this?

[gotrottin]

Simple yet effective teaching, thanks.

BUT...why are you shooting a 200mm lens in the studio without a tripod? You aren't bending or doing any athletic moves that would serve as an excuse not to. To all pros and aspiring pros out there, use a tripod if you want truly professional results that will set you apart.

[famousPhotog]

@tomcat39843 Modeling lights are not exact. Each light you add adds to the uncertainty and imprecision. The fewer lights you use the closer you will be to seeing exactly what you will actually get. Drop-dead gorgeous work is very doable with only one light and a reflector or two lights and a reflector, and as a bonus the fewer lights you use the lower the likelihood that you will over-light the subject and reduce 3-D dimensionality.

[gonrog]

@wertuiking Yea, those big-ass flashheads are just for show anyway....

No, seriously, you can, but you'll get an entirely different and less soft light. Also; no modelling light.