Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 10

In this episode Mark discusses lighting ratios.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• snapfactory
• studio
• lighting
• Mark
• Wallace
• Profoto

[mahalolovesyou]

which 70-200 lens is the photographer using??? 2.8 IS, 2.8 non-IS, 4 IS or 4 (non-IS)?

[snapfactory]

@mahalolovesyou It's a 70-200mm 2.8 L It's a non-IS lens.

[MDJAK]

First, I love your videos. They are excellent. Can you tell me whether you dim or completely darken the lights in the studio and just use the modeling lights? I recently bought a softbox and had my daughter and friend standing under my hallway light with softbox to the right. The pic kept being blown out. Was the hallway light too bright?

[snapfactory]

@MDJAK If you were using a studio strobe then it's highly unlikely that your hallway light had any effect on the shot at all. Did you meter the light? Were you shooting at a low ISO? Was your shutter set to sync speed? Were you shooting in manual mode?

[simoncookson]

A quick question, I am new to photography so this may seem naive. Should you decide on the F-Stop you would like to shoot your subject in and then get the lights reading to that? i.e. a shallow or long depth of field dependent on the look you are after.

[snapfactory]

Yes, that's right. Determine your DOF then adjust your aperture to that. Once that's done you can adjust the power of your strobes to get you to the aperture setting you need.

[emilkunic]

Love the "Shit Up" at 7:04!

[timgoodill]

This guy is great! No one else on the web is as clear in getting you from knowing practically nothing about studio lighting to being reasonably accomplished. If more people were as generous with their experience and knowledge the world would be a better place.

[AF0093]

My photography teacher wants us to take 3 portrait photos using ratios of 1-2, 1-4, and 1-8 did he write these backwards or what because I see you used the same ratios, but the other way around 2-1, 4-1, 8-1. Help please?

[canturgan]

EV is the exposure value. Some Zeiss lenses include this on the barrel.

[jlive555]

my head exploded,when he start talking about EV Delta stuff

[ashkibala1]

@mahalolovesyou for weddings: Canon 70-200L f2.8 and for general photography: Canon 24-70L f2.8

both of them together might cast you about 2k but trust me, it's worth it.

[JNinja4]

Thanks for the help!

[pjos111]

@snapfactory I am having real diffs getting this into my mind. I know that a small F number is a wide Aperture. But when you say your Key light is F11 and the fill light should be half the power at F8 thats confusing to me for now. I suppose it will click one day !