Do you think this was shot with natural light?

[Phtoo]

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any ideas on lighting of this shot? natural window light in studio?

 

[ClearBlueDaze]

No idea, but I like it. Now you have me curious too.

 

[Derrel]

Catchlights look like a softbox on the left, and an umbrella on the right. It looks like studio flash to me, based on how almost totally shadowless the lighting is.

 

[KmH]

Yep.

 

[Destin]

Catchlights look like a softbox on the left, and an umbrella on the right. It looks like studio flash to me, based on how almost totally shadowless the lighting is.

+1

 

[Phtoo]

the ears are out of focus, so i guess just really low flash output. + im guessing really large softbox + umbrella?

Plus any idea what the purpose of the second umbrella source is? ..why not just use one large softbox

 

[480sparky39 38]

Catchlights look like a softbox on the left, and an umbrella on the right. It looks like studio flash to me, based on how almost totally shadowless the lighting is.

Ditto.

FYI for everyone: If you can see reflections (in this case, catchlights in the eyes), you can deduce the lighting source.

 

[480sparky39 38]

.........Plus any idea what the purpose of the second umbrella source is? ..why not just use one large softbox

Lack of money?

 

[Phtoo]

i doubt he lacks money. derek henderson for russh magazine.

 

[480sparky39 38]

Who knows then, save for the artist?

Perhaps the lights were already set up and handy, and accomplished the task intended. Perhaps the big soft box wasn't available, so two lights were able to do the task. Perhaps the artist merely duplicated a previous successful lighting arrangement. Perhaps I'm speaking through my hat.

 

[jake337]

.........Plus any idea what the purpose of the second umbrella source is? ..why not just use one large softbox

Lack of money?

Probably was just their choice in lighting for the day.

 

[cgipson1]

the ears are out of focus, so i guess just really low flash output. + im guessing really large softbox + umbrella?

Plus any idea what the purpose of the second umbrella source is? ..why not just use one large softbox

Ears are out of focus due to a really shallow DOF... has nothing to do with the lighting.

Google portrait lighting... You often see a main light that is the primary light source, but it will sometimes throw a bit a of shadow on the opposite side of the subject. The second light source is used to soften the shadows and provide more detail.

 

[Phtoo]

is it strange that both lights come from the same side though?

 

[cgipson1]

is it strange that both lights come from the same side though?

Did you read Derrel's post above? Quote: "Catchlights look like a softbox on the left, and an umbrella on the right. It looks like studio flash to me, based on how almost totally shadowless the lighting is. "

 

[Iron Flatline]

Available light, facing the window. Relatively wide open (hence the shallow DOF) and no flash can be dialed down that far, you would need an 8x ND filter. I just shot a portrait series that way. No, those aren't catchlights, those are the windows reflecting.

Rest of the series: Fashion Gone Rogue

For what it's worth, he seems to shoot both available light and flash, but 80% of his work seems to be available light with a few reflectors. He doesn't seem to be a lighting geek (like me).

Here's a Behind the Scenes look at the shoot... no lights in sight.