Rick50
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Back to some people photo's. I'm starting a project of doing some photo's of elderly people (OK, over 50). So my friend Tanya (the youngest at age 58) volunteered to be a sit in for me.
My thinking was to blast them with light very much like a Joel Grimes high key glamour shot. This would reduce the wrinkles and produce a more hi-key image but lessen the wrinkles.
So here is my light setup. I plan on getting some Westcott strip lights to replace the umbrellas but it's a start. Below the diffuser is another B800.
So here is the first shot after some time working on posing. I did have to remove some glare off the glasses from the lower light. I just moved the upper light to clean up it's reflections. So my intent worked and I got few wrinkles but I miss my shadows. :-(
And then I removed the lower light and one umbrella. But by this time I was getting tired and did not get a lot of poses but love the eyes and smile in this. And yes, the shadows are bringing back character.
Once I get the soft boxes I'll try some different lighting before I get to the tougher subjects. Oldest is 85. She was very happy with these and even commented that they were the best she had ever had done.
My thinking was to blast them with light very much like a Joel Grimes high key glamour shot. This would reduce the wrinkles and produce a more hi-key image but lessen the wrinkles.
So here is my light setup. I plan on getting some Westcott strip lights to replace the umbrellas but it's a start. Below the diffuser is another B800.
So here is the first shot after some time working on posing. I did have to remove some glare off the glasses from the lower light. I just moved the upper light to clean up it's reflections. So my intent worked and I got few wrinkles but I miss my shadows. :-(
And then I removed the lower light and one umbrella. But by this time I was getting tired and did not get a lot of poses but love the eyes and smile in this. And yes, the shadows are bringing back character.
Once I get the soft boxes I'll try some different lighting before I get to the tougher subjects. Oldest is 85. She was very happy with these and even commented that they were the best she had ever had done.