The ONE-LIGHT PORTRAIT Challenge

[Vtec44]

The thread title is "ONE-LIGHT" not "ONE LIGHT SOURCE". lol

 

[DiskoJoe]

The thread title is "ONE-LIGHT" not "ONE LIGHT SOURCE". lol

He stated one light source in the original post.

 

[Vtec44]

Okay he needs to stop confusing people.

 

[paigew]

Okay he needs to stop confusing people.

Yeah that lol.

 

[TordFuglstad]

A lot of good photos in here! Not sure if I can keep up.
So I took this photo of myself, self portrait some say.
I am damn tired so that's why I look angry, tired etc. lol


Tired Self Portrait by TordFuglstad, on Flickr
This is the settings I used:

Shot Tethered in Lightroom 4.3
Nikon D800
1/250s f/13 ISO100 50mm (50mm F1.8D)One Elinchrom strobe through softbox over camera.

And this is the setup.
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[kundalini]

Okay he needs to stop confusing people.

Yeah that lol.

Hmmm, okay, how about this? Ambient light can be present, accounted for and used to your heart's content, since it may not be dedicated to light your subject. IDK, just have fun.

 

[fokker]

This was a self portait with a single speedlight to camera left that I am looking straight at, eye level from about 1 metre away. The speedlight has a homemade grid using the 'McDonalds Straws' method.


This one below was using one speedlight with an umbrella to camera right with a reflector close in (just out of the frame) to camera left.

 

[Tuffythepug]

This is what I felt you meant all along and seems to make the most sense. Otherwise you'd be limiting everyone to using no flash unless it was in a totally dark room; Your original portrait showed this idea very well with a singe strobe left and a large window on the right side; which is, in fact, very similar to the setup I used.

 

[kundalini]

Messing around this past weekend.

The Gear:
D700 with 70-200mm
PCB White Lightning X1600 fired with PCB Cybersync
42" Westcott Reflective Umbrella
Lastolite TriGrip with Silver/Gold alternating stripes cover
13' HD stand with 10lbs counterweight & 10' MD stand with reflector arm and 10lbs counterweight

The Settings:
Aperture: f/5
Shutter Speed: 1/200s
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 110mm

The Prep Work:

The Setup Shot & Distances: ~30' camera to subject - 8' flash to subject - 8' reflector to subject
Strong backlight

A heavily cropped first edit:

Thanks for looking.

 

[tirediron]

Messing around this past weekend.

The Gear:
D700 with 70-200mm
PCB White Lightning X1600 fired with PCB Cybersync
42" Westcott Reflective Umbrella
Lastolite TriGrip with Silver/Gold alternating stripes cover
13' HD stand with 10lbs counterweight & 10' MD stand with reflector arm and 10lbs counterweight

The Settings:
Aperture: f/5
Shutter Speed: 1/200s
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 110mm


A heavily cropped first edit:

Thanks for looking.

Great shot!!! (I don't see that telephone pole of a stogey on the gear list though... )

 

[IByte]

Messing around this past weekend.

The Gear:
D700 with 70-200mm
PCB White Lightning X1600 fired with PCB Cybersync
42" Westcott Reflective Umbrella
Lastolite TriGrip with Silver/Gold alternating stripes cover
13' HD stand with 10lbs counterweight & 10' MD stand with reflector arm and 10lbs counterweight

The Settings:
Aperture: f/5
Shutter Speed: 1/200s
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 110mm

The Prep Work:

The Setup Shot & Distances: ~30' camera to subject - 8' flash to subject - 8' reflector to subject
Strong backlight

A heavily cropped first edit:

Thanks for looking.

Damn, think ill head to a cigar shop now.

 

[amolitor]

Does the cigar count as a second light, when it's lit?

 

[EIngerson]

That's awesome Kundalini!!

 

[Pallycow]

Does having a strobe lighting the backrop still count as "one light" some say yes, some say now. Wondering if in this challenge it does or doesn't.

 

[Pallycow]