Trying to get a handle on lighting.

[eccs19]

Still trying to get a handle on lighting. Shot this today with a shoot through umbrella, and reflector. Looking for C&C on the lighting / WB. Not that concerned with composition, as I was working the camera, and being the model, so I did the best I could.

 

[KmH]

For white balance, a gray card is very helpful.

Just have the subject hold the gray card by their face, then use the white balance tool in ACR and click on the card to set the white balance in that photo. Those setting can be synchronized to all the other photos made with that lighting setup as long as they are all open together in ACR (they would be in a strip down the left side of the ACR workspace).

It looks like a pretty basic one light setup with no hair light, kicker, rim, or on axis fill lighting.

Do you have some window light going on there too from camera right? I see 2 nose shadows, the larger shadow being softer and lighter.

Try to not let the nose shadow contact the lip line, so the softer larger light (window?) was a little to high.

 

[eccs19]

For white balance, a gray card is very helpful.

Just have the subject hold the gray card by their face, then use the white balance tool in ACR and click on the card to set the white balance in that photo. Those setting can be synchronized to all the other photos made with that lighting setup as long as they are all open together in ACR (they would be in a srtip down the left side of the ACR workspace).

It looks like a pretty basic one light setup with no hair light, kicker, rim, or on axis fill lighting.

Do you have some window light going on there too from camera right? I see 2 nose shadows, the larger shadow being softer and lighter.

Try to not let the nose shadow contact the lip line, so the softer larger light (window?) was a little to high.

Yes, it was a basic setup. Just the one light. You are correct about the window light also. I did have the blind down, but I guess it was not enough. I'll have to keep an eye open for that. Thanks for the tips, especially the nose / lip line. Didn't even know about that. :thumbup:

 

[Big Mike]

Were you using flash/strobe type lighting?

If so, you can turn your shutter speed up to (or close to) the camera's maximum flash sync speed. This won't affect the flash exposure, but it will reduce the exposure from any ambient light.

 

[eccs19]

Were you using flash/strobe type lighting?

If so, you can turn your shutter speed up to (or close to) the camera's maximum flash sync speed. This won't affect the flash exposure, but it will reduce the exposure from any ambient light.

Yes, it was flash lighting. I had a look at the picture again, as I thought I was at the max shutter speed for my camera, but I guess I must have changed it at some point when I was experimenting. This one was at 1/60 @ 5.6. Next time I'll bump it up to 1/180. Good catch!

 

[gsgary]

Were you using flash/strobe type lighting?

If so, you can turn your shutter speed up to (or close to) the camera's maximum flash sync speed. This won't affect the flash exposure, but it will reduce the exposure from any ambient light.

Yes, it was flash lighting. I had a look at the picture again, as I thought I was at the max shutter speed for my camera, but I guess I must have changed it at some point when I was experimenting. This one was at 1/60 @ 5.6. Next time I'll bump it up to 1/180. Good catch!

Next time take a shot without the flashes firing if your screen is black you have no ambient light interfering with your exposure

 

[eccs19]

Were you using flash/strobe type lighting?

If so, you can turn your shutter speed up to (or close to) the camera's maximum flash sync speed. This won't affect the flash exposure, but it will reduce the exposure from any ambient light.

Yes, it was flash lighting. I had a look at the picture again, as I thought I was at the max shutter speed for my camera, but I guess I must have changed it at some point when I was experimenting. This one was at 1/60 @ 5.6. Next time I'll bump it up to 1/180. Good catch!

Next time take a shot without the flashes firing if your screen is black you have no ambient light interfering with your exposure

I never even would have thought of that. Thanks, great tip!