Lucy And The Lens

Tag: #diyphotography

  • Studio Lighting: Tips

    I have my own studio lights and also access to a studio at UCLAN (University of Central Lancashire) as I do my freelance work from there. So, I’ve been reading books, blogs and googling techniques on how to light a subject.

    Here are some tips I have acquired about studio lighting from the book lighting for portrait photography by Steve Bavister:

    1. Persuading you’re subject to face the window adds detail to the face and creates a strong profile. (Shoot this at a shutter speed of 1/250 and an aperture of f5.6).
    2. Placing your subject facing out of a doorway gives strong illumination.
    3. A reflector beneath a subject and a tilted camera angle adds impact to a simply lit but powerful portrait. (Shot at 1/125 shutter speed)
    4. The clam shell set-up: this is where a subject is seated, and you place the light above her and maybe a reflector below her.
    5. The typical studio set-up is when you place one light to one side of the subject and one light behind her.
    6. Using a light and a jumbo umbrella gives lots of lighting control (Shoot at a shutter speed of 1/400 and an aperture of f11.)
    7. The further you take a light to one side the more moody and dramatic it becomes.
    8. Photographing people wearing glasses requires a high lighting position.

    Below are a few more tips from DIY Photography:

    1. Beauty Dishes add a natural catch light to your images.
    2. For a two light set-up use an octobox and fill light with a colour gel: an orange or yellow gel will add a warmer tone to your portrait. Try this on f1.8.
    3. Old guys with beards photograph better with no soft boxes.

    Below is a video tutorial from DIY Photography: Lighting By Elaine Torres

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOYTtxzJWqo&feature=youtu.be

    I hope you’ve enjoyed this post let me know in the comments. Read more for more tips and tricks.

  • 5 Photography Blogs Every Photographer Must Read

    DIY Photography shows you have to do a variety of photography related projects. At the moment its highlighting people who are finding clever ways to photograph in Isolation.

    Digital Photography School

    This is the blog where you can guarantee to find anything you need. There’s Camera and photography product reviews, tutorials and tips for a variety of things, challenges that you can take part in. Just be sure to read this blog for any kind of Advice.

    Picture Correct is my go-to blog for lighting and editing tips and tricks. My favourite posts are related to lighting tutorials. I’ve learned so much more about lighting from watching people try it over video.

    Here is the home of the Sunday Shutter which highlights the best photos there have seen that week which I think is really cool and good to see what other people have photographed in the last week.

    For me this is another one like digital photography school that has been around for so many years, it’s hard not to find a variety of useful things on here.

    Please be sure to check these out and if you enjoyed this posted stay tuned for more.