Wednesday, 2 December 2015

studio lighting - How can I best shoot portraits with only two lights?


Assuming a two light setup, what would the best use of the two lights?



Answer




For a two light setup (Key + Fill ) I will describe an approach using 2 flashes:



  • one on the hot shoe working in TTL (A mode) with an small bounce card for eye catch and directed towards the ceiling as main light

  • plus an additional slave unit located at 60° to 75° for fill or enhanced side light.


I would start by setting this second unit directly towards the subject (maybe at 1/8 power with Guide Number 38) or maybe bounced with and without a bounce card (1/2 power) in order to experiment a bit. A possible addition is to add a reflective white large card on the opposite side.


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