FMS403DBBeautySalmonM Digital Production x Studio Lighting.

Recent practical lesson notes.

Photography studio and lighting essentials -

- Heavy boom; this is the stable weighted crane that holds and directs your lighting, it can extend and be turned in any direction
-Beauty Dish; this is a 'hard' source of light but to create a softer light you can use a diffuser with the dish e.g. a softer light for a portrait shot of a face, also creates more contrast
-Sink lead; this is what makes 'flash lighting'
-Tethering cable; this can be used in conduction with capture 1 stations
- Jpeg files always create two different copies of your original image
- An 85 lens is good for portraiture/ face shots where as a 50 lens is better for wider shots
-Chris recommends to shoot Raw Files

Cannon Camera Settings-

Menu>Quality> (Look for triangle symbol with small L next to it)(Uncompressed jpeg)>shoot raw or large jpeg.

Camera settings and accessories -

In my most recent practical lesson Chris showed us to lenses that he was going to use as examples with his camera; a 50ml and 85ml these lenses are glass and prime and cannot be used to zoom in and out of shots meaning you must move the camera or model closer or further. Before starting your photo-shoot it is important to check that your camera is at a correct height in consideration of your model and the angle you want to capture. When taking portraiture photographs it is essential to set your camera to the manual setting and also make sure it is on the portrait angle. The camera Iso needs to be set to the number 100 and the shutter speed; 1/160.

I got the chance to see the effects of things like 'silver reflectors', I found the silver reflector created a really beautiful affect to a portraiture shot as it produced a extra glow alongside lighting and really brought out a shine in a models eyes. You use the silver reflector on the sides on the face and under the face from the chin upwards, it is normally handheld in shots. Although sometimes this can be to harsh and create non existent shadowing. You can also use the adjacent side of the silver reflector which is a more dull white opaque material that produces a nice glow but not as intense. The 'spill kill' can be used in shoots to hold and focus light in one place, I think this is nice to use when possibly focusing on something in particular in your shot e.g. make-up, lips, eyes.

A 'shoot through brolly' allows you to create a soft light that focuses on your subject. You would use the shoot through brolly by attaching the end of it to the heavy boom and then adjusting the direction of the heavy boom, when using this brolly you may have to move the heavy boom closer to your model as it creates such soft lighting. If the shoot through brolly creates an underexposed picture, you can edit the lighting on light to a higher setting. You want to make sure your lighting is always higher then your camera.