We started with split lighting - two 3x4 softboxes on profoto compact 300s - but i didnt want really harsh shadows - I wanted to soften them a bit from my last few shoots - so i brought the lights out just a bit more to give it a more even light spread. - and i also turned down the light a bunch - ive been told time and time again to shoot at a mid Fstop (like f8-10ish) rather than my normal F16-22... ok - sure - why not? ill give it a try... SO! these are at F10... can you honestly tell a difference between another shoot that was at F16? - thats a legit question - i really want to know what YOU think.
We added corpse paint and kept the same settings, which in hindsight I feel are about a stop too bright - but whatever - I was experimenting a bit - so these are still F10 - using the 70-200 lens
I boomed the dish directly above - pointing straight down at the model - but had it a bit closer than I normally do - however I turned the light down all the way to shoot at F14 rather than 20-22... again - can you see a difference here from these shots to others ive done?
Lastly I turned the dish toward the model a bunch more, turned on two parabolic rims, and shot with triangular lighting for a set on white and a set on black - I LOVE! how her hair just pops out in these shots - these were at F14 as well.
SO! what do you think? - is there a big difference between shooting F10-14 and F16-22? - honestly interested in what you have to say about it - let me know!
Awesome finally working with Jai - and its looking like we will be shooting again when it gets warm out to get some shots outdoors!
there is only a small difference betwen f14 and 16-22...a difference that probably only other photographers would notice...try a lil 5.6 action and the crowd would go wild
ReplyDeletei felt like the pics with the black back drop really popped well and looks like you did something different this time around. i like them a lot.
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