 Deborah Bettencourt |
Setting Up for Management Portraits I have been asked to retake photos of our management team later this week for display on our corporate website. We have purchased a Tota-lite set with 2-750 watt halogen lights and white umbrellas, a background support system and a mottled gray backdrop. I've been reading about various lighting set ups. I did some test shots at home and set one light even with the camera at a 45 degree angle to the person and then set the other light on the other side of the camera, low, to wash the backdrop. I was reading another question from this site yesterday that talked about setting up two lights, both trained on the subject, at a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio. Which is a better set up? Should I find some other light hanging around to wash the backdrop and use the good lights on the person? I'm using a Canon Powershot G-6 digital camera. Thanks for any and all suggestions! Debbi
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Debby A. Tabb |
Debbi, It will help a lot if you read part 1& 2 of Studio Photography Thread. a 3 light system is best, A backlight give a seperation between subject and background- also adds depth- *use clock as a guide for even lighting(they are looking for a good portrait, not dramatic lighting) subjects and backlight at 12:00, *main light at 4:00 about 1 foot taller then your tallest subject then pointed down at 45 degree angle(hot spot at chest) * camera at 6:00 * and fill light at 7:00-8:00 at eye level( if getting glass glear from a subject with glasses then rais the light. pose all at a angle and have them lean toward the camera(this will help them look thiner and younger, pulling all facial and neck muscles) and take the shot as a arm or 1/2 body shot. hope this helps, debby **if it was me and I had them there, I 'd go ahead and take a good head shot and a full body(power shot)of each as indivduals
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Deborah Bettencourt |
Debby, Thanks for your help! I'll also go back to the Studio Photography thread. I started taking the portraits yesterday and they look good so far.
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