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studio lighting


 
 
i have 1meter soft box(thermocol sheets for feel light) and I put soft box nearabout 5' long from my subject but the lighting is very harsh in photograph.i want very smooth lighting,
what can I do for it?(camera on normal contrast.)


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March 29, 2007

 

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Hi Vikram,

a 1 meter softbox is not a very big one. Assuming it diffuses the light really well, try placing it much closer to your subject, and – obviously – adjust F-stop and shutter speed to deal with that change.
You may want to under-expose a tad, say 1/2 stop.

Have fun!


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March 30, 2007

 

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And if you place a reflector on the left, you can soften light fall-off even more and further open up shadows.
You should get extremely smooth and subtle light gradation.

If you can shoot RAW, you may want to consider using tone-mapping (Photomatix: http://www.hdrsoft.com/) in PP to maximize dynamic range and tonal subtlety.


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March 30, 2007

 

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Reflector on the right, of course!


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March 30, 2007

 
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