(tutorial) explained lighting schemes

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Explained lighting schemesOne image is more valuable than one thousand words, but when it comesto learn on lighting techniques, an only image is even more valuable.

Maurice Mc Duff ( tudio McMomo!, from the canadian photographers association"uebec#hotos, have prepared a set of photos with different lighting schemes, along anexplanation and visual schematics for each one of them, explaining how he did them. $nexcellent opportunity to learn about new lighting schemes and to see how each detail in thescheme its later reflected in the final photo.

%ou can also ta&e a loo& at our other article about specific lighting for a model's faceExplained lighting schemes, lighting a face

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)opyright #hoto Maurice Mc Duff * +-+/Original white bac&groung, resulting appearence light grey0. 1wo superpose softboxes on the left. 2alue 34 5 6O 0+. One light with a diffuser to cut the sub7ect shadow on the bac&groung-. 8airlight on top-. ilver reflector near sub7ect

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)opyright #hoto Maurice Mc Duff * +-+/

Original white bac&groung, resulting appearence light grey0. 1wo superpose softboxes on the left. 2alue 39,/ 5 6O 0+. One light with a diffuser to cut the sub7ect shadow on the bac&groung

-. ilver reflector near sub7ect

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Original white bac&groung, resulting appearence light grey0. 1wo superpose softboxes on the left. 2alue 34 5 6O 0+. oftbox : 3 ;,9-. One light with a diffuser to cut the sub7ect shadow on the bac&groung

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feet high. 2alue 34 5 0 6O+. 3oamcore panel white

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Original white bac&groung, resulting appearence white0. 1wo superpose softboxes on the left. 2alue 300 5 6O 0+ and -. ?ight with barndoors 4 feet high combine value : 309@. Ahite reflector near sub7ect

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Original white bac&groung, resulting appearence white0. 1wo superpose softboxes on the left. 2alue 34 5 6O 0+ and -. ?ight with barndoors 4 feet high combine value : 30-@. ilver reflector near sub7ect;. 3an

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Original white bac&groung, resulting appearence whiteMirror on the floor0. 1wo superpose softboxes on the left. 2alue 3 >,; 5 6O 0+ and -. ?ight with barndoors 4 feet high combine value : 309-. )ardboard

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,; 5 0 6O+ trobe low power behind the umbrella

Scheme 11


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Dar& grey bac&ground#lexiglass sheet on the floor0. oftbox elevated. 2alue 3 >,; 5 0 6O+. ilver reflector-. Diffuser@. )ardboard under the flash

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Original dar& grey bac&groung, resulting appearence very dar& grey

0. oftbox on the left. 2alue 3 >,; 5 6O 0+. trip softbox : 3 ;,9-. trobe (high! with barndoors and grid, + degree on the bac&groung, low intensity

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Ahite bac&groung, model on the ground0. One softbox positioned horiContally over the sub7ect. 2alue 3 /,0 5 6O 0+ and -. ?ight with barndoors 4 feet high combine value : 309

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Ahite bac&ground0. One softbox. 2alue 3 00 5 6O 0+. trobe with color gel red and barndoors on the floor value 3++

%ou can also ta&e a loo& at our other article about specific lighting for a model's faceExplained lighting schemes, lighting a face
http://uk.fotopunto.com/articulo-explained-lighting-schemes-lighting-a-face_140http://uk.fotopunto.com/articulo-explained-lighting-schemes-lighting-a-face_140

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