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None that I've encountered, but I also haven't pushed the lights that hard to know if they would!

Thanks a lot Vic! I appreciate the kind words.

@@saminterrante You're welcome! Just discovered your channel and will tune in!!!

I'm not even sure what you're trying to say haha. Can you explain?

Thanks so much for the kind word! Yeah I've found that the strobes work best for me.

This tutorial is great for beginners, hobbyists, and anybody who doesn't want to invest in strobes to experiment with playing with lights and improve their portrait photography . Thanks 👍

Glad it helped!

In the case of multiple people including both men and women, I just pick one light setup for everyone.

Bahaha thanks my man, appreciate that!

It's a mere bit of sarcasm, Julian. The finer point is that lighting ratios are something I quickly learned not to go by, and to trust the acuity of my eye to achieve the look I'm going for. In this case, recognizing a shadow depth that I feel is flattering for the subject's face. I suppose I could have explained that a little better haha. I must not be much of an educator either. ;)

Thanks for the comment Rod! Hope the video was helpful.

All good questions! The higher ISO is so that I can rapid fire with my camera and my lights not misfire on every other shot. If my ISO is lower, the power of my 200 watt lights have to be higher which causes the recycle time of the lights to suffer. In theory you always want the lowest ISO possible for maximum detail and minimal image noise, but with cameras these days, I can see zero difference in detail between ISO 100 and ISO 400 (or even higher), so I'm not worried about it. As for shutter speed, I could shoot a little slower, but I see no point. 1/200 is kind of a sweet spot to freeze any motion that might happen during a headshot session. It's also part of the effort to minimize ambient light, and slowing my shutter is gonna let more natural light creep in. Regarding f-stop, I like shooting at f/4 on my 85mm lens for headshots because it gives you just a tiny bit of blur around the ears and hair which I think looks nice. If I want my headshot to look a little bit more painterly and artistc, I could open up my aperture more. If I'm trying to get the entire subject in tack sharp focus, I'll close down my aperture. Hope this all helps!

Thank you for your comment Raymond! Glad this was helpful for you. 👍

Nothing like support from your own dad. Thanks, faja 😎

Heck yes man, SO glad this was helpful for you! And I feel you, it's always such a nightmare when some tech goes wrong on set. Happy shooting and good luck!

This photographer is in the U.S. We use feet, yards, etc. Deal with it.

Thanks a lot! Appreciate the support! :)

Yeah, it's become my go-to! I love it.

That's super cool, thanks for the tip! I'm definitely a Sean Tucker fan. That dude is really special.

If you mean Aaron Nace, that's a huge compliment! That guy is amazing...and knows a hell of a lot more Photoshop than I do too haha. Have a great day man, let me know if there's any way I can help!

Thanks so much for the kind words! Good luck with your new business! Let me know how I can help! If you want to hop on my email list for more useful content, you can check out this link >> bit.ly/46H1HaX

Hey Josh! Thanks for your comment. Yep, I open them in ACR and make as many of the adjustments as I can there. There are a lot of enhancements I can make from there, and the AI masking features are so quick and are sufficient for like 75% of anything I'd have to otherwise do manually in Photoshop. I have a video on the masking features if you feel checking that out too >> czcams.com/video/s46bVebTX-Y/video.html&ab_channel=SamInterrante Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Have a great day!

@@saminterrante I do have another question for you. I’ve just binged most of your stuff and checked out your Instagram. Your work is so impressive, and I’m totally jealous of your friendship with Peter Hurley - that’s rad. I have a ton of questions I’d like to ask, but the one I’m most curious about is why do you opt for strobes as opposed to constants (like Peter’s kit)? I’m about to redo my kit and I can’t decide if I want to upgrade my strobes or move to something like an Amaran constant light setup. Thoughts? And also, why haven’t you made the move to mirrorless?

Thanks so much! That's really generous of you and I appreciate the kind words. 🙏

Thanks for dropping a comment! I appreciate the kind words a lot. Have a great day!

Thanks! What insane light conditions are you referring to? What is it that your specifically struggling with? Maybe I can help!

Thank you for your very kind comment! I hope this video is as helpful for you. 👍

Yeah I really liked the way it looked as well!

Thank you for the kind comment! Happy shooting Michael!

Thanks again dude! Yeah I had my D750 for many years, but just traded one of them in for the Nikon Z6ii - I had to adjust from the feeling of using a DSLR to the feeling of the mirrorless camera, but I have to say the autofocus on my new mirrorless alone makes it worthwhile. I never have to worry again about getting the perfect portrait only to find my autofocus wasn't quite on. As for file format, I only shoot in RAW. I will however do RAW + JPEG(basic) if I'm tethering, because the smaller file transfers faster in the preview window. Hope that helps! Here if you need me. Take care!

Awesome man, I'm so glad this helped! Thanks for the comment and happy shooting!

Glad you got it figured out!!

Awesome I'm glad this helped! Thanks for the shout!

Sure thing! It’s just a Manfrotto tripod that I bought probably 12 years ago, not sure the exact model, but their products are great pretty much across the board!

Yes! Happy to help. Thanks for tuning in. :)

Thanks so much! I believe the inside of my softboxes are silver, and also have an interior baffle, so there's two layers of diffusion.

@@saminterrante thank you for your prompt reply

@@bluefrogfilters Of course! Happy to answer any questions you might have. Happy shooting!

That's great, I'm glad it worked out for ya! :)

Thanks! Yeah the Manfrotto light stands are 100% worth the investment. It makes transport SO much easier. I also really like the Bowens mount because it's easy to use. If you check out the brand Glow, they make super kickass softboxes of all shapes and sizes, are compatible with the Bowens mount, and are super affordable. Check them out!

@@saminterrante FINALLY found some Glow softboxes but of course they dont come with mounts. i have ONE Flashpoint 400 so im trying to decide on a Bowens mount or one of the Flashpoint type mounts. so much to try and decide on.

@@truthsayers8725 dang, I thought the Bowens mounts always came standard with the softboxes. Your light should have the slots to fit a Bowens attachment. If you need help and wanna email me with photos attached so we can figure it out, feel free! hello@saminterrante.com

Hey, thanks for your comment! I have a quick tutorial on my Instagram on how to get a pure white background - check out this link: instagram.com/reel/CYkH1n-lUBi/ Hope that helps! As far as the "fashion"shot with the bare bulb, I think I used the reflector dish, yeah. That will amplify the light, but the size of the light source in either case is very small, so you'll get pretty much the same hard light. Let me know if you have any other questions!