Portrait Lighting 101 Part 1

Studio Lighting with One Soft Box and One Reflector
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[@sabaof8]

Few people give these details of optimum lighting. Thank you.

[@jeaniemiglisfla]

So much knowledge about your art and craft. You are truly a master at this. Thanks for sharing what you know with those of us who want to learn it.

[@kbqvist]

Thanks for carefully explaining the 'why' behind choices :-)

[@stephenmatthews5437]

Hi Tim, are you also relying on the main light to illuminate the background also? As the background appears quite evenly lit - although not that bright? Many thanks

[@TimKellysMasterPhotoTechniques]

Everywhere EXCEPT this video I have a dedicated large box on the background as well as a grid-spot. THIS video assumes you are working with just ONE light. Sometimes that might me the case ..

[@photozen8398]

I am always asking myself why square soft box if the foot print of the light on its diffuser is circle, it does clearly shows it in your modeling light hitting the diffuser on your Larsen ?

[@TimKellysMasterPhotoTechniques]

Absolutely. The light changes in the modifier. What I see is what I get and square boxes give a square reflection and catch-light and a round modifier will reflect it's shape. Once modified, the shape of the original light source no longer matters.

[@Jwitherow1964]

nice

[@michyjua]

It is supose bigger the light's source softter the light, why the big silver reflector is not enough soft? Althought is reflecting a soft light from a softbox not a hard light

[@TimKellysMasterPhotoTechniques]

Thanks for watching. Yes, bigger is generally softer but that ultimately depends on the distance to the subject. A perfect size soft box on a couple portrait is quite different if you move it fifteen feet away to do a full length group. Silver reflectors are another matter. I like white because it's always soft and I can use it close. Many silver are so highly reflective they may actually amplify the light. (Not good for fill light). My silver, reflectors I generally use outside as a kick light is what has always been called "soft silver". Seldom used in the studio, but when they are its generally for an effect. Hope this helps.

[@michyjua]

@@TimKellysMasterPhotoTechniques Thanks a lot for answering! My respects!

[@glennvanderheyden987]

Where can I get the reflector panel? Thank you.

[@TimKellysMasterPhotoTechniques]

Some of the older ones were "lightform Panels" offerd by Calumet photographic stores. Now you'll need to get them from PHOTOFLEX. LitePanel.

[@glennvanderheyden987]

@@TimKellysMasterPhotoTechniques Thank you