Creating Soft Light With Speedlights on Location
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- For our new "How I Shot It" series, we took the MagBox and MagBeam out to the Salt River to show how easy it is to create beautiful, soft light with speedlights. Watch and learn as MagMod Genius Trevor Dayley shares his lighting setups and camera settings for this on location personal branding shoot.
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Simple AND super good. Just shows, you can have it both ways! Thanking you.
Amazing that a small speedlight can make so much light outdoors. Awesome pictures!
Love this! Keep them coming
I am leaning so much on how to use the mag mod and the gels, please make more behind the seen these are
so helpful as I am learning so much from Your CZcams channel, still (6) kids not sure how you have the time lol thank you. Your biggest fan
Thank you so much. We will try to get out there and do more of these. Yeah the kiddos keep me busy. - Trevor
Wow, never knew that Channing Tatum was also a photographer.
Mr T 😉🤔😎
@@dayleyhighlights You do look like him Trevor. Lol. Anyhow great vid.
Very nice and creative. Love it! Love the use of magmod products.
Thank you!
Trevor, you make things so clear and easy! Loved this video! Can’t wait for the mag box to hit the runway!!!
Wendy Stumbaugh thanks so much. Glad you found it clear and easy.
Since I shoot often around the Salt River, this video hit a bit closer to home. Absolutely stunning what you were able to accomplish. with these light set ups. I'm just a hobbyist at this point, but I am starting to explore the use of speedlights and strobes for outdoor portrait shots.
The cool blue image looks wonderful and more natural !
Incredible creativity with simple techniques
Wow! Great stuff! I live just down the street and I’m exited to try some of these tips out. New sub!
Right on! So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Bobby.
some shots were really creative, thanks for sharing! Going to start flash photography soon so that video came just in time. :)
Awesome! Glad it is helpful :)
Fantastic!
Wooow all the photos were great
Great Video!!
Definitely a useful video! Thanks!
Thanks so much Dave!
Awesome video!
Great job. Some of the best outdoor work I've ever seen. Where can I find out more specifics about the equipment you use?
Great video. Thank you
Congratulations friend! Fantastic behind the scene.
Rafael Gonzaga thank you.
Another great video. I just subscribed in case I miss one of your e-mails. Also, love the shirt!
Thanks so much, Brent! Glad you liked it!
Great video nice
Love the creating your own sun !
Victor Nguyen thanks!
I LOVE MagMod! I used the trick of adding a blue gel to my flash and turned my K temp up to 10,000 for a senior shoot. Loved the results!
Thanks, Stephanie! We love that trick too! We use our color correcting gels to do that :)
Awesome Stephanie! So glad you are enjoying them.
Great trick! Thank you
Very usefull, thanks Magmod
Jhon Buitrago glad you enjoyed it!
This is awesome! I’ll try this out!!
Right on! Glad you'll give it a go.
Great tips thanks for sharing
Prakash videos thanks!
You just made gels SOOOO FREAKN EASY for me💯. #MagMod4life❤️
Amazing tutorial! Thanks 👌🏻
I super appreciate that.
Thank you! Love you work!
Kathy Simindinger thank you so much Kathy. I appreciate you.
@ 4:55 the perfect location for catchlight is 2 o'clock or 10 on the other side, and loop on the nose would be lower and not horizontal and you can carve her beautiful cheek bones with slightly raining the light 1-2 inches, but sunset is horizontal …what a stunning image..!!
Thanks for sharing.
Great informative video thanks
Thank you for watching it. Glad you enjoyed it.
That's some crazy good info
Glad you like it!
You are the best!
Thanks and yes please more video like this!! )
Thanks for your feedback! :)
I like this video, something to try on my next shoot,
Fantastic Nigel. Glad you enjoyed it.
Loved it ...
Thank you!
Nice work! Thanks for showing both how and the result so well. What lens were you shooting with so far from her 85MM?
That was great
awesome video, just curious why you prefer shooting in portrait orientation?
Superb...
Thanks! So glad you like it!
Great photographs and really clear explanation. Many thanks.
Thank you! So glad you liked it!
Thank you !
Question: I have everything here you mentioned, but at the end when you’re using the MagBox and a CTB or CTO gel, what do you do if you have 2 AD200’s in the MagBox? Cover both with a gel or just one? Thanks!
Hi.Great shoots.What was speedlight used here?
love the videos
So happy to hear that! Thank you!
Thank you!
Amazing video. You should have also shared exif with these photos!
Not a bad idea. We will consider that for future videos.
Trever I have a question, what if I don’t have a magbeam? Could I use a MagSnoot or maggrid?
I don't know why I never thought to use my gels with the beam instead of a sphere to create sunlight! What an "Ah Ha!" moment! Thank you! Also, kicking myself for not investing in the box during the Kickstarter! Oh, well! :-)
So glad we could help! The MagBox System is available for pre order at a discounted price here :) magmod.co/YWi8p
I picked up the MagBeam / Sun trick from the incredible photographer Crystal Stokes.
Nice work and thank you for sharing. I saw a shoulder bag for your camera and lenses. What kind of carry option do you use for this kind of shoot to hold the three lightstands, lights and modifiers?
Bruce Press I use the new MagCase for the new products. For my light stands I use a long zipper bag. I can't remember the brand but when I get home today I can look it up for you.
@@dayleyhighlights Thanks Trevor. I don't know how often you shoot alone on location, but convenient carry for that stuff really limits how much I'm willing to do without an assistant. Generally for senior portrait shoots, I'll keep it to one stand and a light.
Fantastic thank you, hope I can afford a magbox
Excellent excellent video Inspiring insightful and helpful Your technical skills and creative artistic talents are absolutely top notch. Wish I could be your assistant for a month I would work for free
Enjoyed the video. Can you please tell me what flash you used in your MagBox? Thanks
I used the Flashpoint Zoom Li-on R2 (Godox v860II) and the Godox AD200's.
These are super fun and instructive.
A couple of comments, hopefully taken in context. The first image struck me as weird. The sun is clearly on the left -- you can see the shadows on the water -- but the light on the subject is coming from the right. I think it would have been better to have the MagBox on the left so it matched the sun angles. As it was, the shot created a vague but uncomfortable feeling.
Second, agree with the other comment that this light is not all that soft in many of the images. (That's not necessarily a bad thing. Directional softer light is great. It's why you put grids on a softboxes.) What happens if you use the regular diffuser cloth, move closer, or both? (I have a kit on order so not gratuitous curiosity).
Third, and this may be nitpicking, what you describe as a "double rainbow" is standard loop lighting with a key and a fill and a rim or hair light provided by the sun. I think those shots were very flattering but the terminology might be confusing.
Finally, I think the previous comment about the sun and the mountains being off was because the position of the flash makes it appear that the sun is shining from in front of the mountain. That's physically impossible so your eye automatically goes there and your brain starts thinking about how this could happen. Had the flash been a little higher it would be coming from the rim of the saddle, where the sun could come from. Could have gotten the same look without having the flash look fake.
Anyway, thanks again for the video. It was great.
Thanks for the comments Don. Glad you liked the video.
Hey Trevor, sorry to point out a mistake in one of you photos but the sunset image with the sun over your models left shoulder shows the sun between her and the mountain. Love Magmod gear, can't wait for the new Magbox system to come out.
Patrick Burns mistake in photo or mistake in how I described it? The sun was definitely below the mountains but I most certainly could have slipped up in my talking about it. 🤣
Sorry but the sun would not have been visible would it? So I guess it was a mistake in the photo. When will there be more how I shot it videos? I really enjoy them. Thanks@@dayleyhighlights
Nice Video. Please share where I can get a Camera Sticker like the one on the front of your computer????????
Ha ha! Thanks Lisa. I bought it on Amazon for a couple dollars.
For the last image where you used a CTB, what did you set the white balance to?
machine 3000-3500 kelvin and yellow gel in flash
Trevor. Just curious what light stands did you use for the shoot? They look really sturdy. Thx!
The Manfrotto 1004BAC stands.
Good video but that's not soft light in most of the examples. The shadow transitions very quickly which makes it hard light, but the shadows are very well placed and controlled.
For soft light, it needs to be a larger relative source diameter than the subject. That small softbox would need to be about 18 inches from her for the relative size of the source be large enough to wrap around her face. At the distance shown the hardness is very little different than a bare bulb which would have had more might. That size softbox would be useful for tight headshots with it just outside the frame. But with hard light, most of the shots worked out fine or her style.
@@stanspb763 You are correct! To get the softest light you would want the softbox in as close as possible and also probably best to switch to the soft fabric diffuser. For a 24" softbox a distance of 24-36 inches is usually good, but certainly the closer the better to make the light as big as possible relative to the subject.
Jeff put your ego in your camera bag. He's a great photographer. Some of the best outdoor work I've ever seen
I'm glad you made a clear point that you want to offer your clients diversity so utilize natural light as well as OCF. I intentionally do the same thing and my clients really seem to dig it. Did I say "dig it?" Eeesh.
Yeah it's important to give them a mix. In this video it only shows a few photos but I certainly love to give all my clients a great diverse mix of shots.
gud job
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Incredible shots!
BTW What’s name of this model plz? She has insta acc to follow her?
Thank you
Please! When will the Magbox be available. Waiting in Nigeria.
Thanks for asking! it is currently available for pre order here, magmod.co/YWi8p We will have them on our website and send them to our distributors once Kickstarter and pre orders are fulfilled in January :)
Hi, what speed light are you using, do they have regulation from below?
He used the Flashpoint Zoom Li-on R2 (Godox v860II) and the Godox AD200's.
Great work...when can I get my magmod box? 😁
They should start shipping out in January 2019. That's what the bosses tell me.
We are currently taking ore orders here :) magmod.co/YWi8p
Are you guys coming out with more modifiers like strip boxes?
We are constantly developing new products to make awesome photography easy!
@@MagnetMod I understand that photo gear costs money.. for the price of the magbox professional kit that covers all the strip boxes octo boxes with my S brackets and the ad2 with replacement bulbs. Also I've tested a side by side test shoot and there is a mild difference between both if your really looking. I have the mag kit which is amazing for the sphere and bounce.
@@drkjedi28 Thank you for your feedback!
Thank
Any plans for a grid to go with the box?
The FocusDiffuser actually acts like a 40 degree grid.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I'm cranking the WB as low as possible (2500K) to get the blue sky and then using the CTO gel and the person is way too orange. Conversely, I set the WB as high as possible 10000K with a CTB gel and the person is way too blue. What am I forgetting?
How we shoot with speed lite? Give me tutorial
What was metering mode set for these shots?
Sandesh Kumar I use Evaluative but I don't meter exactly as the camera is saying I should. I will sometimes over or underexpose, but usually that metering mode will get me close to where I want to start.
Which size Manfrotto stands are those? Looking for something portable that can hold up a MagBox like that?
Hey Charlie, they are actually pretty large stands. They are awesome, but the MagBox could certainly work on something smaller as well. These are the Manfrotto 1004BAC.
@@dayleyhighlights Oh cool. I'm trying to see what the smallest stand I can get away with while still being secure. I've been looking at these particular tripods, but they have so many sizes. Thanks for the help! Awesome shots with the MagBox here too!
Photos looked great, just not sure if they are "selling" the fact that she's a makeup artist. It barely looks like she has any makeup at all! Admittedly the "natural" look suits her. I would've gone with a full studio portrait, key, fill, kicker, hair light. (specially with that pink hair! could've been on FIRE!)
Enjoyed the vid, thanks for sharing, look forward to the next.
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Thank you!
7:44 is rainbow set up plus rim light?
That b-roll doesn't really match the shot actually. Now that I'm watching that, it's something the video editor missed. The result photo, I was actually standing where that rim light is and it only had one MagBox camera left and one MagBeam behind the subject.
was HSS used in any of these?
Yes HSS was used :)
You’re using pocket flashes not speedlight, is it compatible with speedlights?
Does Trevor have a black belt in photography?
When are these soft boxes going to be available?
January 2019 is the plan!
They are currently available for preorder here :) magmod.co/YWi8p
Doesn't the model turn blue or orange as well, when the gels are turning the sky that color?
Hi Tom, the gels are turning the model blue or orange. But then you push your white balance in camera the opposite direction, thereby neutralizing the light on your subject but shifting the sky. For example if I want Gold warm skies. I put a blue gel on flash and aim it towards my subject. The light on her is now blue and her skin tones blue. So to fix that I warm it up in the camera by shifting my white balance kelvin temp. Then shoot another photo. Now she looks great with natural skin tones but my sky is now pushed to be very warm. Hope that makes sense.
could I have gotten better skin tones in these images, with the Blue & Orange I used in these images? Thanks.
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@@trosencrantz Your photos look great and the exposure for the sunset is perfect. The skin tones do look a little orange but it certainly isn't bad. Looks actually very natural like skin tones often do at that time of day.
Nice video. Can u share, what items u used for this photos? Speedlights, softbox?
Godox Speedlights and the MagBox 24 Pro Kit.
@@MagnetMod thank you
Hi Speeedfire85 - I used 2 Godox AD200 lights, and the MagBox, MagRing and MagShoe.
What flashes is user here??
I don't recall for each shot but the flashes I use the most are my Godox AD200's. I have two of those. I also have two Flashpoint Li-On Speedlights.
7:48 really pops with the rim light
I loves photography many more. But i don't have money for buy these equipment ☹️😭 i will try allways be a best photographer.it is my dream 💪🏼😊
and then when everybody crazy about mag sphere - magbox came out suddenly mag sphere become insignificant....
sud have make tutorial comparison sphere vs magbox
Please also consider trying with sony cameras, if thats okay, specially the CTO’s & CTB
Hi Shivam, I don't personally own a Sony camera but if I get my hands on one someday I'd be happy to do it.
Trevor Dayley Thankyou so much, That would be really great! 😊
where is your location?
This was out by the Salt River, near Mesa, AZ.
I thought AD200 were strobes, not speedlight. 😮
I want to have magmod really bad :( im from philippines and i cant afford buying
Hey there! Looks like there is a dealer in the Philippines that you can purchase MagMod from!
magnetmod.com/pages/map
the leg shadow in the first image hurts my feelings.
But how would you prevent that shadow? Honestly curious.
she is gorgeous
Brooke is beautiful both inside and out. She has an amazingly fun personality as well.
Can you please hurry and get my MagBox to me!!!!
We can't wait to get it into your hands!
What I find weird is that the sun is throwing shadows from left to right, but your flash light the opposite, it looks very distracting in those cases.
Hi Jeena, yeah in the lighting world they call that cross light. I just used the sun as one source and my flash as the other.
@@dayleyhighlights hm, I guess I was mostly thinking about the first shot where the sun is harsh in the background and drops really very dark shadows and then the sun doesn't really look like a fill in light on the model, there you just see the shadows from the strobe. But I think I get the idea now.
@@jeenaparadies in that first shot the sun was camera left - you can see it lighting up the trees in the background along side the river. The second image (where she is completely dark) you can see how the sun is adding to the scene. The third shot is mainly lit by the MagBox, with the sun just adding some depth to the background but not really adding any additional light on Brooke. Hope that helps explain the lighting a little bit.
Sorry, but in first half of the video in most of the shots there are far too many harsh shadows, either on the model or on the ground...
Could you just say magbox once more?!😂😂😂
MagBox.... 😎
there are not speedlites. there are two ad200
I have two Flashpoint Li-on Speedlites and two Godox AD200's. That is what I take on every shoot with me.
I’ve lost count on the amount of times you say “so in this next shot”
You don't know what soft light is do you ?