How to shoot a stunning beauty photo with just a v-flat and natural light
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- 👉 You may find this surprising but for nearly every portrait or model portfolio shoot I do, I start with a simple window lit image. It’s clean, timeless, and emotive. Before I throw in strobes, or eye-catching styling, or gels or anything else ‘extra’, I begin with elegant basics.
All I'm using here is window light and a backdrop (in this case a v-flat but you can use anything!).
I'm using my 85mm 1.2 which I really loved for this shoot and the Canon R5 which helped me visualize the end result by switching to monochromatic.
I’ve been doing this lighting setup for years with dozens and dozens (even hundreds) of faces, and I never get tired of this look. What do you think? Timeless? Boring? Your new fav? Something you’ve been doing forever already? Let me know in the comments below! 👇
👉 Also be sure to check out this month's episode of Learn+ which is all about natural light! ☀️
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Glad this pop up again. Great Idea. Thanks
Lindsey's tutorials makes you want shoot and work and explore and make wonderful pictures... To be honest... Adrenaline rush that I have watching her videos can't be explained. Thanks Lindsay
I HAVE NEVER FELT MORE UNDERSTOOD BY A TH-cam COMMENT :-D
I adore you guys. thank you. xoxo
Awesome!! Great instruction from top instructor.
Shooting in my garage with the door up on an overcast day creates a giant softbox. Combining with the V-flat 'negative fill' strategy provides an incredible variety of looks without needing any artificial light. Great tutorial Lindsay, looking forward to the opportunity to join you again in your (new) studio for one of your awesome workshops.
I can’t wait until I get the money to truly invest in her teaching because she’s doing exactly what I want to do beauty and fine art portraits, but the way that she teaches is like a big sister gently guiding you and it doesn’t peak my only child syndrome/authority issues and that’s saying something. She reminds me of my favorite college professor who I adore to this day for their wise wisdom and humor, so if she ever reads this, that’s a huge compliment to you. I’ll be a student one day, believe it!
Thank you so much for the kind words! :)
🙌🏼 gorgeous!
wow, just wow
I absolutely love your style of teaching! Direct and to the point! I can literally watch a video and learn something in no time! Love love love it! ❤😊
Thanks so much!
Always a pleasure to learn with Lindsay
Window light is awesome!
it has been so fun watching you and your career blossom! thanks for the inspiration
Amazing as always. Love your work.
Thank you so much!
LOVE window light! Thanks for this - always love your videos Lindsay! 🙌🏻💯 sending hellos from Toronto 🇨🇦🥰
Every time I watch Lindsay's videos I get so excited to shoot more! Brilliantly explained as always
Aw thanks so much! :)
How inspiring you are.........................................................
Thanks for the kind words!
@@lindsayadlerphoto I just watched the Settings in the Studio Don't Matter video.. I'm learning so much from you... One of my favorite things about you is how you approach your models.. You have an inviting style, directing with ease.
Thank you so much for the kind words, so glad you enjoyed it!
I’m moving into studio apartment soon and it has 3 big windows even though I’ll no longer have the really tall ceilings that I currently have now I’ll still be able to shoot and use the V-flat setup instead of the normal paper backdrop stand just use now
I can’t wait to use the V-Flat setup I’ve always wanted one
They are super useful!
Great vid 👌
Thank you!
Hi Lindsay, thank you so much for your tutorials like this one. They are very well explained and help me a lot as a beginner photographer. Thank you from Tahiti. I wish you well . Hoany
Love watching you work and do your magic! I can always tell before you say it when you are gonna switch to black and white 😅
Thank you for this. I’m going to give it a shot 🤞🏾
Creativity at it's peak 🔥
Fantastic and inspiring, Lindsay! Could you please tell something about the post production? Both the b&w and color versions look awesome!
Lindsey, great tutorial. I do the same with my RP. If you still have your R, I'd love to see you do more tutorials with the R to show everyone that they don't necessarily need to buy an R5 or R6 if they have the older RF models.
I mean fair enough, though I really think the R5 outperforms it... BUT you aren't wrong-- the R is still great.
beautiful work Lindsay! Im a fan :-)
Thank you so much!
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Awesome
do you prefer the 100 or 85mm for beauty
of course you should use f 1,2 (or even less)...there weren't any good photos before the expensive new canon lenses.
thank you
Could you add gels to this set up even though the background is not gray?
Hmmm I don't think it would really show up, so Id say not really.
How make look shiny? Your photos is realy shines.
Did you watch the video?
Nice
Hi Homey! By changing the camera to exposure simulation, do you mean pressing the DOF button? Its one aspect i miss from Sony
Great video thanks, would you use a black v flat if your model had black hair? Would the hair get lost into the background?
If they had black hair, I'd only do this if I were cropping in close for a beauty shot and probably only if the hair was pulled back tight. Otherwise, no I wouldn't shoot on black with natural light.
How would you edit the tape line out of the image?
Where are you seeing a tape line?
on the v flat @@lindsayadlerphoto
Hi, noticed you use a slots angle when using your camera. Why is that?
idk what that means.
@@lindsayadlerphoto my typo. I apologize. I meant at an angle. As in you point looking down into your model.
@@danyj.mendez4745 IN this case it is to emphasize her eyes-- makes them look larger!
@@danyj.mendez4745 I still don't understand your question. You're asking why I shoot at an angle? I mean it's a preference? I don't know how to answer what you're asking lol.
Why did the model's skin look so terrible in the final product?
Why is your comment so stupid?