Thank you for the great tutorials, Mark Wallace's method and voice tone are great for teaching without annoying viewers with noisy excitement. Thank you. Always great.
A reflector could work but it requires experimenting with distance and angle while a kicker has an accurate repeatable light power so set ups between poses or models is more consistent. That is particularly important in head shots where often a large number of portraits are done for different subjects. For example corporate head shots or in my case actors where I might to 20-60 subjects in a short period of time. For portability, I just use a speedlight that is RF remotely controlled which is small, light and means I can go to a remote shoot with everything in one backpack and 2 collapsible light stands. I often use large reflectors and v-flats in the studio and more complex lighting formulas.
A light meter removes and confusion since it is not concerned with power, but on measure light falling on the subject, regardless of distance or modifier attenuation. A decent incident light meter speeds up any session a lot and has a faster pay-back than almost anything else in the kit. I used one alot in the film era but when I went digital I was living far from home, 7000 miles, so had a minimal kit. Last spring I finally got another and it made a dramatic change in session duration
Great video as usual. A tactical question ..... Someone wanted to give me a well-intended tip for an upcoming fotoshoot. They told me to have my model not look at me (into the camera) all the time with each shot as this would tend to look a bit rigid and boring. They suggested that the model look past me or away or to the side etc.etc. I said, I like the model to look at me because I get a better connection with the eyes. So what is right?
Es solo un estilo de iluminación que normalmente es halagadora para la mayoría de rostros, disminuye la sombra debajo de la barbilla, y debajo de la nariz , los ojos quedan bien iluminados, aun asi produce volumen, si te fijas en los ojos el destello de la luz esta colocada a las tres. examinar la imagen el minuto 1:44 y 5:22 .
Is it possible to make a video about photographing men with big belly, in a suit(formal shoot) and on beach?(swim outfit)?. I have big belly and I am a company director, I don't want to look slim(fake), but I want to look good.
I get confused when it's said that the kicker light will be set to a stop less when, going from f8.0 to f5.6 is actually going to more open, brighter, right? Are you referring to the f number, or to the size of the aperture opening? Please explain. Thank you.
The kicker light is a stop less, ie half as bright as the main light. As the main light is exposed correctly at f/8, then the kicker, being half as bright, has a reading on the light meter of f/5.6. The numbers let you know the relative intensity of each light in the photo.
No its metered down to accommodate the lens being more open which means less light needed. So metered for f8 vs f5...f8 needs more light for smaller opening. If course I may be wrong so id look it up.
The meter is reporting the aperture needed to fully expose the image at the shutter speed and ISO selected. The main light is metering for f/8. The kicker light meter reports for full exposure would require a larger aperture of 5.6. Since he is shooting at a smaller f/8 aperture, the kicker would be 1 stop lower than the level required to expose the contribution of the kicker fully. It is an easy way of visualizing the contribution of multiple light sources. A good light meter makes shooting more efficient with less trial and error but it can be done without one by visualizing the contribution of each light source.
Exactly, I felt the kicker light made it worse. He was saying it “added dimension” but the first photos with her face kind of shadowed had dimension, not the flat bright look of the kicker light. I was really confused lol
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Thank you for the great tutorials, Mark Wallace's method and voice tone are great for teaching without annoying viewers with noisy excitement. Thank you. Always great.
Learned a lot, Thank You Sir, and Your Beautiful Model.
Great photos! Amazing beautiful model.
I been a fan of Adorama for awhile. Hope to see more of Mark if he available to do another video. Awesome instructor.
Any thing from Mark Wallace gets a 👍 from me. Thanks Mark!
Glad to know a modifier is not needed for hair light. Thanks!!!
Thanks, Mark and Juana. Simple, but effective setup, with nice results!
Beautiful Juana. I love the catchlights in her eyes. Thanks for the video!
Mark rules as per usual! Obviously the best Adorama has to offer! Thanks Mark!
Awesome Mark. I've learned a lot from you over the years. Thanks so much.
Yes...I keep forgetting about a kicker/hair light. Will do more of this. Thank you so much.
Good demo, pretty model. Thanks to both of you.
Thanks!
very good as always. Great lighting, beautiful model. I love Adorama videos :)
Great video/tutorial Mark, easy to follow and understand. You're still second to nobody. Stay safe.
Nice video. Thanks Juana and Mr. "Masked" Wallace.
Thank You!
Hey Mark, loving the tutorials. Couldn't you use a reflector rather than a kicker light in this example?
A reflector could work but it requires experimenting with distance and angle while a kicker has an accurate repeatable light power so set ups between poses or models is more consistent. That is particularly important in head shots where often a large number of portraits are done for different subjects. For example corporate head shots or in my case actors where I might to 20-60 subjects in a short period of time. For portability, I just use a speedlight that is RF remotely controlled which is small, light and means I can go to a remote shoot with everything in one backpack and 2 collapsible light stands. I often use large reflectors and v-flats in the studio and more complex lighting formulas.
Putting a 1/4 CTO in front of the hair might give given a little warmer light (seems light the kicker was a bit cold). Just a thought!
,...pretty sure it would, but if you were paying attention, the video was about creating depth, not about warm or cold,....or anything else.
Great video Mark! I thinhk Quarentine is just over un BA.
In the city things have moved to "social distancing" now. These videos are filmed weeks in advance of publication.
Focus manual o autofoco? Tamk!!!!
Well Hello there old friend... we went to high school together! Great video
Great🤘🏽
Great tip at 1:31 👍
Nice background. Savage paper ?
Your spanish sounds good brother 👍🏼👍🏼
Gracias :)
good video. I always think of lights in terms of power vs f stops, so that's a bit confusing. any videos to explain that? thx.
A light meter removes and confusion since it is not concerned with power, but on measure light falling on the subject, regardless of distance or modifier attenuation. A decent incident light meter speeds up any session a lot and has a faster pay-back than almost anything else in the kit. I used one alot in the film era but when I went digital I was living far from home, 7000 miles, so had a minimal kit. Last spring I finally got another and it made a dramatic change in session duration
What!? Buenos aires!?? 🥰
Great video as usual. A tactical question ..... Someone wanted to give me a well-intended tip for an upcoming fotoshoot. They told me to have my model not look at me (into the camera) all the time with each shot as this would tend to look a bit rigid and boring. They suggested that the model look past me or away or to the side etc.etc. I said, I like the model to look at me because I get a better connection with the eyes. So what is right?
Natural light is so much better
Olá que tal? 😁 Why is the octa so low? Is there a reason for that?
Es solo un estilo de iluminación que normalmente es halagadora para la mayoría de rostros, disminuye la sombra debajo de la barbilla, y debajo de la nariz , los ojos quedan bien iluminados, aun asi produce volumen, si te fijas en los ojos el destello de la luz esta colocada a las tres. examinar la imagen el minuto 1:44 y 5:22 .
Is it possible to make a video about photographing men with big belly, in a suit(formal shoot) and on beach?(swim outfit)?. I have big belly and I am a company director, I don't want to look slim(fake), but I want to look good.
What are you using on your seamless backgrounds at the bottom to prevent them from rolling up?
I get confused when it's said that the kicker light will be set to a stop less when, going from f8.0 to f5.6 is actually going to more open, brighter, right? Are you referring to the f number, or to the size of the aperture opening? Please explain. Thank you.
The kicker light is a stop less, ie half as bright as the main light. As the main light is exposed correctly at f/8, then the kicker, being half as bright, has a reading on the light meter of f/5.6. The numbers let you know the relative intensity of each light in the photo.
No its metered down to accommodate the lens being more open which means less light needed. So metered for f8 vs f5...f8 needs more light for smaller opening. If course I may be wrong so id look it up.
The meter is reporting the aperture needed to fully expose the image at the shutter speed and ISO selected. The main light is metering for f/8. The kicker light meter reports for full exposure would require a larger aperture of 5.6. Since he is shooting at a smaller f/8 aperture, the kicker would be 1 stop lower than the level required to expose the contribution of the kicker fully. It is an easy way of visualizing the contribution of multiple light sources. A good light meter makes shooting more efficient with less trial and error but it can be done without one by visualizing the contribution of each light source.
Cool. Now, how do we do better if we don't have the lights?
Give this a shot. th-cam.com/video/hCA1DIYOKTU/w-d-xo.html Or try this: th-cam.com/video/k9jxohkoQFM/w-d-xo.html
And this is one of my favorites: th-cam.com/video/N9qjR1qF3F4/w-d-xo.html
And this one too: th-cam.com/video/TPPXRp_CliU/w-d-xo.html
why do you cut the top of her head off in the framing?
When you're asking a women if she's ready say "lista" not listo.
why are u living in buenos aires mister wallace??
the market there is good 4 photographers???
www.markonabike.com/2020/07/quarantined-in-argentina/
www.markonabike.com/2020/11/flying-from-argentina-to-colombia-im-almost-free/
The mask wrecks the lesson.
How can I reach out to the model?
Mark added her Instagram account in the description.
There are do many beautiful women in Argentina. All you have to do is go out on the street and ask them to be a model.
That kicker light is much too strong and makes the light look unnatural. Also the hair in front of the face makes it always slimmer.
Exactly, I felt the kicker light made it worse. He was saying it “added dimension” but the first photos with her face kind of shadowed had dimension, not the flat bright look of the kicker light. I was really confused lol
I think is one of many styles of lighting. I have seen many excelent pictures with that kind of lighting, is a matter of taste and variety.
Mask 👍
Sorry Mark but the mask makes the sound difficult for us with poor hearing, I am missing too much, sad to have to give a thumbs down.
Agreed.
All of our videos have closed captions to help out if needed.
Try listening with headphones - no problem. I listen to all my YT videos that way. Cheers.