Produce three portrait shots on location. Use a light focused on your subject and balance this with the ambient light in the scene.
Step One - Begin with the ambient light. Create an exposure that you like while leaving
an opportunity to light the face separately. Compose your shot to your liking. Control and adjust the direction, quantity, quality, and color of the existing light to your liking.
Step Two - Calculate what type of light to use. Light the face. Control and adjust the
direction, quantity, quality, and color of the light to your liking. Fine tune the light and your exposure to marry your supplemental facial lighting with the ambient lighting.
Ken’s Tips -
Put your subjects face in shadow. Try using the ambient light as a back light. Open shade is easier to control than shooting in direct open sunlight. Use your shutter speed to control your ambient light. Adjust the power of your flash to balance your subject’s face light. Move your light closer to increase face brightness. Experiment with snoots, grids and gobos to place the light where you want it and to sculpt the face with light.Mark your camera position on the ground. Mark your subjects position on the ground. Mark your light position on the ground. Record this in your notebook. Record power settings of your light, height of light sources. Time of day, weather conditions. To alter quality of light direct your subject to turn to one side or the other. After your face and background are lit, examine other details of your shot and fine tune. For instance is wardrobe to your liking? Is it lit too bright or too dark? Do you wish to move your light so it better illuminates important details like a shirt or hat or glove? Experiment with body language. Have fun, play. Keep an open mind and be creative. Successful student image above.
an opportunity to light the face separately. Compose your shot to your liking. Control and adjust the direction, quantity, quality, and color of the existing light to your liking.
Step Two - Calculate what type of light to use. Light the face. Control and adjust the
direction, quantity, quality, and color of the light to your liking. Fine tune the light and your exposure to marry your supplemental facial lighting with the ambient lighting.
Ken’s Tips -
Put your subjects face in shadow. Try using the ambient light as a back light. Open shade is easier to control than shooting in direct open sunlight. Use your shutter speed to control your ambient light. Adjust the power of your flash to balance your subject’s face light. Move your light closer to increase face brightness. Experiment with snoots, grids and gobos to place the light where you want it and to sculpt the face with light.Mark your camera position on the ground. Mark your subjects position on the ground. Mark your light position on the ground. Record this in your notebook. Record power settings of your light, height of light sources. Time of day, weather conditions. To alter quality of light direct your subject to turn to one side or the other. After your face and background are lit, examine other details of your shot and fine tune. For instance is wardrobe to your liking? Is it lit too bright or too dark? Do you wish to move your light so it better illuminates important details like a shirt or hat or glove? Experiment with body language. Have fun, play. Keep an open mind and be creative. Successful student image above.
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