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Stop Putting The Light In The Wrong Place - Speedlight Portrait Lighting Tutorial - Video


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Stop putting the light in the wrong place. I see images all the time and I'm thinking, “Why don't they understand where to set the key light?” It's not a difficult thing if you understand it. We're going to talk about it today. When you put the light in the right place it looks fantastic. See how we used one speedlight to light these portraits. Take a look and let us know if you have any questions!

  • 00:00 Lighting tutorial
  • 00:29 Shoot into the shadow side
  • 00:44 Nose is guide for lighting positions
  • 00:58 Shooting into the broad side
  • 01:08 Turn and shoot into shadow side
  • 01:30 Use Westcott FJ80 II Speedlight
  • 01:42 Use Westcott Quick-Mount S-Bracket for modifiers
  • 01:55 Use Westcott 24” Beauty Dish
  • 02:05 FJ80 II Touchscreen
  • 02:18 Use Westcott Universal Flash Trigger
  • 02:42 Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Lens
  • 03:08 Sony a7R V
  • 03:16 First principle in setting keylight
  • 04:07 The closer the light to camera the more flat the light
  • 04:17 Exception is the Butterfly or Paramount light
  • 04:33 Rembrandt light
  • 05:09 Shooting into the broad side
  • 05:31 Turn into the light to shoot into shadow side
  • 05:51 Shooting into broad side keeps highlights out of eyes
  • 06:08 Add reflector to open up shadows
  • 06:34 Size of reflector
  • 06:58 Placing light up to the side creates Rembrandt light
  • 07:48 Shoot into the shadow side
  • 08:05 SKB Cases - Yasi
  • 09:05 Don’t be afraid to move your light
  • 09:19 Apply same principle to lighting hands
  • 10:04 Light closer to the camera looks flat
  • 10:26 Train your eyes to see the lighting difference
  • 10:41 Try lighting from other side
  • 11:16 Try raising the light higher
  • 12:10 Apply same principle to lighting legs
  • 12:53 Camera Settings
  • 13:31 Shooting into broad side of light
  • 15:03 Turn around to get better light
  • 14:20 Conclusion - Learn to see the tasteful light
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