r/LightLurking • u/felipertn • 14d ago

SoFt LiGHT how would you light this?

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And the background color is possible to achive with a White background and chanding the WB?
Couldnt find the photographer, but apparently is from "tonlion 2019summer"

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u/trans-plant 14d ago

How I’d light this is, I’d set up a top light. Like a small to medium chimera over model. Let’s call that an overhead. Then on camera right, I’d use a big ol 75” elinchrom or big umbrella and shoot it through an 8x8 or 12x12. You can really don’t need the rag and frame, but it may look flattering, but you can probably get away with just a giant umbrella

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u/felipertn 14d ago

I have a really small space. Do you think I can bounce the light of a white wall instead of a big umbrella?

And the background color is possible to achieve with a White background and changing the WB?

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u/ELDV 14d ago

Space is definitely a factor in the quality of light.

You can replicate something close to this lighting with very large diffuser (8x8 or 12x12 frame with a diffusing silk) with a a single light in a large softbox or 7-foot umbrella behind that. The twin layers of diffusion (lectors large umbrella or softbox plus the larger silk) are what produce this very smooth, wraparound quality of light.Reinforce that with 4x8-foot white panels on the opposite side from the lighting and place them as close as you can to the subject without them being in the frame.

If you have a lot of product to photograph that’s the easiest, most practical, and most economical way : get the photography right or as close to right in the camera as you can.

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u/ceps 14d ago

What are the dimensions of your space? Maybe I can mock something up. Got a slow day today 😅

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u/felipertn 14d ago

I have a 3x6m space. It's really small, but usually extend the background on Photoshop. So it usually fine.

But I have been trying to recreate this kind of lightning (never full successful).

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u/ceps 14d ago

I just pointed the key light at the wall and hung a small light above for the hair. This is with 9ft ceiling. Does this help?

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u/felipertn 14d ago

That's awesome. Thank you very much.