How do you get that cover girl style shot? In this chapter Karl shows you how to carefully light this sort of cosmetics image and explains what needs to be considered with regards to things such as lighting and posing as he shoots two versions of this classic beauty shot step by step.
Hasselblad H1
Hasselblad HC 150mm f/3.2 (Equiv - 101.3mm in 35mm Full-frame)
Cambo Monostand with Manfrotto 410 Head
2x Elinchrom RX 1200 Head
1x Elinchrom RX 600 Head
Elinchrom EL-Skyport Trigger
2x Elinchrom Standard Reflector
Elinchrom Maxi Spot Reflector
Elinchrom Honeycomb Grid
Manfrotto 085BS Boom Stand
Manfrotto Standard Lighting Stand
C-Stand
Grip Arm
Black Foam Board
White Foam Board
Manfrotto Spring Clamp
Colorama Paper Background Arctic White
Colorama Paper Background Granite
Hassleblad Phocus (tethered)
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Comments
Brill, thanks Karl!
Hi Karl,
Great tutorial . Would this shot be possible with a dslr camera with max shutter of 200 as you had yours at 500? I’m guessing it would have been a case of increasing aperture and flash power?
Many thanks
Craig
Hi Craig, yes absolutely. Remember not to confuse shutter speed with exposure when using flash, in this instance i could have used 1/60th or 1/200th or 1/500th and it wouldn’t make any difference on exposure because I was using studio flash. Please watch the first 15 chapters on studio lighting theory in the ‘Portrait’ section on the course ‘Light Source’ this gives you the solid grounding you need for everything to do with studio flash.