Well, Danny and I had to shoot a picture with the similar lighting of a picture of David Bowie. We tried a million different combinations to achieve the lighting, but we couldn't do it. When Luke showed us the correct setup I was pretty upset at myself. I didn't think hard enough/creatively. The soft box was to be placed far away from the backdrop and close to the subject. A light is placed behind the subject and hits the background to get a portion of it lit. How did I not think of that? It was a challenge for sure, but I want to move onto another photo so I can be more thoughtful about the setup.
But despite my frustration, today thought me quite a few things. There are so many different combinations and you can't just go for a simple setup. You really have to pay attention to close details. Ex: look at the eyes, backdrop, shadows, accents, etc. I need to keep my eyes open to these things. They say so much about how the photo was lit.
You will find this website helpful. It has been on the STAC website s a link for the whole year so far...
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