Lighting with Grids

Shot this last week and just finished this edit...

http://www.studiostyles.net/imgvault...471_8.5x11.jpg

Looks pretty good. She helps a lot with that. I might want to see some light falloff on her face upper body to go along with her darker bottom half maybe?

Somehow the lighter sections of her skin don't quite look real or natural to me, Jeff

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Originally Posted by ianjenn

I might want to see some light falloff on her face upper body to go along with her darker bottom half maybe?

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That's pretty much a direct effect of using grids - that's what grids do.

Nice shot Mike. Not overly nuts about the speculars on the chin and chest, but that's a matter of personal taste. Retouching looks very clean. :thumbsup:

Ok, I finally got time to create this lighting diagram. It's CRAZY season :)

Technical Info:
Main Light: 7" parabolic with grid @ f11
Fill light: 3' x 4' soft box @ f5.6 1/2 - This was coming across her body to help create the shadows.
Edge lights: Two 1' x 4" strip soft boxes @ f 5.6 1/2

http://www.studiostyles.net/imgvault...ds_Diagram.jpg

Try this arrangement ..I brought this studio light kit from chromakeystore.com and am very happy with the deal

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Originally Posted by jetrim

That's pretty much a direct effect of using grids - that's what grids do.

Nice shot Mike. Not overly nuts about the speculars on the chin and chest, but that's a matter of personal taste. Retouching looks very clean. :thumbsup:

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Yeah looks like it was a wide grid ( honeycombs) on the lamp.

I think it was about a 30 degree grid spot on a 7 inch or parabolic reflector

beautiful, but her skin looks quite unnatural to me (like a mannequin, sorry)

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Originally Posted by Grandpaw

Somehow the lighter sections of her skin don't quite look real or natural to me, Jeff

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i think so !