Lighting with Grids

[Mike Luter]

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

[ianjenn]

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?

[Grandpaw]

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

[jetrim]

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

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:

[Mike Luter]

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

[johnsmith23]

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

[ianjenn]

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:

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

[Mike Luter]

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

[bigmikee]

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

[Fay2010]

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

i think so !