santer36 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 hello all,i have a client coming into the studio that i rent for jobs. husband wife and 3 month old baby. they want onespecific picture. the husband has tattoo arm sleeves and wants a black and white photo of him shirtless holdingtheir baby. i can picture this photo cause i know i have seen it before. of course now i can't find any since iam looking for one. my question is on the lighting. like i said i am renting the studio and have full access toa main with a soft box and fill with umbrella 2 background lights and a hair light. can anyone point me in adirection i may wanna start with for a lighting set up. luckily for me the app. is at 6:30 pm and i have anassistant coming @ 4pm with me to help set up and try the lights out before they get there. i'm just hoping fora diagram or something to help me get started. i'm sure most of you have seen this type of photo before or canatleast picture in your mind what i am talking about. thank you in advance for your time and effort also, ifyou have any photos of what i am talking about and don't mind sharing i would love to see them and how you cameup with them. i know that is a lot to ask for though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frolickingbits Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 How big is the softbox? As long as it's about 3 feet or more tall, I would set it facing the father, pointing down a bit, and use a large reflector opposite the softbox to fill in the shadows. I would stick with the single light-very simple and classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santer36 Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 ok i can handle that. should i still use the background lights or no? thank you for the response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frolickingbits Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I would skip the background lights, get the dad away from the wall and let it go to black. Another alternative is to use a gray paper, and use a gridded background light to get a sort of spotlight effect. If you have a second softbox, you may also be able to do a rim light with that to provide some background separation-set it up behind the father and at about a 45 degree angle, and aim it towards the side of the model away from you. Even better would be a reflector with a barndoor and flags to control the spill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_osullivan Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Joey: You're really not giving us much to go on. You saw a picture once, and you want us to imagine it? There are a number of ways to light this subject. Are you looking for a high key or low key image? Hard light or soft light? Shallow or steep depth of light? Directional or flat light? You really need to tell us what effect you want. Then maybe we can help you position the lights and set ratios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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