Hi! Any tips on making realistic light coming from a TV? A direct light with blue gel often produces a flat ugly look. I think Crewdson does it good on this picture(link below) I think he uses continuous lighting, but is it possible to achieve with strobes? Tips on setups would be highly appreciated! http://sofarfromshore.com/blag/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/untitled-the-father.jpg
hi Eirik, i shot this one some time ago: http://www.photo.net/photo/9945631 sure it's not tv, but what i did was: i put canon 580EX II on the laptop, triggered with el-skyport, bounced of the screen onto models face... i had another light (also 580EX) from the top bounced into umbrella for fill... unfortunatelly i can't remember ratios - it was experiment and - as i don't use light meter - i got this by trial/error method for your tv though, you could put gels on the flash and then shoot through gridded small softbox - it would give you some direct, yet still soft enough light - my 0.02 €£$ regards, greg
Yep, blue gel and a grid of some sort, depending on your light modifier. I would probably use a honey comb on a reflector, but that gives a harder, harsher light than the softbox+grid. After that, just work with your lighting ratios till you get exactly what you want.