Low Cost Glamour
Mike le Gray Photographs Low Buget Portraits
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Summary
To do great portraits, it is not necessary to buy lots of expensive equipment. Mike le Gray explaines, how to do glamourous portraits with low budget equipment.
Starting with only an external flash light, he shows, what you need to add to get a smooth lighting. He adds an umbrella to soften to shadows a little and a piece of styropor to eliminate the hard shadow under the chin.
In addition, he explains, how to get a whiter background. With this trick, you'll be able to do shots with grey and white backgrounds without changing the background paper.
In this video, you will learn a lot about lighting techniques without buying expensive studio lighting equipment.
Comments
Nice
That's a nice step-by-step guide on how to get started with the lighting. I personally prefer the no-reflector look with nice contrast and shadows over the reflector look which looks 'flatter', I think.
The transluscent umbrella is also what Platon uses for his famous photos, though a little closer to the model.
He took some nice shots using
He took some nice shots using reasonably priced equipment.