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15-OCT-2007 photo by Derrel

Two-light portrait_o.jpg

One of my early Canon 5D classic studio lighted portraits.This is lighted by a 36x48" tall Photoflex softbox in tall orientation,supported by a boom stand camera right,with a Brown Line M11 flash head set to deliver 100 watt-seconds. On the shadow side of the picture I am using a LightForm brand 4x6 foot white fabric reflector on a roller base stand,and I am also firing an accent light consisting of a Brown Line M11 flash head fitted with an 11.5 inch reflector fitted with a snap-in Speedotron honeycomb grid and a snap-on mylar diffuser and a 2-way bardoors placed right next to the paper roll's left end,about eight feet high, and aimed right at the sitter's hair and shoulder on the shadowed side of the photo. One barn door cuts down the light on the sitter to a very small,weak amount that just delineates the top of the hair on the shadow side and the other door is open, which throws just a tiny hint of light onto the black paper,which keeps the backdrop's density a little bit above black,to ensure that the shoulder and hair stand out a small amount. This is a two-light,one-reflector portrait setup that works well for me.

Canon EOS 5D
1/200s f/5.6 at 190.0mm iso100 full exif

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MarcViskens21-Mar-2014 05:22
Excellent shot
Nice look and smile. Great smile
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS11-Feb-2014 16:11
Superb portrait and great smile! ~V~
Derrel31-Aug-2013 04:27
Thank you both, gentlemen.
Pascal 22-Aug-2013 06:52
Nice portrait and nice model.
Fred Gary11-Jun-2013 08:46
Very nice light and lady.