How To Create Beautiful Portraits with Clamshell Lighting
Mark’s Video TOC
- Trying to Get the Best Results w/ 1 or 2 Lights & a Beauty Dish
- Beauty Dish Setup, Light Metering, Camera Settings, BTS, Test Shots & Results
- Light Feathering, Metering, Directing the Subject, BTS, Test Shot & Result
- Side by Side Comparison of the 1st two Shots > Benefits of a Grid Explained
- Readjusting the Light Source, BTS, Test Shot & Result
- Light Metering, Depth of Field & Ambient Light Interaction Explained, Adjusting Aperture Value, BTS, Test Shot & Result
- Inverse Square Law, Light Metering, Adjusting Aperture Value, Directing the Subject, BTS, Test Shot & Result
- Fill Light (Softbox) Positioning, Light Metering, Camera Settings, BTS, Test Shots & Results; Alternative Setup: Reflector instead of Fill Light
- BTS & Results
You’ll be surprised about the beautiful results you can achieve with the simple lighting setups discussed in this video – no matter what gear you own!
Follow along as Mark Wallace walks you through his portrait-beauty lighting process. From beauty dish and directional light via Octabox with grid to rounding things up with Clamshell Lighting by adding a second light (Softbox) to fill in the shadows.
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Mark Wallace is a photographer, educator, and solo world traveler. In 2014, Mark left the U.S. to embark on a worldwide adventure. In 2016 he decided to give up planes, trains, and automobiles and is now exploring the world on his motorcycle. Mark has created hundreds of photography tutorials sponsored by Snapfactory and Adorama. His most popular series are Digital Photography One on One and Exploring Photography, in addition to his best-selling lighting classes on CreativeLive.
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