feminine lighting | ISO1200 Education

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[skipto time=0:30]00:30 - Intro[/skipto]

[skipto time=1:19]01:19 – About The Concept:[/skipto] Shooting/Posing Men & Women, Models Justin & Autumn

[skipto time=3:36]03:36 – Lights & Camera Used for The Shoots[/skipto]

[skipto time=4:21]04:21 – Segment #1 (Softbox & Beauty Dish) > Male Shoot:[/skipto] Simple Lighting for accentuated Facial/Jaw Line, Camera/Light Settings, Metering, Test Shots, Underexposing, using Kicker Light, Framing, Result (> How Shadows Shaping the Face)

[skipto time=18:00]18:00 – Segment #2 (Softbox + Beauty Dish) > Female Shoot:[/skipto] Same Lighting Scenario, Test Shoot, Formal vs. Informal Shoots, Having Back/Kicker Light on the Correct Side, Changing Light for a more Feminine Look > Using Fill-In > Result Comparison; Adjustments for Hair Light

[skipto time=25:53]25:53 - Segment #3 (Softbox + Beauty Dish) > Female Shoot:[/skipto] More Feminine/Soft Lighting; Changing Light Position & Angle, Metering, Test Shot, Using in Fill-In, Adjusting Hair Light for better Separation

[skipto time=34:25]34:25 - Round of Questions:[/skipto] Lighting for Different Face Shapes, Choosing Modifiers according to Light Function/Light Qualities

[skipto time=39:08]39:08 – Segment #4A (Softbox + Beauty Dish) > Male Shoot:[/skipto] Metering Explanation, "Softer" Light for a Male, Test Shots, Result Comparison ("Accentuated Light <> Softer/Open/Casual Light")

[skipto time=42:46]42:46 – Segment #4B (Striplight + Beauty Dish) > Male Shoot:[/skipto] Changing Light Quality to More Accentuated ("Dude" Lighting :)) Bringing in Fill-In, Test Shots, Result Comparison, Camera Angles

[skipto time=46:55]46:55 – Segment #5 (Striplight + Beauty Dish) > Female Shot:[/skipto] Fill-In, Test Shot, Result Comparison > Mid-Size Softbox <> Stripbox

[skipto time=47:43]47:43 – Segment #6 (Key: Beauty Dish w/Grid; Side: Stripbox) > Male Shoot:[/skipto] Harsher Lighting > “Masculine” Lighting, Light Direction, Metering , Test Shot, Adjustments, Result

[skipto time=54:41]54:41 - Segment #7 (Key: Beauty Dish w/Grid; Side: Stripbox) > Female Shoot:[/skipto] Same Lighting Scenario > Rather too Harsh for Women; Bringing in Fill-In, Test Shot, Changing Subject Position, Test Shot

[skipto time=57:34]57:34 – Segment #8 > Repositioning Key Beauty Dish (center):[/skipto] Female Shoot, Metering, Test Shot, Result, Bringing in Fill-In, Test Shot, Adjusting Key, Result Comparison, Ring Flash Excurse

[skipto time=1:07:33]01:07:33 - Round of Questions:[/skipto] Shoot Example for a Male ("Character Shot"), Results

[skipto time=1:10:22]01:10:22 - Outro[/skipto]

Studio Lighting: Men vs Women

Take Away: Narrow Modifier, "Narrow Face". Large Modifier, "Wider Face"*

While every subject that sits for you is and should be treated as an individual, specific "beauty standards" can help guide your subject's lighting.