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    Feature Image - One Light Setup Portrait Photography - Various Portrait Looks Using Different Light Position - Joe Edelman

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    If I could own only one background for portraits, it would have to be gray. With minimal effort, you can turn a gray backdrop into white, or black, or…

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    Best Background Color For Portraits Is Gray

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    Gray-Colored Background, Light Intensity, and Colored Gels = Endless Possibilities

    • [skipto time=0:00]00:00 - Intro[/skipto]
    • [skipto time=0:15]00:15 – Why 'Gray'?:[/skipto] From White to Black to Color with Light Intensity & Color Gels
    • [skipto time=0:49]00:49 – What 'Gray'?:[/skipto] Joe’s Favorites
    • [skipto time=1:50]01:50 – Lighting Example 1:[/skipto] One-Light Setup > Grey & Black > Light-to Subject Distance, Subject-to-Background Distance
    • [skipto time=2:22]02:22 – Lighting Example 2:[/skipto] Two-Light Setup > Background Gradient to White
    • [skipto time=2:55]02:55 – Lighting Example 3:[/skipto] Three-Light Setup > Using Color Gels (Blue, Red, Yellow, Orange, Magenta, Green, Teal), Creating additional Colors by combining Gels
    • [skipto time=4:11]04:11 – Mounting Gels:[/skipto] Custom-sized Gels, 12x12 Sheets + a Tip
    • [skipto time=4:33]04:33 – Cool Gel Trick:[/skipto] DYI Hack
    • [skipto time=4:54]04:54 – Real World Examples:[/skipto] Various Results & Outcomes
    • [skipto time=5:35]05:35 - Outro[/skipto]
    Studio equipment is expensive and you don’t want to be stuck with just one or two backgrounds. If I could own only one background for portraits, it would have to be gray.
    With minimal effort, you can turn a gray backdrop into white, or black, or pretty much any color you can imagine.You can use seamless paper backgrounds or vinyl backdrops, or even gray material or gray paint on a wall.

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    Gray Seamless Background Paper Gray Vinyl Background Rolls Gray Velour @ Joanne Fabrics Color Mixer "TryColor" [molongui_author_box profile_layout="layout-7"]
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