Three Quick Background Effects For Portrait Photography

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Creating Character: Simple Light Patterns for Different Moods

• [skipto time=0:00]00:00 - Intro[/skipto]
• [skipto time=0:12]00:12 – Simple Plain Backgrounds:[/skipto] Create Exciting Moods
• [skipto time=0:39]00:39 – Setup Look 1, seated:[/skipto] Softbox + Grid, Settings, Test Shoot, Result
• [skipto time=1:23]01:23 – Setup Look 1, Enhanced, seated:[/skipto] Adding a background Light, Settings, Results, Adjustments
• [skipto time=3:22]03:22 – Setup Look 2, seated:[/skipto] Softbox plus Stripbox, Settings, Test Shoot, Results, Adjustments
• [skipto time=5:09]05:09 – Setup Look 3, seated:[/skipto] Softbox plus Snoot, Settings, Test Shoot, Results, Adjustments
• [skipto time=6:40]06:40 – Shoot Observation, standing:[/skipto] Mixed Shooting Setups based on Look 1-3, BTS, Results, Settings
• [skipto time=7:58]07:58 – Editing Images:[/skipto] Quick Adjustments in Camera Raw for Consisting Colors
• [skipto time=9:25]09:25 Outro[/skipto]

A grey seamless background for portraits is super versatile and the perfect choice in a small home studio.

Using a simple two-light setup, Gavin Hoey takes you through three ways to turn the flat, great background into something with a bit more character.Kicking off with a simple reflector for a vignetted effect, Gavin moves to a stripbox for a graduated look and ends with a more dramatic light by swapping to a snoot.

Kudos & Resources

Model: Sophie Daly (@Sophie_daly) [molongui_author_box profile_layout="layout-7"][wpdiscuz_comments]