MEL Lighting Workshop - high key?

[Oz_Beachside]

hello,

this one was two lights on backwall to overexpose. One round soft box overhead just camera left, and a reflector under chin.

Oh, and a fan to add a little movement to her hair.

[Oz_Beachside]

hi, can anyone give me some feedback on my posts?

Good, bad, or indifferent, love to get some feedback, thanks
Oz

[Antsl]

Hi Bruce,

I have been watching the different images come up and pleased to see that we did achieve some variety in the lighting and looks. From memory the image that you have here is not really high key, mainly because the main light is a little too hard. High key is usually a softer light from the camera position and usually it is difficult to find shadows within the image. This being said, this image is good in that the moderately hard light from the front adds an energy to the image... remember what I said... the further from the subject you move a light the harder that light appears. Imagine this same image with a really soft light and you will get a different feel. The two lights in the background are doing a reasonable job of keeping the background bright as well. This is the kind of lighting setup you would use in the studio if the client wants to evoke and sunny energetic feel.

I think a few people have got a lot of images from sunday and now they are wondering exactly how they achieved their results... the answer is to look closely at the light on the face, clothes and background and work backwards from there... it is possible!

Cheers for now, Ants!

[Oz_Beachside]

THanks Anthony, agree. I start with the eyes in an image, and I can usually see the shapes, and location of lights from there. Then I see the light on the arms, or as it wraps around curves.

thanks Heaps
Oz