what lighting equpt. do you need?
2007-11-04 04:12:07 · 10 answers · asked by pantiquay 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
A good sized reflector is nice. You can buy them at your local camera store or just use something reflective for a once in a while shoot.
Shooting with the sun at your back is good as long as it doesnt make your subject squint. Try shooting with the sun to their back and use your flash to fill.
Many outdoor shots (not all, maybe not even the majority) are shot in the shade with the background brightly lit by the sun. You would then have to fill in the light but you would have more control.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12093422@N02/1389628669/in/set-72157601709537492/ shot with the sun to my back, a reflector off to the cameras left.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12093422@N02/1228537162/in/set-72157601709537492/ shot in the shade with a 430ex fill flash. Sun was towards my back.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12093422@N02/1227680871/in/set-72157601709537492/ shot in the shade again with fill flash. Towards the sun with reflector that wasnt very effective.
2007-11-04 04:32:42 · answer #1 · answered by cabbiinc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where the sun(direction of light) is(if it is even out that day) how the model is posed, etc.
Most of the time you can get away with an assistance, reflector and fill flash. The trick is knowing how to use them to get a proper exposure and effect.
Check these out. As you can see, most of my portraits are outdoors. I like them much more than indoor portraits.
http://flickr.com/photos/gryphon1911/sets/72157601213482917/
The beach scenes are on an overcast day, so the clouds diffused the sunlight for me.
The one of the model in the leaves and the girl coming out of the wooden tube were taken with directional sunlight and some on camera fill flash.
Everything else is natural light.
You can use hotlights or off camera flash units, but that's generally not necessary.
2007-11-05 03:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely pose your subjects with the sun directly in their eyes. People always look great with their eyes all squinted up. Ignore any suggestions telling you to "have the sun at your back". That went out 50 years ago.
For an excellent article on outdoor portraits go to shutterbug.com and search for Steve Bedell. He wrote an article titled "Improve Your Outdoor Portraits" in the May 2005 issue of Shutterbug Magazine.
2007-11-04 05:05:09 · answer #3 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-28 07:45:35 · answer #4 · answered by roberds 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always place my subjects in the shade very near the sunlight so there's even illumination of their skin tone and a catchlight can form from the large bounced source of the concrete or water near them.
A flash on 1/4 power can help fill in some shadows and give a subtle catchlight in their eyes, and can make it appear your subject isn't in the shade at all.
I'd get a large 72" reflector with White on one side and soft silver on the other so you can play with kicker light or backlighting without losing fill.
2007-11-04 06:02:16 · answer #5 · answered by CodemanCmC 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is in the daytime you will not need any lighting equipment, just position the sun so it is at your back and a little off to the side, shining on the person you are shooting. You will get a bit of shadow on the face. If you don't want that, then you can use a flash.
2007-11-04 04:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by suigeneris-impetus 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A good flash (tilt and diffuser) - off camera - on a Stroboframe or similar flash bracket.
A connecting cable from the camera to the flash.
A second slave flash, or a reflector to fill in shadow areas.
2007-11-04 04:17:49 · answer #7 · answered by Jim M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The art of photography is using existing or natural light to best capture the essence of the subject.
2007-11-04 04:15:59 · answer #8 · answered by SunDancer 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could use your own Flash with Lightsphere,it will be giving you best outdoor portrait.
2007-11-05 21:01:17 · answer #9 · answered by victor98_2001 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just the sun.
2007-11-04 04:15:40 · answer #10 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋