Grids will Change Your Life | Inside Fashion and Beauty Photography with Lindsay Adler
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- Grids will change your photographic life. I don’t feel hyperbolic saying that! Grids give you an incredible amount of control that will allow you to fundamentally change the way you light a subject and scene. In this video, I explore the main ways that grids provide you control, and then in the end I put them all together in a beautiful, dimensional fashion shoot.
What are grids?
Grids attach to modifiers and/or lights to restrict the spread of light. They can be powerful to create tight pockets of light or prevent light from hitting the background. They can be used for softboxes, beauty dishes, zoom reflectors, and more. They channel the light to be more directional and have less spread/spill in the scene, resulting in a more restricted area of light.
How do grids give you control?
1. Grids help Reduce Lens Flare
This is particularly important when adding grids to a rim light. In a small space, a rim light maybe create an unwanted haze/flare on the edges of your frame. Adding a grid (like a grid to a 1x4ft strip softbox) reduces or eliminates lens flare.
2. Grids Control the Spill of Light
When you add a grid to your light, you restrict the spread and spill of that light. In a small space, adding a grid to light helps to prevent bouncing off of a nearby wall. When lighting a subject full length, a grid could help reduce the amount of light also hitting the floor. In a shot where you want to light in layers, a grid helps prevent light from hitting the background.
3. Grids Create Pockets of Light
Creatively it can be very powerful to use pockets of light. You can create a glow on the background behind the subject for separation or just a kiss of light on the face for a bit more pop. Furthermore, you can create a dramatic, low-key image with a tight area of light on the face.
4. Grids Help Create Depth through Layering of Light (instead of evenly lighting everything!)
Using one light to illuminate a scene is certainly not wrong. But sometimes people tend to just 'throw' light everywhere. Using multiple grids allows you to control the spill of light and then carefully layer in light... but ONLY where you want it!
Shoot demo:
In the final fashion shoot featured in this video, I use grids in a variety of ways. The goal of the demonstration was to show how grids give you control and allow you to layer light in a way that creates definition, separation, and depth. There were four lights in the scene, each one with a grid.
a. A grid was used on the main light (beauty dish + grid) to prevent light from hitting the floor and the background.
b. A grid was used on a beauty dish on a floor stand in order to control the light so it would only be used to create more shimmer on the dress.
c. A gird was used on the background light to create a glow for separation. This helped the golden tone of the background shine through while making sure the subject didn’t blend in.
d. A grid was used on a 1x4ft strip softbox to create a beautiful rim light without too much spill or lens flare in this low-key shot.
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How to Use Grids in Photography
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING! - Навчання та стиль
You are by far the best photography teacher I have ever had. Thank you ma’am.
Excellent presentation.Organized, systematic, and detailed, Clear illustrations to demonstrate key points. It is great to see an master studio photographer at work, manipulating/"shaping" light to produce stunning images. Articulate. Very intentional. No fumbling around.
Is she paying you to say this? Just Joking. I agree with what you said here. Beautiful work.
lindsay the great! greetings from orange county ca, teacher
Every video Lindsey appears makes me speechless. Her lighting skills are absolutely remarkable. My number one reference in portraits today!
I have learned so much in this video alone😳
Great video Lindsay Adler! After picking up a camera and discovering a world of shapes and forms one starts realizing how light comes into play. This presentation show us how to create details to an image while making it look natural and effortless. Thanks for always sharing such great content in the ADORAMA channel.
Favorite photographer ever💕
Once more, one great video with Lindsay 😊She's an amazing teacher.
Awesome!! Good refresher course to take you next level at home or rental studio. Thanks for having these training videos. Kudos to Lindsay, Adorama, and her team for great content.
Great tutorial! Grids really make the lighting highly controllable!
Great video Lindsay! Grids are always so much fun to use. Your Profoto grid has sure seen a lot of photographic adventures and gotten some love!
Great video Lindsay! You explained it all perfectly and kept it very interesting. Love the final shots too!
Nice tutorial. I love Your work. I own a few Lindsey Adler books but It’s always nice to have visual representation of the results.
Great results and to the point explanations. Great stuff, Lindsay!
Thanks for your video...though I am not a pro photographer, I am always trying to learn about lighting for halloween home haunts that I do. Your teaching style is so easy to follow, and I appreciate how you explain the "before and after" with the grids. I will def be looking for your videos!
beautiful presentation and explanation, you’re so good at making things clear and easy to understand, thank you so much for this video Adorama and Lindsay, you’re doing a great job and helping us so much by doing so :)
You’re a true master at lighting!
Great stuff, I learned a lot. Thanks, Lindsay!
Well done! Great content..thanks.
She is the best on her passion.
Thanks for sharing. Shalom!
Love! Another great lesson, thank you
Excellent . This is almost like the technique I learned from you at the workshop . 😊 love it
This one video literally is the answer I been looking for OMG LIKE I truly love you for this I’m definitely signing up to your lighting course. You are truly phenomenal. I can’t thankyou enough!!!!
GRIDS!! i use them!! 👁 💓them… great tutorial as usual Lindsey, as well as the image, stunning results 🙌🏼🙌🏼😍
Awesome tutorial Linsday. I never used grids, even though I have them, but now I'm definitely adding them. Guess I'll be signing up for your tutorial now 😉👍
Fantastic. Clearly organized and concise. Thanks
What grids also do is, if you shoot with just a soft box you can vary the look of the shadows and vary the feeling of drama to a photo by moving a soft box closer or further away. The same as standing a few inches away from a window vs standing a few feet back from a window.
So if you want a stronger shadow for more drama, but want to maintain soft highlights, move a soft box away from the subject till you get the look you want. But if you don't have much room, add a grid to the soft box to make the light more directional but still keep the softness of the highlights.
Excellent, as always!
As always - amazing tutorial! Thanks ;)
Lindsay is the BEST!
Well done👍
Simply Amazing!!! Thank You!
I think this shots are beautiful too ;) 💃😍😍
Excellent explanations and quality! This saved me so much money!!!
Excellent tutorial Lindsay 👍
So inspiring! Makes me want to break out my grids and have some fun!
Love your confidence! Keep it up!
Excellent video! Very informative!
Honestly if i say this that the reason why i love you is bcos of your teaching, videos and other am just joking. Wow this is awesome! Pls keep it up
Great explanation, thank you.
There is I thought we were talking about a different grid but this is great. Thank you for sharing this!
Great shots! Congrats!
🙌 this is awesome!
Amazing!
Amazing tutorial!
Really good video. Thanks.
😎👍🇨🇦 I bought a box of grids for my Speedotron heads, I misplaced them for sometime, I found them when I was flipping around my mattress. Now they are safely tucked into a bag for future use.
Beautiful work and great content.
Thank you that was very professional
Awesome!
Fantastic
Excellent tutorial! Time to break out the grids. I’ve only used them a few times and only on the key. I just hadn’t given much thought to utilize them with my fill or kicker. Off-topic: may I ask about the backdrop? It’s beautiful and the texture adds another layer of dimensionality to these gorgeous portraits.
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I love that background oMG
Well demonstrated!
Beautiful
Skill, technique and talent 👍
Yes amazing tutorial from Lindsey Adler… However most photographers don’t have that many lights not to mention those are profoto lol over $2000 a pop. I’ve used many different lights going back to even speedotron ppl now I’m dating myself but for the new shooters I would like to see tutorials using more reasonable lights. And yes the example applies to all light sources but lots of new shooters especially the ones who rely on UA-cam tutorials usually use what they see.
Amazing stuff Lindsay 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You don't need $2000 worth of lights. Grids can be used on any lights typically, no matter the cost. I use what I use because that is what I like, but the techniques shown here are universal.
Love grids... 🙂
Cool. I guess I'm so old school. I grew up shooting for playboy and we used grids like a religion. There were days when we would use a dozen lights and we would grid like crazy.
Excellent info! Do you ever use the beauty dish grid in conjunction with the sock being over the dish?
Learned alot thanks
Lindsay, I love listening to you and absolutely love the way you teach! (The fact that your photos make an electrifying impression I will not even mention😀) I have a request for you: can the music in your films be a bit quieter? When you finish speaking, the music is very welcoming and when you speak again, you are hardly heard. Best wishes😃
Superb.
Excellent presentation
Great video - thank you! What background are you using for the final shots with the model in the reflective dress? It's definitely NOT the Savage Universal White that is mentioned in the 'products used' section. Is it a painted canvas?
I can't wait to try this! Where did you get that gold backdrop? The Products Used section doesn't exactly align with what's being featured in the video. Thanks!
I want to know where she got that gold backdrop too!
Gravity Backdrops! Tell them I sent you. :D
Highly informative! Even though I’m not shooting Vogue covers, I am interested in perfecting my craft. Will be getting more of your tutorials.
Thanks so much!
I’ve been inspired to get more creative with Lindsay’s videos. I’ve recently purchased several modifiers for studio strobes. What kind of hooks are on the wall to hang the reflectors etc?
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Thank you. Something to consider to improve.
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What kind of backdrop did you use? Love the colors on it.
Love your comprehensive explanation on grids and how to control light. Quick question: could you have substituted an octa with a grid for the second beauty dish on the lower part of the dress?
That would probably be fine. I usually find the beauty dish does give a bit more control with the grid, but I think it would be quite similar.
Love this video!!!! Once again the Goddess of light shares her mastery with us. Thank you Lindsay!!!!
Another great tutorial, clears all the doubts with regard to grids. Thanks for that. However I would have loved to see a value addition by mentioning the flash power settings of each flash. It helps a lot in learning for new comers. Mainly the difference between Key light and other lights. Though it can be learnt by trial and error method, it would have been a great value addition to this tutorial. I checked the article also, couldn't find the info.
The video is primarily about the use of grids therefore the power settings weren't relevant in this context. The shoot was just an example. I encourage you to try it on your own and dial in your settings. :)
so helpfull, thanks u so much
Guess I'll take another look at how this light combo brought out this dress from not much light to wow it brought out texture so nice: mainly how to uses a fill light is so important, the background light brought a real touch of chic in my opinion_ without it it's a portrait _with the back light it looks chic fashion
Great video Lindsay with lots of great info on grids! That gold distressed background is AMAZING! Could you post where you purchased it? Thank you!
Gravity Backdrops! Tell them I sent you. :D
I like how you hang your modifiers on your wall, how do you hang them?
Hi Lindsay
You are really great. Pl give more classes. Regards
Thanks for a really interesting and instructive video. I'm curious if there are times when you would avoid the use of a grid. Are there artistic strategies for which you want the light to spill more?
That usually just means bouncing the light so it goes everywhere!
wxcellent video. also you can put a grid on your camera by using a circular polariser filter. Im sure there are studio applications for this.
I shoot primarily in my small-ish living room. I would be completely lost without grids on all of my modifiers. Without them, light bounces all over the room and makes everything flat and boring, no matter where I point the flashes.
Lindsay, I travel a lot for on location shoots, and I want to try this technique with my A1’s. I have five of them. Do you think I can achieve similar results?
Where to get this beautiful golden metallic background?
Beginner photographer here , I noticed you didn't mention your flash or trigger much and their functions and settings, any specific reason?
I'm a beginner... where do you put the flash light ?
You could always use that first metal grid to strain your spaghetti when your done shooting ;-)
The traditional Hollywood photographers and those doing it today use continuous lighting to get their effect, not strobes.
Damn those stand holding that grids cost more then my Truck. Uhh
I wouldn’t say a grid concentrates light because that sounds a bit misleading. All it does, is it narrows the light beam down. You get less light output with a grid and the light falloff is altered as well. Otherwise a superb video!
you crazy! 2 beauty Profoto Dish? hell naaaah!
Awesome!