How to photograph a group using only one light
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- A behind the scenes look at one of my simplest group lighting setups.
Equipment list:
- Deep Elinchrom 100cm Rotalux modifier - amzn.to/3Cok5Zg
- ELB 500 TTL light and pack - amzn.to/3MgO1Lh
- 1 Kit stands with the lights removed - amzn.to/3EucOcP
- Simple Elinchrom wireless trigger - amzn.to/3EpRMfm
- Nikon 7ii Mirrorless camera - amzn.to/3CDkAzR
- Nikon 24-70mm lens - amzn.to/3CIOvXv
- Nikon FTZ adapter - amzn.to/3RFvWrb
where to learn more:
The setup I used above is straight out of my online class ‘The Location Lighting Series’ - it is the definitive class if you’d like to learn to light anywhere that isn’t a studio. Use promo code ‘FELIX15’ for 15% off for a limited time at www.thelocationseries.com
Lighting is simple, let me show you how
no math, no ratios, no jargon
www.thelocationseries.com
Great to see your posting great content again Felix, you have been missed!
Hey, thanks! We also have a much more active Facebook group, just search 'lighting with Felix'.
Great BTS video Felix… thank you. I especially appreciate that you explained exactly where your assistant was directing the modified light.
Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed it!
this is a fantastic shot. Love it!
Making a living with Photography and teaching about it over 20 Yeaars...it is always a pleasure to listen to you. Greetings from Germany.
Very kind thank you!
Great video, Felix! And that HAIR!! Dude!
great work and Activision , thanks for sharing, blessings to you and your crew,
I have an extended family session this weekend and I’m hoping for an overcast day. I will take my ad200 and use it like this!
hope the shoot goes great!
Happy to see you back after almost a year of hibernation. gr8 video as always. hope to see more
Hey, thanks! We also have a much more active Facebook group, just search 'lighting with Felix'.
Great video! Thanks for doing this BTS. Looking forward to trying this next time I have a group in overcast light. Looking forward to more of these BTSs. I have both of your Lighting series courses and they are by far the best way to learn studio and location lighting.
That’s so great to hear thank you!
It would have helped if you had talked about the settings for camera and strobe.
good feedback thank you!
Always enjoy your tips and style. Thanks :)
Thank you!
Thank you
beautiful website Felix, fun to go through all the projects
thank you kindly!
New sub👍great video
As always, I enjoy watching your teaching style, Felix. Your simple lighting to add directionality, along with the posing you did, makes this rock! Thanks for sharing. Did I understand correctly that Magnus brought your gear via car, and it had not been in the boat, for this one?
Indeed. But the location was very far from the car so we were limited in what we could bring
I hate asking what your stop was, but you seem to have carried a very deep focus. The kid is sharp!
I don’t have the file in front of me right now but I imagine it was prob somewhere around 4.0 or 5.6 but the wide angle compensates
@@felixkunze and the ISO? Thank you!
@@maralavitt7558 I think it would have been between 100 and 400 at the most :)
I have been a follower of yours, and your work is really amazing ❤
I do have a question though, I want to get my first full frame camera as I have been using D3100 APC-s till now… so, do you think the D850 is still a good buy or I go mirrorless
It really depends, the mirrorless is going to future proof you. But the D850 is still a fantastic camera, one of the best. I used it on a job just recently.
@@felixkunze Thank You Felix… I will most likely get the D850 for I make the jump to Mirrorless… let me get myself familiar with a full frame camera before making the jump.
Do you have a tutorial about color grading?
I don’t really :(
Thank you! May i ask how the distance of light affects how soft vs hard it is when mixing with ambient natural light?
My class www.thelocationseries.com goes into this in more detail. However, what I would say to answer this is that if there was no ambient light, the artificial light would feel like a hard light. But in combination the ambient and artificial create a soft light with a bit of a ‘pop’
@@felixkunze 🙏
I've purchased the location series and it was super helpful. One question on this setup specifically - it seems like you were also feathering the light up, to avoid overlighting the boats and water - is that right? Also, with water, it's hard to tell but did you have to retouch out reflections from the strobe, or was it far enough away out of frame to not be an issue? Thanks!
Well spotted. Indeed, I try not to have the light shine too much on the water, for fear of horrible reflections, but as the surface was pretty smooth this day, I didn't have to worry too much. I don't recall if we had to retouch out the modifier, but in the past, yes we'd have to retouch out the actual modifier as well as its reflection.
@@felixkunze Thanks!
I'm amazed you didn't have to use composite lighting! I'm super happy that it can be this simple. And I'm glad you got such a gorgeous foggy morning shot :D
yeah, it's such a simple setup in soft diffused light!
@@felixkunze just to be clear, you didn't have to do any compositing? all that directionality for each face was from one light in one position? (I own your location lighting where you lit a family one by one.) Am I also correct to assume a 600w light would be strong enough to add enough pop to each face? thanks Felix!
@@smackdaddy9802 that’s correct. No compositing here (there may have been some just to get the right expressions, but none for lighting)
600 w SHOULD be ok but remember it depends on your modifier and the conditions in the day. I was in fairly subdued light here.
Real nice. I go back and watch your lighting videos from time to time. Would have been cool to meet you in South Africa but have a wedding. Anyways, wanted to ask what program it is you use to move around the website on the screen while you speak?
It’s called Ecamm! We may still have a casual social event in SA, who knows…