Dark and dramatic. I love a moody photo. I feel like it tells a story and provokes a feeling of intimacy vs something that’s (to me) overpowering with light, even shooting directing into the sun in the composition with her white dress- let’s say in a sunflower field… underexpose enough to get decent color, play with contract and maybe bump the highlights down a bit and add a little whites and boom 💥. In post I’m big in editing my subject and background separately then I do final light/exposure correction in the photo as a whole. I strive for photos to be just as good as watching a video, to provoke the minds visuality to imagine what’s going on or what’s happening next in the photo.
Excellent Sal, both are very good photographs, I prefer Light and Airy photography, I have to mention that flash photography requires more knowledge, thank you very much for making the teaching videos, you are a great guy.....
Excellent! Dark and dramatic using a flash will always give the focus on the subject and yeilds a more finished picture. However, in absence of a flash in those candid moments, the RAW image can be selectively masked to darken the background while highighting the subject in post. I often do this in most of my photography. A bit of doging and burning can bring extra shadow dimension to the subject and attire.
This was a great video! I tend towards light and airy, but I think for her dramatic dress and pose, the dark and dramatic works better. One suggestion: put the images side by side for comparison at the end!
Light & airy on the 1st and definitely dark & dramatic on the 2nd. I absolutely love both because my style is both. But I lean more towards dark and dramatic ❤️
always nice to see people come here to Iceland to take pictures ;-) there is so much to see here. I see you've been to a few places. love your work ;-) . I always prefer Dark and Dramatic. so my vote goes there 🙂
Dark / Dramatic is fire! Met you at Wedding MBA 2021. You were hands down the best speaker at the entire conference! Hoping to get back to WPPI and hope to see you there!
Great job! I personally prefer dark and dramatic for this shoot! The first spot would’ve been epic if you could’ve got the model and that old Rolls-Royce on the path! Cheers
Image 1 Dark & Dramatic, Image 2 Light and Airy. The focus is a bit soft vs. what I normally see from your shots. Shooting conditions I suspect. I have been adding drama to my edited images over that last few years as well. Since 95% of mine are action (live vs. posed) shots, lighting in not controllable so Post Processing is the route taken. Underexposed RAW is where I usually end up so not much is lost. This was a great video. I learned quite a bit. I do have an OCF setup. Thanks for sharing. Great work by all. You did look cold too.
shit... now you made me go back and look at final images... all are sharp... no soft images here!! :) might be video compression or resolution. and thank you for watching!!
While I like them both I think I will go with the dark and Dramatic. One, because it's Dramatic which I lean towards. But as well, because you need to know what your doing to create the Dark and Dramatic images. Something not all can do, which separates you from the masses.
My general preference is the increased contrast of dark and dramatic. Also, the added light creates natural vignette that draws the viewer's attention to the subject. That said: 1st set: Dark and Dramatic 2nd set: Light and Airy
Woooooooooo you all outdid yourselves! Beautiful location, great simple colors, and nice use of the memory card! I love light and airy, but you gotta go with dark and moody all day here!
Dark and dramatic ALWAYS! Looks stellar and I love what you did with the posing. Alissa - I love your hands. I am taking some strong lessons away from this video by completing he pose. I think directing the hands and fingers has been lacking in my shots and the way you both pulled that together was great. Next year Sal I will be in Iceland with you - or wherever!!
I love your dramatic photos. That's why I buy your magazines 😂 and follow your work, but this time I highly enjoyed your light and airy look. The location helped in making my decision tbh. It's nice to do different styles every once in awhile. 👍🏽
Oh thats a tough one. Im a dark and dramatic photographer but the light and airy were really consistant. Im going to stick with the dark and dramatic only because the shots are more contrasty. Have to say, the lack of SD card made my coffee come out of my nose..lol. Thank you for that Sal.. Good stuff! Glad youre out making more inspiring vids. P.S. Where can we find an Alyssa? haaa.. Have fun brother.
Love the dark and dramatic, but probably cos you shot it perfectly as usual. Also, I love that I am not the only one who forgets the memory card (-: (and for me taking the damn lens cap off ). (-:
I'm a fan of all your videos and work. I remember you saying that you use Aperture Priority (AP) mode, but how do you keep an image from blurring with movement? I know that I want at least 1/500 shutter speed, but in AP mode, I don't control that directly. Any suggestions? I like to keep my ISO at 100 to prevent noise. I shoot with a Nikon D7200.
ty very much!! ok... so yes. if you are trying to freeze action - you can either control ISO or Aperture. that will get shutter to where you want it. if you have a very specific shutter YOU MUST HIT... then go into manual mode. but i would say you prob dont need that - you just want to not drop below 500th. so... if you want iso 100 and shutter 500th... you only really have one choice... Aperture, right? and if you are wide open and its still too slow on the shutter... you again, only have one choice,.. ISO. make sense?
I am an being honest I would say I love both of them. I am usually the dark dramatic guy but there are aspects of both that I can put in my tool box to be used later. Loving the A2 Looking forward to using them
Interested in that camera holster? You look like a gunslinger but with a Canon! Pun intended! Can you link the product? The old "forget the memory card", good to see we have something in common. 😀🤣
yes i will let my wife/model know. :) ... how you missed the light airy... ??? it was the first shot... and we shot two light and airy and two dark and dramatic... are you sure you watched this video??? JK 😂
@@SalCincotta1 Oops, I watched it a second time filling up the entire monitor, now I can see she is a tad older than I thought, LOL the eyes man they go fast. LOL I like the Dramatic shots better :-)
The problem comes along that Wescott lights aren’t wescott lights. They are a rebranded Jinbei light and trigger with a more premium price tag on it. How can you trust a brand that isn’t transparent about their products.
is that a true statement? you know this for fact? i dont know that. I know ive never heard of this company and i know i can get a hold of someone from westcott - i know they have amazing support. I know they have an incredible product eco-system. again - do you know for a fact there is nothing different in the mother board? flash tubes? triggering system? maybe you are right... i know i dont know that to be fact. so if you know something i dont... i would love to know.
@@SalCincotta1I think my reply had an error or something and didn’t post. This has been covered a lot some research online will give you the answers but it was first brought up onto UA-cam here ua-cam.com/video/jLXpQi03Ksw/v-deo.htmlsi=rr7gbJxXNNcBtMsv Personally I’m a Godox user so it doesn’t affect me wescott don’t have the lights I favour in their eco system. But this is a huge part of the reason I don’t own any wescott products at all. Granted their support is good i know in America support seems to be a big issue but here in the UK not so much there is 2 Godox authorised repair centres here and I had a faulty screen on an AD100 pro lately it was sent and returned all fixed within 4 days so I can’t complain about any support issues from any manufacturer in the UK.
I'm not a fan of Light and Airy, most of the time it's done very poorly and ends up just being an over exposed blown out shot. I love COLOR and DETAILS so I prefer dark and dramatic shots every time.
We are in Iceland at the moment and sunset doesn’t start until almost midnight. Sunrise starts at like 330-4am. It’s insane light all day. For this it was around 8pm
People with better aesthetics like dark and dramatic, and mediocre people like light and airy. That's my takeaway from more than 20 years of experience. Lol. Yes, this might sound offensive to all those people who tell me, "I like natural light", but that's the truth.
Dark and dramatic. I love a moody photo. I feel like it tells a story and provokes a feeling of intimacy vs something that’s (to me) overpowering with light, even shooting directing into the sun in the composition with her white dress- let’s say in a sunflower field… underexpose enough to get decent color, play with contract and maybe bump the highlights down a bit and add a little whites and boom 💥. In post I’m big in editing my subject and background separately then I do final light/exposure correction in the photo as a whole.
I strive for photos to be just as good as watching a video, to provoke the minds visuality to imagine what’s going on or what’s happening next in the photo.
ty ty my man!!
The light and airy on the 2nd pose is my favorite! Just stunning!
Dark and dramatic! Flash makes the subject pop and the photo more interesting.
Dark, even though both are absolutely stunning !! And your lovely model is just breathtaking !
Dark and dramatic. The white dress really pops with the flash and shows the designs of dress.
Excellent my Friend Congratulations
Dark and dramatic for the win!
Bro you’re a goon and I love it. Blunt af with your model 🤣
Light and airy for the first look. Dramatic for the second. Both amazing though!
Hey Sal. Dark and Dramatic for me all the way.
it was a tough choice for me for sure... ill vote later!! :)
I love dark and dramatic, because that is how I do it most of the time. Great video Sal.
Excellent Sal, both are very good photographs, I prefer Light and Airy photography, I have to mention that flash photography requires more knowledge, thank you very much for making the teaching videos, you are a great guy.....
I like dark and dramatic the last post beautiful light on her face.
1-light, 2- dark…both…BADASS! Well done y’all!
ty sir!!!
Surely you were SUPER nice to her after this!!!! You are bundled up like an Eskimo my brother! Truly glad I found your channel!!!
haha no doubt... i even made her dinner. :) thanks for watching.
Light and airy for both scene!
Excellent! Dark and dramatic using a flash will always give the focus on the subject and yeilds a more finished picture. However, in absence of a flash in those candid moments, the RAW image can be selectively masked to darken the background while highighting the subject in post. I often do this in most of my photography. A bit of doging and burning can bring extra shadow dimension to the subject and attire.
This was a great video! I tend towards light and airy, but I think for her dramatic dress and pose, the dark and dramatic works better. One suggestion: put the images side by side for comparison at the end!
Light & airy on the 1st and definitely dark & dramatic on the 2nd. I absolutely love both because my style is both. But I lean more towards dark and dramatic ❤️
Well done as always....
Phil
NYC Area
ty my man!!
always nice to see people come here to Iceland to take pictures ;-) there is so much to see here. I see you've been to a few places. love your work ;-) . I always prefer Dark and Dramatic. so my vote goes there 🙂
Dark / Dramatic is fire! Met you at Wedding MBA 2021. You were hands down the best speaker at the entire conference! Hoping to get back to WPPI and hope to see you there!
ty so much!! you are too kind. glad you enjoyed!!
Now I am leaning more towards dark dramatic, and enticing. She has a story, there is power and purpose. Reminds me of your earlier work.
She's a NATURAL. She can strike a pose at a moment's notice.
I tend to prefer the dark and dramatic but Alissa looks fabulous anyway you photograph her!
aint that the truth!!
I like the Light and Airy on both shots
Great job! I personally prefer dark and dramatic for this shoot! The first spot would’ve been epic if you could’ve got the model and that old Rolls-Royce on the path! Cheers
Image 1 Dark & Dramatic, Image 2 Light and Airy. The focus is a bit soft vs. what I normally see from your shots. Shooting conditions I suspect. I have been adding drama to my edited images over that last few years as well. Since 95% of mine are action (live vs. posed) shots, lighting in not controllable so Post Processing is the route taken. Underexposed RAW is where I usually end up so not much is lost. This was a great video. I learned quite a bit. I do have an OCF setup. Thanks for sharing. Great work by all. You did look cold too.
shit... now you made me go back and look at final images... all are sharp... no soft images here!! :) might be video compression or resolution. and thank you for watching!!
@@SalCincotta1 not surprised at your findings. Good!
I usually like dark, but you killed the light & airy! Your images weren't overexposed!
Dark and dramatic for me.The details pop so much better and much sharper as always love your work. 2 thumbs up Sal 👍
Dark and dramatic!!
I'm on the fence I happen to like both, but for my style of shooting D&D is where I would lean most of the time.
1st set - light and airy
2nd set - dark and dramatic
Love the ease of using the Profoto A2.
Light & airy done right~ Stunning!
Sal, you give great direction, add a kick ass photographer!
Sal you are killing it. Great work. Love both series but with the dramatic background with the single light
ty ty. having fun at this yt thing for sure.
Dark and Dramatic 100%!! Amazing job as usual!!!
While I like them both I think I will go with the dark and Dramatic. One, because it's Dramatic which I lean towards. But as well, because you need to know what your doing to create the Dark and Dramatic images. Something not all can do, which separates you from the masses.
appreciate you!!
Dark and Dramatic all the way!!!
When I do light and airy I’ll still use strobe to have a bit more contrast.
My general preference is the increased contrast of dark and dramatic. Also, the added light creates natural vignette that draws the viewer's attention to the subject.
That said:
1st set: Dark and Dramatic
2nd set: Light and Airy
Woooooooooo you all outdid yourselves! Beautiful location, great simple colors, and nice use of the memory card!
I love light and airy, but you gotta go with dark and moody all day here!
ty ty!!
I preferred the natural light shots.
Dark and dramatic ALWAYS! Looks stellar and I love what you did with the posing. Alissa - I love your hands. I am taking some strong lessons away from this video by completing he pose. I think directing the hands and fingers has been lacking in my shots and the way you both pulled that together was great. Next year Sal I will be in Iceland with you - or wherever!!
bonus...she's ur wife and also a super model!!! love the videos!
aint that the truth!! :)
I really like both styles - it's not just a matter of preference IMO as it's a matter of which style fits best the mood of what I want to convey
Dark & Dramatic, no contest but that's just me. Side note? Your wife is gorgeous :)
Dark and Dramatic
I love your dramatic photos. That's why I buy your magazines 😂 and follow your work, but this time I highly enjoyed your light and airy look. The location helped in making my decision tbh. It's nice to do different styles every once in awhile. 👍🏽
ahhh LOVE IT!!
Dark Dramatic!
Definitely dark and dramatic!!
Love your videos!
D&D every time !!!!
Dark and moody but both were great 👍🏿!! Thanks for sharing..
I love dark and moody
Oh thats a tough one. Im a dark and dramatic photographer but the light and airy were really consistant. Im going to stick with the dark and dramatic only because the shots are more contrasty. Have to say, the lack of SD card made my coffee come out of my nose..lol. Thank you for that Sal.. Good stuff! Glad youre out making more inspiring vids. P.S. Where can we find an Alyssa? haaa.. Have fun brother.
Love the dark and dramatic, but probably cos you shot it perfectly as usual. Also, I love that I am not the only one who forgets the memory card (-: (and for me taking the damn lens cap off ). (-:
Dark & dramatic for me ... for both.
Dark and dramatic 1st series
Light and airy in the 2nd series.
Great Video!
You are an excellent instructor! I’ve learn so much from you, and get so many ideas from your work. I have to make it to shutter fest!
Ty so much!! And yes you do.
Dark & Dramatic 🙏🇮🇳🙏
I'm a fan of all your videos and work. I remember you saying that you use Aperture Priority (AP) mode, but how do you keep an image from blurring with movement? I know that I want at least 1/500 shutter speed, but in AP mode, I don't control that directly. Any suggestions? I like to keep my ISO at 100 to prevent noise. I shoot with a Nikon D7200.
ty very much!! ok... so yes. if you are trying to freeze action - you can either control ISO or Aperture. that will get shutter to where you want it. if you have a very specific shutter YOU MUST HIT... then go into manual mode. but i would say you prob dont need that - you just want to not drop below 500th. so... if you want iso 100 and shutter 500th... you only really have one choice... Aperture, right? and if you are wide open and its still too slow on the shutter... you again, only have one choice,.. ISO. make sense?
Is the a2 weather resistant??
First scene I prefer light and airy! The second scene dark!
I am an being honest I would say I love both of them.
I am usually the dark dramatic guy but there are aspects of both that I can put in my tool box to be used later.
Loving the A2
Looking forward to using them
Agreed. I was happy w both too. Crazy how just two totally different looks.
true to life rules
In future videos maybe a side by side for a few seconds at the end.
I am Natural Light person. Light and Airy for me.
Interested in that camera holster? You look like a gunslinger but with a Canon! Pun intended! Can you link the product?
The old "forget the memory card", good to see we have something in common. 😀🤣
Haha trust I make plenty of mistakes. It’s called spider holster you will love it!!!!
dark & dramatic on both shots. the model stands out and is separated from the background.
Nice Daughter/Model I need to watch this again I must have missed the Light & Airy shot.
yes i will let my wife/model know. :) ... how you missed the light airy... ??? it was the first shot... and we shot two light and airy and two dark and dramatic... are you sure you watched this video??? JK 😂
@@SalCincotta1 Oops, I watched it a second time filling up the entire monitor, now I can see she is a tad older than I thought, LOL the eyes man they go fast. LOL I like the Dramatic shots better :-)
@@hawg427 haha all good... we had a good laugh if nothing else. glad you enjoyed it!!
I like the compliment :)
Dark and dramatic
Dark and dramatic
Dark and dramatic
The problem comes along that Wescott lights aren’t wescott lights. They are a rebranded Jinbei light and trigger with a more premium price tag on it. How can you trust a brand that isn’t transparent about their products.
is that a true statement? you know this for fact? i dont know that. I know ive never heard of this company and i know i can get a hold of someone from westcott - i know they have amazing support. I know they have an incredible product eco-system. again - do you know for a fact there is nothing different in the mother board? flash tubes? triggering system? maybe you are right... i know i dont know that to be fact. so if you know something i dont... i would love to know.
@@SalCincotta1I think my reply had an error or something and didn’t post. This has been covered a lot some research online will give you the answers but it was first brought up onto UA-cam here ua-cam.com/video/jLXpQi03Ksw/v-deo.htmlsi=rr7gbJxXNNcBtMsv
Personally I’m a Godox user so it doesn’t affect me wescott don’t have the lights I favour in their eco system. But this is a huge part of the reason I don’t own any wescott products at all.
Granted their support is good i know in America support seems to be a big issue but here in the UK not so much there is 2 Godox authorised repair centres here and I had a faulty screen on an AD100 pro lately it was sent and returned all fixed within 4 days so I can’t complain about any support issues from any manufacturer in the UK.
I'm not a fan of Light and Airy, most of the time it's done very poorly and ends up just being an over exposed blown out shot. I love COLOR and DETAILS so I prefer dark and dramatic shots every time.
I usually go for the flash but since she already stands out from the background because of the pure white dress i vote dreamy no flash...this time.
What time of day is the shoot?
We are in Iceland at the moment and sunset doesn’t start until almost midnight. Sunrise starts at like 330-4am. It’s insane light all day. For this it was around 8pm
I love both. How’s that? Lol
My vote goes to Dark and Dramatic.
People with better aesthetics like dark and dramatic, and mediocre people like light and airy. That's my takeaway from more than 20 years of experience. Lol. Yes, this might sound offensive to all those people who tell me, "I like natural light", but that's the truth.
dark dramatic
The bush is annoying so I don't like none of them :(
Yeah no one likes an annoyingly bad bush.
D@D
Learn from a professional … or not 😅