Lighting In Even Smaller Spaces
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- We receive lots of comments on our last video saying a 6 x 6m space wasn't small enough, so we created this space based on a single car garage 3 x 5 m with a 2.4 high white ceiling. For this tutorial, we used Peter’s movable and foam walls to create a space in the studio the size of the small garage and moved Lottie and the lights around showing you how you can light a small garage studio!
Model: Lottie
Instagram: @reischlottie
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Lighting: Profoto B10
Camera model: Hasselblad H6D-50c
Lens used: 100mm & 80mm
Shutter-speed: 1/160
Aperture: f/6.3
Iso: 400
Filmed on:
Sony A7c with Zeiss Batis 18mm on a DJI Ronin-CS Gimbal
Sony A7Siii with Sony G-Master 16-35mm
Sony RX vii
The RAW software Peter is using: Phocus www.hasselblad...
Can process RAWs through this program with any camera on a Mac, but you will not be able to tether or use certain sliders. Alternatively, he recommends CaptureOne (not Lightroom)
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Just shows you how dedicated Peter is to his art --- building a mini-room/studio just for this shoot. And the results are stellar :)
Thanks
I watch a lot of Peter's videos and always enjoy them. I always learn something, but this video was exceptional. From the way Peter used the single light in the small space, to the way he directed Lottie and encouraged her to reach "next level" towards the end, this was fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I really love how Peter makes things work in the simplest of ways, so that laymen like most of us watching can take some knowledge from it. There are so many talented photographers, but many do so much with their photos that it becomes too hassle to follow. Peter is easy peasy, and also very entertaining.
He also brings new levels to the word "pep-talk" with the models.. lol.. amazing work as always Peter.
Someday I will get myself a studio and try to follow what you do in your shoots.
Thank you so much Michael, I like to keep things simple and 'explain like I'm 5'
Well, you've shot a lot of beautiful models over the years but Lottie is WOW - photogenic!
Dude, I LOVE your approach. The fact that you talk your way through your thought process is EXCELLENT and gives a very 'experimental'/troubleshooting feel to your videos that I find mimics my internal dialogue (metacognition) when I´m working with my camera (or doing anything). This is such a great approach for people looking to learn and understand. You sir, have earned a subscriber!
Thanks so much
Lovely shots of a very expressive model. She has a very bright smile that I would like to see more of. I'd like to see a session devoted to capturing your model's laughter.
A gorgeous model who knows how to pose helps. When you master light the room doesnt matter. Nice work. The way you direct the model is really something special.
I couldnt make it to Chicago this year but I need to start taking notes when I watch these videos.
Thank you very much!
I'm stunned every time, what you create with so little equipment & changes in these small places/hotel rooms.
Happy to see these things are doable.
Just find the light and let the shoot evolve
I've actually really loved this series and I appreciate the efforts you guys have made to show how to work in small spaces.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m actually filming in a small space like this. This video is a God Send. Thank you
Amazing work Peter & Bec. Incredible model too. How quickly you all work to refine and nail the shot. It's an honour to be able to watch you work.
thanks really appreciate that
I appreciate these videos. There are so many subtleties to be learned from your 10,000+ hours! 🙏😄
Glad you like them!
Its always a pleasure watch a perfect photographer mastering the light with stunning models. Each shot is a magazine cover!! :O😍🤩🥰
Thanks Lucas
Wow... Now thats a professional photographer..... Learned so much from just one video
Glad it was helpful!
When you come pretty much for the knowledge, not for the pretty models face and really enjoy it. Thanks for the channel.
I appreciate that, thanks
It was so cool to see how you worked through the shoot, with different lighting setups, background, positioning, and even how you directed the model throughout! Honestly this is one of the most fascinating photography videos I've seen!
Thank you Matt
Brilliantly informative, Peter! Now for Mission Impossible: take a bad picture of Lottie. :)
Thanks so much
Thanks again guys! Very informative, nothing better than a live demo - speaks a million words!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Peter: thanks so much for this channel. It's incredibly useful (and unusual here on YT) to see how you work; to see your process in real time; to watch you make adjustments both to your gear and to your models. My work centers largely on travel & photojournalism, but I have been able to adapt much of your positive, encouraging way of interacting with your models to my own everyday encounters. Thanks again!
Bec: thanks for all you do as well. I'm pretty sure this channel wouldn't exist as it does without you. Keep on making the magic happen!
Thanks James
Not sure how many can tame the light like you, Peter... This felt like pure wizzardry. And I bet the size of the place you choose to shoot in is of absolutely no consequence.
Thank you Radu
This is great. Now we are down to a size that is close-enough to a Japanese single living-dining room in an apartment block (yes, some are smaller than this, ... yes, this is an empty space and not full of life's essentials etc). I know quite a few folks who rent out small apartments, to use as a studio space (means there is a small kitchen hob for snacks, a small toilet, a small bath space that could be used as a changing space for models etc).
Seeing what can be done with minimal equipment in this space is great.
And I think the key thing demonstrated here; It' not the size of the studio, it's not the amount of gear, it's the communication with the model to get natural, emotive looks.
Spot on
Another enjoyable tutorial and great portraits of a georgeous model.
Thank you! Cheers!
That was great Peter Coulson that you actually built a small car garage studio to show us that a great image can be achieved! However I find with todays Digital Cameras we have immediate access to see what a Light is doing or reacting, we should not focus on what we don't have but make the best with what we got. Thanks Peter and Beck for all the great content you guy make!
Absolutely Thanks heaps
20 minute master class. Well done.
Thanks for watching
Just by listening how Peter directed her, I'm learning. Very nice.
Awesome coaching, no wonder Peter always makes the best pictures in anyone's portfolio
wow thank you
Master class..a lot of people would be happy to take a photo as good as most of these...
Thank you
Great tips and variety. An important lesson in not over-thinking and using what you have available
So true, thanks
Peter knows lighting! Huge or small spaces, he cares not at all. Eyes and face, once again we get the really important hints. Look up and slowly down. Gold.
Q: was I seeing a preflash? TTL? My remote has a button to transfer the result of TTL preflashes to manual. Might get a more accurate setting than twisting a knob on the light, and then it stays at that power. My EE degree makes me love TTL!
I learn more from you, and your models, than from any other source. Thank you.
Thanks Edward, no TTL thats the Hasselblad focus assist, it works in low light
My first "studio" was my living room. It was before digital photography, so I shot on film. Besides a table and chairs at one end, the only other items in the room were photo equipment. The room was about 12 feet wide (3.6 meters) x 18 feet long (5.4 meters) x 8 feet high (2.4 meters) with a wooden floor and white walls and ceiling. I used 9 feet wide (2.7 meters) paper rolls. I barely had room for a backlight on either the subject or background, two lights on either side behind the subject to blow out the backdrop, highlight hair, etc., and two lights in front of the subject as key and fill. It was a very small space, but I managed to do full length shots with a normal lens. That's how I learned studio photography.
I love small spaces to shoot in, peace stay safe
Thank you
Fantastic video. Thanks for taking the extra step in building this out Peter. Love the glasses Bec, you two are the best.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing work….no soft boxes, umbrellas, snoots, reflectors , etc etc
And only 1 light…..truly amazing results….
Glad you like it!
You will definitely make a small space work with all of that equipment, a stunning model and a photographer that much of an artist!
Thanks to the Team Here !!!! Inspiring as ALWAYS :) :)
Thanks for watching
That model super ultra +++++.
Perfect timing. I've just set up a 6x3' studio space. Thank you.
Glad I could help!
Wow, more "kallah" in this video than the past months of 2022 all together, hehehehe.
Excellent shooting but the B/W's are still (my) favourite.
And good video work Beck, although most of the credit goes to Peter, you are the one that makes it pleasant to watch for us.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your support
You look great Bec and great info Peter
Many thanks for this new backstage session.
@Bec: many thanks for introducing and closing the session, and for supporting Lottie. I still remember the podcast when Peter said that he prefers to keep a professional distance between the photographer and the Model.
@Peter@Bec: I cannot believe you have spent time reducing the size of your simulated garage, and added a roof. The message is clear: indoors, outdoors, beach, street, medium garage, small garage, with black/white/brown walls/roof, scarce light... there is not place that is going to prevent us to take photographs. The output is brilliant @Peter: you are a genius.
@Lottie: Many thanks for posing for the session. Being an excellent model doesn't prevent you to pose, in this session, in an improvised garage, and this makes you a great person, at least to my eyes. Believe me when I say I will not forget this session. My preferred poses are when you open a little bit your mouth, because your eyes are saying that you are in listening attitude. I think, when we are listening mode, we open a little bit the mouth to avoid inner sound of our own breath; I have just tried it now, when I am writing these lines.
@Peter: I think shadows is a very important part in photography. They easy way to ignore it is to keep the Model away from any wall so that there is not shadow at all, but placing the Model next to a wall, with shadow, enriches a lot the photography, but it must be properly designed.
@Peter: it is interested to see how a Model with white clothes poses agains a white wall; they have different withe tones and they don't overlap.
@Peter: I like a lot metal reflectors, I don't know why.
@Lottie: it is great to hear your voice and see your smile.
@Lottie: I wish I am a sculptor to sculpt your silhouette.
Great series - THANK YOU! What a gorgeous model and personality as well.
Our pleasure!
Klasse, arbeite auch auf kl Raum Krativ. Habe mein Studio im Wohnzimmer und immer wieder neue Ideen zum Set und Bildern..... Nice das Model hatte ich auch gern vor der Linse.
Awesome session you two !! this is why I just signed up for my 4th year on Inspire ! It never gets old. Thank you, thank you, thank you ! Cheers !
Thanks heaps that is awesome thanks so much for your support George
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer You are most welcome. I've learned SO much from you; and, for me, Inspire is the perfect learning tool. I've watched at least 95% of the content there and many I've watched multiple times! It's a great value. I cannot recommend it enough. My photography has improved immensely over the last three years.
Thants awesome 😊
Incredible! You make it look so easy. You never disappoint! Thank you!
Thanks so much 😊
love the way you talk / interact with the model - FEEL the jaw line!> BOOM! make a massive difference and makes you an outstanding photographer! Thanks for sharing Peter.
Wow, thanks Richard
EXCELLENT SESSION ! THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS SCENARIO
Glad you enjoyed it!
Small & large can be so relative. I imagine that in Aus/US "small" rooms are very different compared to the UK. Our living room (a garage is almost unheard of in town!) is roughly 4m x 4m, and that's quite a decent sized space for many London places. With the window on one wall, a fireplace on another, radiator on the 3rd, and a door on the 4th wall, getting a blank background is next to impossible. Once the stands have been added to hold a background it reduces the space further by another 50/75cm, then comes fitting in the model and me with a camera. Quite often in order to get that little extra space I'm standing sideways to the model so the camera can fit into the space where my body would be. And all of that has to happen with the room still containing 2 sofas and a coffee table. But...it can be done. Yeah, it's a faff, but if that's all I have to work with then so be it. Where there's a will there's a way!
Alternatively, I can take all the background shizzle outside and have as much space as I want. Just got to hope it's not too windy. Or wet. Or better yet, set aside some cash and spend about £80 for a small studio space for half a day.
Absolutely love this channel, the content is always top notch and engaging. And the output constantly inspires me to do better.
Thanks heaps for your support
London is such a drag
yes same here in london - always move a bunch of stuff out the lounge but its still quite cramped but its all i have to work with and as its occasional work I can scrape by like this!
Wow, that is not much. Here in Budapest I rented one of 3 living rooms in an apartment. 2 were like prison cells with their 2m x 2m size. The 3rd one which I rented had a 5m x 3m size, and I also thought it could be perfect for this purpose. If you don't have that 5m length then you are quite limited. I mean, if you use a 50mm or shorter lens on a full frame, then 4 or 3m is probably fine, but if you want to use an 85mm or 105mm lens, then you are pretty much screwed in some scenarios...
Genius! Picked up a lot of practical ideas for when I do weddings, well when I get bookings ha. Sometimes I'm shoved into the smallest of places and on camera flash doesnt always work out well..This is fantastic, the results speak for themselves
Thanks so much :)
Great stuff, team - this is a fantastic resource for those of us stuck with truly small spaces! Thanks for all you do. :)
Glad you enjoy it!
She's really a beautiful model 😍🥰😘
Been following your blog with Bec... It inspires me to grab a camera and explore possibilities... You are so great with what you do and producing an amazing photo...
Been a fan...
Thank you so much
Great looking model
Peters videos are outstanding. My best regards and thanks a lot.
Many thanks!
Interesting, thank you. Look forward to you trying an even smaller space.
3m x 4m is probably the average size of a UK living room. But mostly, they're filled with furniture, a fireplace, windows and doors in often awkward places. And light stands and backdrop holders take up a lot of space with their legs and trying to arrange them round furniture (have moved most of the smaller stuff outside) is an absolute nightmare. I can only ever attempt top half body shots, as I need to be about 6ft away to focus and if subject is too close to a wall, shadows can be a problem. I love portrait photography, but it is very frustrating when you don't have the space.
I've subscribed so hope to learn more from you :)
Thanks, this one might help ua-cam.com/video/kzRvRqXJkgM/v-deo.html
At the last place I lived there was a garage of 3x4.5m .. nice training ground for getting the car in&out without damage, so todays setup feels more like a small room than the last one 🙂
Love the large flat light. I have a 7' reverse umbrella and I pump a 400 W strobe into it for group photos but I also shot a friends 2 year old little girl a few weeks ago in their den (about 14' x 18') and i mounted the whole thing on a C stand on wheels and then just rolled it into whatever position I wanted to achieve flat lighting or roll it to one side to create soft shadows.
another great video. your mastery prevents you "getting fluke" first shots that are spot on. you know what youre doing. im getting pretty forgetful so even if i write things down, i dont remember.
i got in on the waitlist for Chicago (except the saturday studio) and im starting to wonder if ill be taking any photos or just watching in awe, as you move like a butterfly...
i THINK the one shot where Lottie said she didnt like her face, was where she had her head tilted back just a wee too much and it showed too much nostril. its the only image i saw that was 'objectionable' so to speak...
great job @Peter and @Bec!
Amazing photos. Very impressed and thanks for sharing those with us on You Tube.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful!
You should get yourself a Tripod Dolly. Because I can't afford a big stand like you have, I put a tripod dolly under my tripod, and have a fake version of yours, and it works a treat: I can move around quite freely, and the dollies are quite cheap.
Thanks for another great video.
..Joe
Thanks Joe
Peter.. I love you. Thank you for this.
Thank you
You sir Are A MASTER In EVERY WAY 🙌Thank YOU 🙌. ☮️❤️💪🏼💪🏼🎨
So nice of you
Thank you!!!! This answered my concerns perfectly. Excellent shots as well.
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice. Thank you for the pointers. Love your style. The model is beautiful. Preferred the hair up!
Lol
Glad you liked it!
Great to see how a black & white image can vary with some small adjustments, but
I feel sorry for Peter & Bec, having to put these simulated rooms together 😁
Also, Lottie's hair up styling was amazing.
Thanks
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Someone trying to duplicate you Peter?
OH, GREAT PETER. THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO, GOOD SHOTING. GREETINGS FROM BOLIVIA.
Many thanks!
looks like my condo. It's a studio space 30 meters including the kitchen bedroom and bathroom. I barely squeeze a role of savage paper and many times I even have to cut it off at the ends. I really love shooting in a tiny space. I guess we all shoot so differently. I shoot using a lot of flags to control my light as well as I backlight a lot with grids on speed lights. It's very NY style to shoot heavily backlit. Great shoot.
Thanks, yes we are all different, thats what make our photos interesting
15:28 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ My favorite shot!!!!
Thanks :)
Hi Peter. Thank you so much for all the content. It is fabulous and much appreciated ⭐
Glad you like them Vince
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Just started my you tube journey. Your content is so informative
Your tutorials are excellent!! 💛I love watching your process.
Thank you so much!
Nice video Peter love the pictures 📸 thanks again love the lighting tracks thanks Paul 😊
Thanks 👍
lovely shots find model thanks again
Many thanks!
omg the legend, Peter!!!!!
It's awesome knowing we shouldn't be hindered by our "Space" at home................ but worrying as i'm running out of excuses.🤣 Seriously tho, another excellent , inspiring lesson. Thanks Guys.
Thanks Ron no excuses
Wow that’s is a small space an it’s amazing how you make it work
Thank you
Thank you Peter for all this wonderful knowledge, it helps so many newbie’s learn. And yes you to Becs.
Amazing & creative work & images showing you're awesome array of skills
Thank you so much 😀
love your work Peter
Thank you kindly
A really helpful video thanks, its given me lots of ideas. This space is about the same I have available in my studio-garage.
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing work with light and she is gorgeous
I'm glad you like it
very cool. the model looks amazing
Thank you! Cheers!
Grazie. Sempre super. La nuova scuola.
Thank you so much for your support, really appreciate
Love your channel. Fun and I always learn something.
Awesome! Thank you for your support
Thank you for the creative tutorial!
Any time, thanks
Like your dedication 🤭 my reality is I have always just modified your 'big flashy studio' to fit my studio. Only thing that I can't do is be as far away from the model. Simple solution - work hard and become as good as you, then I could have your studio 😁 Thanks as usual for sharing, I am so much better as a photographer from stuff I see on your channel.
WOW, That's awesome thanks heaps
wow this is really beautiful work
Thank you very much!
Fantastic thanks Peter ...love these vids they are so helpful.
Glad you like them!
Im counting the days for your workshop in Mexico City. Amazing job guys!
Thanks 2023 😁
Not splitting hairs but none of your equipment is inside the 6x6 room. Your really working in a much much larger area. But over all love all the picks and the way you work with your model.
Their accents would indicate use of the metric system, so they're talking about meters and not feet.
Cool. My home studio is 4m x 4m and 3m high. Enough for the essentials.
All my studio portraits are taken in clients homes, often 8ft by 10ft to 12ft by 12ft on average size.
Of course they have their furniture in that space as well, so working in small spaces is something I think everyone should get use to as it helps you learn how to adapt with lighting as you have to put lights in different places.
Love this small space samples… this very we’re I’m usually at
Beautiful work!
Thank you very much!
To be honest, The smallest location I've taken is in a shower tub. I had very good result though. I used just 1 speed light bounce off of any of the shower tub wall. The tile gives nice lines, and the shiny specular from the tiles give a bit of kick. Worth give it a try.
blog.peter-coulson.com.au/teisha-small-spaces/ no flash :)
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Quick question about that shoot. I read from the specs that you went all the way down to F1.4 and still had to use ISO 1250.
I am a total beginner when it comes to using wide aperture (correct term I hope) and higher ISO, but I would think that F1.4 would allow for massive amounts of light in the pictures, but yet you had to go all the way up to ISO 1250? In my mind that would mean white images since I imagine deluxe overexposure.
So question is how was this possible to have these settings? Was the room that dark when shooting?
Hope its okay I ask. Very very curious.
Thanks in advance.
@@michaelvedal1907 specs Shutter-speed: 1/160
Aperture: f/6.3
Iso: 400
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer now we are talking :D
NEED that t-shirt
Really cool what can be done in such a small "glamless" space. Next episode: Same Space but with the car in 🙃
Thanks Alex, I have done that before but videoing it is very hard 😁
I loved watching your video 📹 ❤️ 😍
So glad!
Huh, you were really in the zone there. Perfect exposure on the first try, and pretty much every little random shot turned out very, very nice. I'm sure the very lovely model has something to do with it, but still, it's proof that a small space is no obstacle to making great pictures.
Thank you
I would love your videos even more if, when showing the photo, they'd show camera settings used for it as well. (I hope) I am learning a lot from you. Thank you so much for making these. My favorite teacher (next to Simon d'Entremont).
I needed this. thanks
Another great video
Glad you enjoyed it
a small place is like a prime lens vs zoom lens...it challenge the creativity, that is a good thing!
Yes and its fun :)