what did you do in post to brighten up the white background? ive played with doing stuff like this and it really screwed with everything else... when you say bare bulb, are you COMPLETELY bare bulb or in the case of the flashpoint/godox monolights, using the 'reflector'?
Hey, thanks for your comment! I have a quick tutorial on my Instagram on how to get a pure white background - check out this link: instagram.com/reel/CYkH1n-lUBi/ Hope that helps! As far as the "fashion"shot with the bare bulb, I think I used the reflector dish, yeah. That will amplify the light, but the size of the light source in either case is very small, so you'll get pretty much the same hard light. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Hi there new to your channel. Great content! Subscribed. I am new to portrait photography and picked up an ad200 pro with a 37inch octobox. Really having fun with it. Looking to do outdoor portrait shoots. My question is, do you tend to use the fresnel head or the bare bulb? In your experience which do you prefer? Also for portraits inside(studio) or outside is it better to underexpose your flash a little? The reason i ask is hotspots. I'm wondering if they are just edited out or If I'm doing something wrong. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks✌️
Hey Ryan! Thanks for your comment. I honestly couldn't say for sure if makes a huge difference either way, but I have intentionally kept the bare bulbs on instead of the fresnel, in the interest of getting a more even spread of light. Whether or not there really is a difference, I couldn't say haha. As far as dialing in the exposure on your subject, that's kind of up to you as the photographer. I would say trust your eye - if it looks good, go with it. Your ability to "see" will improve with practice. Now if you're getting hotspots on your subject, that could be a few things. 1.) you might be over exposing a little, 2.) you might have your light source too far away so you're not getting a great quality of light, 3.) your subject might just have oily skin (many people naturally do) and that tends to be a big factor. I'd get some oil absorbing sheets which you can get at any Walgreen's or place like that. They are a game changer when they're needed! As a general thing, the bigger the softbox the softer the light, so maybe consider checking out Westcott's 7' umbrella. It's literally only $99 and it will give you beautiful soft light. One last thing though to note, if you're using a huge light modifier like that, outdoors, and with a 200w light, you're probably right on the edge of not having enough power, especially on a sunny day. Hope this helps! I know I dumped a lot so holler if you need me to clarify anything!
This was so good! To the point, accurate, easy to remember and easy to implement!!! Thank you!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it. :)
Great tutorial, Sam. One light, a modifier and reflector are incredibly versatile. Love the three looks.
Thanks so much! Hope this helped :)
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Hahaha thanks so much! 🙏
Great video, Sam!
Thanks Pete! Means a lot coming from you man.
Great stuff once again man!
Thanks Clark!
what did you do in post to brighten up the white background? ive played with doing stuff like this and it really screwed with everything else...
when you say bare bulb, are you COMPLETELY bare bulb or in the case of the flashpoint/godox monolights, using the 'reflector'?
Hey, thanks for your comment! I have a quick tutorial on my Instagram on how to get a pure white background - check out this link: instagram.com/reel/CYkH1n-lUBi/ Hope that helps!
As far as the "fashion"shot with the bare bulb, I think I used the reflector dish, yeah. That will amplify the light, but the size of the light source in either case is very small, so you'll get pretty much the same hard light.
Let me know if you have any other questions!
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Hi there new to your channel. Great content! Subscribed. I am new to portrait photography and picked up an ad200 pro with a 37inch octobox. Really having fun with it. Looking to do outdoor portrait shoots. My question is, do you tend to use the fresnel head or the bare bulb? In your experience which do you prefer?
Also for portraits inside(studio) or outside is it better to underexpose your flash a little? The reason i ask is hotspots. I'm wondering if they are just edited out or If I'm doing something wrong.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks✌️
Hey Ryan! Thanks for your comment. I honestly couldn't say for sure if makes a huge difference either way, but I have intentionally kept the bare bulbs on instead of the fresnel, in the interest of getting a more even spread of light. Whether or not there really is a difference, I couldn't say haha.
As far as dialing in the exposure on your subject, that's kind of up to you as the photographer. I would say trust your eye - if it looks good, go with it. Your ability to "see" will improve with practice.
Now if you're getting hotspots on your subject, that could be a few things. 1.) you might be over exposing a little, 2.) you might have your light source too far away so you're not getting a great quality of light, 3.) your subject might just have oily skin (many people naturally do) and that tends to be a big factor. I'd get some oil absorbing sheets which you can get at any Walgreen's or place like that. They are a game changer when they're needed! As a general thing, the bigger the softbox the softer the light, so maybe consider checking out Westcott's 7' umbrella. It's literally only $99 and it will give you beautiful soft light. One last thing though to note, if you're using a huge light modifier like that, outdoors, and with a 200w light, you're probably right on the edge of not having enough power, especially on a sunny day.
Hope this helps! I know I dumped a lot so holler if you need me to clarify anything!