Sometimes size matters
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- Yes we just made a video showing how the size of a light doesn't matter, but in this video Peter explains why sometimes, it does. He has one of the only Broncolor Para 3.3 in Australia, and due to its size he can do more with it. We understand not everyone will have access to this light, but Peter gets asked a lot what he does with it so we wanted to demonstrate :)
Model: Ana
Instagram: @hristenko_ana
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Kate Moss by Peter Lindbergh • Video
Lighting: Broncolor Para 3.3
Camera model: Hasselblad H6D-50c
Lens: Hasselblad 100mm
Shutter-speed: 1/160
Aperture: f/9
Iso: 100
Filmed on:
Sony A7s iii with Zeiss Batis 18mm on a DJI Ronin-CS Gimbal
Sony A7r iii with Zeiss Batis 25mm
Peter's camera stand: The brand of stand he uses has been discontinued, but this is very similar www.bhphotovid...
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)
Website
www.peter-coulson.com.au
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@petercoulson
OMG! That last photo you took of Ana when she was facing the wall, but off it and the bounce lit her up. That photo is life!
Thanks so much
We agree
Isn't it just! It's got such feel and emotional depth to it.
This picture is masterpiece 😮
Peter, I've been shooting for a very long time man and I wanted to thank you for your straight up/to the point talk. One of the biggest things I like about you is your process. You remove all of the nonsense away and simply get to the point of the shot. You don't go into mathematic bs and saying things like "The best". You really show people that being a photographer is BEING YOUR OWN ARTIST. Man if you ever come to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas or even as far as Houston, you reach out to me. Gotta meet you and we MUST bust some shots.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. When we're able to travel again we'll be coming to Texas to host a workshop :)
" I will leave that for camera clubs" Bravo sir, that is the quote of 2021!! Magnificent words, you are a legend! Thank you and Bec for the mint content :)
Wow, thank you Doug glad you enjoyed it :)
I've watched this twice now. Absolutely amazing. The last photo where the model faces the wall is my favorite.
Glad you like it!
Peter, you are my biggest inspiration in portrait photography. Thank you
Thanks so much
Thanks for explaining the top of the head thing. I was literally about to post a comment asking why when you answered the question.
Glad I could help!
Great to see you all well, happy, and enjoying your work. All of you continue to do a great job.
Thank you very much!
What fun. That giant parabolic umbrella would great fun to play with.
I love the tricks that you play to get the model to smile. It's all natural. 😀
😊 thank you
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer You're welcome!!!
Thank you Peter & Bec. I always learn something new watching your wonderful videos...Keep them coming along with your wonderful work.
You are very welcome Roberto
For some reason, I've never been seasick. And I've sailed through some rough waters, while the rest of the crew pitched ad nauseum, So feel free to unleash the gimbal, Bec,
Peter, another masterful session.....those prompts really lit up Ana's lovely expressions.
Thank you
Great video and solid explanation on that parabolic Para.
Love the shots.
Now you mentioned the video about Kate Moss by Peter Lindbergh, and have seen most of the video's, if not all, and shots Peter made too, but you have to give him credits too in this case.
If a model feels safe and confident with a particular Photographer, it can create an extra dimension of magic and let's be honest, Peter was one of a kind !!
Thanks for sharing this video !!
ana is from escort?
I love the way you work with your models. How you talk them through it.
Thank you very much Brian :)
Love my Para 220 and the Ring Flash P. Great job on part 1. So much more can be done with this from shifting the ring flash inside to one side and also using the 3 different diffuser. The shadows it produces is also like no other. Thanks for posting Peter.
Thank you :)
Peter, you're awesome psychologist. I like your work with the models, how you talk to them and how work with them!
Cool, thank you :)
PETER, THE MASTER OF PORTRAITS!! Bec is great, I can imagine she throws MASSIVE tantrums? model is so beautiful!! love this channel
Thank you :) no Bec just stamps her foot once in a while
I enjoy and learn so much from these videos. I hope "cool" and "beautiful" aren't copyrighted because I've started using them. :) Thank you Peter and Bec!
Thanks so much
sometimes I come to learn from Peter... sometimes I just come for the Bec intros :P
Best pictures are from 10:24 to 11:19, when she smiles. Her smile is as powerful as the light that enlightens her.
Great video, watched it twice, the gimbal was fine, lol. Best operator ever!
Glad you enjoyed it
This channel is amazing! From the perspective of seeing the technical aspects of studio photography.
Thanks so much
I've somehow missed this video, but I am glad I've seen it. What an amazing one (huge) light setup, and fantastic result... Thanks for this Peter & Bec & Ana
Glad you enjoyed it
Such an amazing video and amazing model. Please keep doing more of these type of videos. Every time you release a new video I’ve learned so much more about photography and model posing. Cheers
Thanks so much, more coming soon :)
Always learn from Peter!
Awesome thanks Trev
Cool look in the last back-facing images. Really love it.
Many thanks!
Parabolics are fun. The first day of Nato training on how to operate a satellite ground station we set up 2 parabolics smaller than yours 150 yards apart. We had conversations just speaking into the parabolic dishes. You can play around and adjust soundwaves similar to the way you adjusted the spread of light.
Great job guys, I thought Bec was going to say “Ohh that’s a big one” I do agree size can make difference!
Great video. Bec is the best and most beautiful
Those final images are truly amazing.
Thanks so much
Thanks
Another superb inspirational video.
Many thanks!
Becs you are awsome the most funny thing i have seen in ages lol
Fantastic video as always guys. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
It’s so relaxing watching you shoot and communicate with your model. Great work Peter. Keep the learning coming. P.S. The gimbal was fine Bec.
Thank you :)
Stunning light
Love the Para light :)
Love these knowledge drops recently! Short and to the point, just stunning! Waiting for another Q&A long live though! I listen to them while cycling :D
Thanks Coming soon :)
I love your tips on how to run a portrait session ❤️
Glad you like them!
The photos when you yook the camera off stand were just stunning.
Thanks
I've never clicked this fast before! 🔥🔥🔥
ana is from escort?
Happy to see this today. I just discovered the two of you for the first time this very day and was excited to see this pop up. You two are great and I find the photo tech very enlightening. Keep it up and Kudos to all involved. 👉👍👍
Some of these shots of Anna are going to make great T-shirts
Don't worry Bec... the Gimbaling was just fine. You did a great job. No worries!
Thanks heaps Scott :)
Peter; Shadow is your extraordinary friend, the last few pictures were ‘WOW’
Thanks Roland
Wonderful videos, as usual. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching
Amazing pictures. Ana looks gorgeous!!!!
XDDD. And, of course, all the fun that "your intellectual conversations" add to making the video a joy to watch. Love it! I hate when people takes things too seriously... because I used to do that in the past. Not anymore :P
Thanks heaps :)
great camera and modeling work. Loved it!
Thanks a lot Don
Great Video, very well explained the lighting with Parabolic. Really like the way you direct the model and shoot continuously. Would love to see how you manage your photos / workflow. Future Video Idea
Thanks so much, I explain my filing system in this live stream ua-cam.com/video/4n_xTiSOChQ/v-deo.html :)
Great model good attitude beautiful eyes
The close-up of the Iris is like a muse.
Loves that Parra 😃
Ana is beautiful!
Gooood job 😍
Thank you! 😊
I think Bec is awesome.
Red wine has amazing effects lol Becs your awesome. The photography isnt bad either.
Oh thank you!
Thanks for the inside...
Any time!
Thank you for creating this channel, very informative content
Glad you enjoy it Steven :)
Ha I just had my laugh from your comment about leaving sharpening for the camera clubs.
:D
How to sum up every camera club in one sentence! Excellent.
Enjoyed your presentation.
Thank you!
The mega ultra para thing doesn’t make me feel inadequate just in total awe of your results. Anyways, smiling shot at 11:17 may be my favorite shot from this channel, just natural and gorgeous. I also think the non-hypoallergenic assistant looks exceptionally beautiful in this video; maybe that’s my preference for wearing black. Finally, one question: is that a fire engine or tractor young Peter is proudly showing off?
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it. And yes that is a young me :)
beautiful video + super photos 👌👌👌
Thank you so much 👍
Peter, you read my mind - some time ago I've seen a video with your studio tour and recently, more and more, I was wondering if you ever make a video, showing how that Para can be used! :)
Awesome video and as always, I've learned lots of new things in different aspects of photography :)
In regards to the Para - those modifiers provide unbelievable light - using one light and modifier and getting the background blown out, while not having the model overexposed is like... unreal LoL
I'd love to see another video, when you guys show how to achieve similar effect - as close as possible - with some budget equipment, as the Broncolor Paras are waaaaay out of reach of most of the photographers ;)
Awesome thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. Our next tutorial is how to get a similar effect :)
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographerseriously?! Oh! It's like asking Santa for a specific present and actually getting it LoL I'd be honored to have it happened :)
Years ago, when I new nearly nothing about the lighting, I had to shoot packshots for some time - shoes, bags, clothes. The clothes were shot on models and I can remember myself shooting it in a tiny room (3x3x2,5m more or less) all painted white and all I've had those days where silver umbrellas (90cm) and flash bulbs (65/32Ws). Hi output and small room had been making the light spilling all over the place like crazy XD Later on I've invested in studio strobes and a bigger softbox. When watching this video I laughed at myself because of all of that amateur fight with the unstoppable light LoL that could've been better controlled by simply hanging some black cloth on each of the side walls ;) And at the same time, seeing you overexposing the background with just one light source, while keeping the model properly lit, was jaw dropping 8D
I recently bought something parabolic-like, that looks exactly like the Neewer 35-inch/90cm Hexadecagon Parabolic Softbox and even though I don't have a focusing rod for it, yet, I did try shooting into it with a flash light (using one of those flash bulbs ;D ), that was placed in front of it.
Btw., irony (arising from your video) number 2 - when I first thought about a type of the strobe I would probably like to use with a focusing rod on such a softbox, I did think of a ring flash... LoL How, after watching your video, I'm hesitating now, as - personally - I really hate that ring flash reflection in the eyes ;P (I prefer large areas to be reflected (such as windows) and even when it comes to sofboxes, I actually find rectangular ones - deformed by the round shape of the eyeballs' - to be somewhat more intriguing for me...). But that's obviously a matter of a personal preference ;)
I did watch this on a Friday! LOL!
Thanks!
wow thank you for your support :)
hahahahaha i love how he said "Well beck use to" LOLLLL
Well done!
very interesting thanks.
You're welcome
As always, inspirational, educational, and fun... you should buy Bec her very own gimbal... (the same make and model as that one...) and of course, capture the look on her face when she opens it...
cheers and thank you for the insights...
Thanks heaps, she already has her own gimbal but her camera was getting repaired so she was using my my camera + gimbal temporarily
Dude! Is that a flash or the Death Star.! ! !
Hi Peter may I ask if you have preference with regard to the monitors the view your work? Love watching you videos, thank you for sharing your work.
I like Eizo's :) thanks heaps
OMG, the reflector is so huge!
so, i LOVE this video. these look like shots almost all of us could accomplish. while not 10 FOOT, i have a 5 foot shoot through that kind of sort of works well enough for the same type of light. i have a question though about that wall. you mentioned none of your walls/flats have feet/legs on them but how did that stay standing when Ana leaned against it? i LOVED the end wall you added for the background. it made an entirely different look and vibe to the shoot!
if 'Rona ever gets under control my wife said we can come to one of your workshops. SHE wont attend (not really a photographer) but i can lol...
keep these fabulous videos coming and "hello Bec!"
we need an entire channel on Bec's nails lol
This was Inspire worthy! :O
Thanks a long version of this and 2 more videos will be up on iNSPIRE soon
does it come in a carry bag? thanks guys brilliant as usual.
Thanks Yes I has a carry bag
Your light manipulation is incredible, thank you for sharing these wonderful tutorials... at least your CLICK BAIT Titles aren't CLICK BAIT Videos, Lol 💡😎💡😎💡😎
Thanks so muchb, glad you enjoy the tutorials :)
Honestly, these shots all look better to me than Kate’s cover. Kate looks a bit alien on there, doesn’t she.
So somewhere between Peter’s eye, pretty model and that “talk to aliens” sized dish, yes, It works for me👍🏼
Thanks so much
Another great vid with nuggets of expert wisdom. Have to say, though, that since the advent of ZOOM home setups, ring light catchlights are everywhere. Not sure Im on board with that look.. As to sharpening, I like to sharpen the eyes a TAD, since the eyes attract attention and if they are sharp the impression is the entire image is in focus, true or not.
Everyone is a fan of different catch lights, :) the eye sharpening is a photographer thing, where the focus is is art unless youre in a camera club then its a science
I thought about this not lol I am joking, you two work so well together, and I like Anna's slippers.
:D
I must say, Bec you are really photogenic and I think you should consider modeling more often.
I agree with you on turning off the sharpening. However, the over use of skin smoothing filters is out of control! Nobody looks like that in real life.
I agree
I've always thought using a silver modifier without a diffuser would be too specular, and show off the details in the pores etc. Is it the size of the modifier your using that makes it less specular, or is it the adjustments in your software as you shoot. Love your work, and hoping to attend one of your workshops in the future
It's a size relative thing :) thanks heaps, hope to see you at a workshop in future
Great images! Lovely model, beautifully captured! You made a point that you wanted the final picture made in camera, so am I right to assume that you wanted all pictures to be in landscape format? A magazine cover is obviously in portrait orientation, so I initially kind of expected you to also shoot like that. Or is there another thinking there, like that you can always crop from landscape to portrait but would have to extend the background in PS if you wanted it the other way around? Another question - you used the large para plus minus half-way focused: would the images look the same if you had used a smaller Para (like 133) fully de-focused? I haven't had a chance to shoot with the really big ones like yours here, so wondering if there is any noticeable difference in this particular scenario.
My eyes see in landscape which is why I shoot landscape, unless it's for a client, plus yeah I can always crop from landscape to portrait if needed fo a magazine. And no unfortnately the images wouldnt look smilar with the 133 because of the size difference
Peter, thanks for the great content, but don't let Bec's do the intro with out a glass of red wine 😃
That's an impressive para....:)
Do you have the link to the video of Kate Moss you mentioned in the video?
Thank you again for all you, Bec and your models do.
Thanks heap, sure here's the link ua-cam.com/video/vlKucSebjNc/v-deo.html
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Thank you very much!
Great fashion vlog
Thank you 😊
Your videos are always informative and entertaining as well, I'd like to comment on the gimbal work...er I think best not :)
Lol :) thanks so much
Following the workflow for some time, wondering why the very top of the models head is always cut off?
It gets done a lot in the fashion industry that's my look to
14:40 - Super! Najfajniejsze z całej sesji
In the coming days, I will be blatantly and shamelessly stealing some of your ideas....my homage to you sir!
Enjoy :)
My standout favourite is the very last one where she's completely facing the wall.
thanks
Bec is being a fussy little girl like a teenager I don't like it i hate it you will be ok girl. keep up the awesome work Peter.
At the very end of this video i noticed photo's on the back wall. Could you do a show and tell about each of the photos?
They are just old awards, really not into awards anymore, awards don't mean anything
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer I wasn't to worried about the awards. I was more interested in the photo and what was behind them, has your style changed from back then, was there a particular look you after and how you did it etc. But it is your call Peter. Love this channel also, so interesting.
Hi P&B. Thanks for all your vids. The tech is great. Photography in the Uk is stuck in the 1960's but not the good stuff. Just depressed people shooting out of focus FP4 and declaring it art.
I recently acquired a used para 88. So far I’ve used it in the fully defocused position with the model a fair bit always from the background. So I get a darker background then with a softbox and the 3D shaping. If I bring the 88 closer than where you have the big para. Can I achieve a similar effect through relative size/distance? Is the size difference between paras too great to compensate with distance?
88 is no where near big enough to do what I was doing, sorry to be the bearer of bad news :(
The house slippers make the whole scene
Bec's Vulcan salute YAH
Can you please add the link to the Lindbergh - Moss cooperation?
ua-cam.com/video/vlKucSebjNc/v-deo.html
Bec... you're adorable.
So basically you have a mini death star.....
That's not a 133 (which would be only a 4.5' modifier;) that's a 3.3 meter parabolic. Liked the video though.
Thanks typo yes 3.3
super
I didn't catch the "sharpening" change around 6:45 ..?
NO sharpening I don't sharpen
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Oh yeah, I understtod that, but you checked it in and out to show the difference on screen but ... I didn't see much changes x)
@@VincePhoenix video camera filming a screen wont show the difference, if you like sharpening go ahead and sharpen but I hate sharpening, not real
@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer it's not about if I like sharpening, I actually don't quite understand it's effect right now xD But don't worry, if I ever find myself in such a situation : no sharpening ! ^^
i like that picture, can you do better than that? (no pressure there)