Truly a beautiful tutorial Lindsay Adler, hooray for Old Hollywood! All the modifyers you used were great can't say one is better than the other. Thank you ADORAMA for having someone of the level of Lindsay Adler on your channel.
i am more of a landscape/nature photographer, but these videos capture the glorious days of classic portrait photography using modern equipment. and techniques Always a takeaway from these- Thank you Lindsay- You gotta love it.
I absolutely love experimenting with Old Hollywood style lighting. Absolutely loved what you accomplished and shared with us. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you, Lindsay. The incredible amounts of thought and hard work that you and your team put in to make this come together are really evident in the finished images (and the production video). You're a generous teacher and an amazing photographer. 😍
My dad was photographer and I knew that he was always trying to create Hollywood style beauty portraits (and family pictures). I inherited several old fresnel lights from him which I have been using in lighting on stage. So I know the lights and their use on stage, but I was not aware of the subtle effects which are so important when photographing people. Thank you for explaining and showing the effects in the Old Hollywood Look!
Whole lotta love to you Lindsay! Oh, I would have placed the model farther away from the curtain in the magnificent Magnum shots in order to reduce the specular highlight bands on it, but that's a matter of personal taste. I would not have thought of the flag - keep forgetting these and that worked really well.
Nice video Lindsey! I learned this kind of lighting in photography school(1995 NL) as glamour portraits. It’s old style but still very attractive! Thx!
fantastic video - what a stunning look - and great advice re being careful about settings - in particular shutter speed without the strobe to freeze the action.
This was excellent - thank you for sharing! I have a couple of Lupo fresnels and they really produce such a wonderfully different look than the myriad of soft modifiers that are so common these days for portraiture. Great to see other options for creating similar looks. Super impressive!
Love the drama of the lighting from the golden era of Hollywood, the best era of Hollywood. Favorite light was at 7:31, I like the way the light was on her face and fell off when it got to her arm, was the light controlled with a flag to achieve that?
Lindsey is one of my favorite photographers but I would love her to do the same video, using her equipment, and then show how you can recreate the same look with basic equipment. As someone on a low budget, the equipment in this video is right out of my reach
Don't really need a video showing cheaper equipment because this already explains what you need to do. 3 light angles (key, hair, and background light), and then just a modifier to sculpt the light. Will the results be as good with cheaper equipment? Meh, probably not. There's a reason that people invest the kind of money they do to buy quality equipment. But can you get pretty good results by understanding the techniques more-so than having the matching gear? Certainly.
Damn! I mean…I don’t have the words to express how amazing this is 😃! This is some gangsta, old school, and simple sh#t! Those final images 😊👌🏾, just perfect.
Dear lindsay, One question, don't the nanlite pavotubes, spread light everywhere? Are they controllable in terms of light spill? Thank you so much. You are always amazing, great tutorial, and I loved it.
Regarding the optical spot modifier, how do you attach it to a profoto light? What kind of adapter would one need and does it come with it when you buy it or do you have to purchase it separately?
You select the mount type (Profoto, Broncolor, Elinchrom, etc.) when purchasing it from Adorama. Here, she's using the Profoto mount, which is similar to any other Profoto light modifier mounts.
Like Trevor said, you select the mount that you want and there is a specific attachment. You might want to check out my explainer video on the optical spot as well: lindsayadler.photo/opticalspotexplainer
one question that have is what black and white editing did you use was it a preset because its very good and just as important as everything else. you are amazing Lindsay. thank you
Thanks Lindsay, beautiful pictures as usual and very helpful video. One question, in you first setup, was the Forza 500 at full power ? Do you think a Forza 300 will be sufficient (with the Fresnel lens) for such a light scheme ?
I love Lindsay as an educator and all of these videos, but I have to talk myself out of spending like $5k on more lighting equipment every time I watch one. So...'Mission Accomplished', Adorama!
Old Hollywood Portraits were not done with fresnels or spots. Hurrel, the master used a VERY large silver reflector with zero diffusion. THAT gives the old hollywood look with dark gradiated shadows.
Very cool and Lindsay’s work is as epic as ever. It doesn’t really help me because I can’t afford all the new light modifiers. Great commercial for Adorama.
The black-and-white high-contrast portrait was not born in Hollywood, for this place is not the center of the World ! Just an exemple, among hundreds of similar ones... The story of Studio Harcourt began in 1930 when Cosette Harcourt ("koh-zet ar-koor") started to learn photography and snapped her first images. Then, early 1934, she opened her own photo-studio with Robert Ricci (son of fashion stylist then perfume creator Nina Ricci) as her associate. She eventually passed away in 1976 and her studio shut doors four years later. Only to re-open in 2007 and rekindle the thing it has done best : its eternal signature, fully devoted to the art of B&W portrait. Just have a look at what Studio Harcourt creates today, and has been publishing for nearly 80 years. All the Studio archives are publicly owned by the country and kept as a treasure. In Harcourt, no photographer is a star to get all the attention. The place is one for collaboration, and all talents move forward in the name of the Studio. Same thing holds true for most filming techniques, not invented in Hollywood but claimed intensively as "local products". The "mother concept", which real name is cinematographe, being the first one. PS1 : Horst Paul Albert Bormann, know as "Horst P. Horst", lived in Paris (until 1940, when WWII had him leaving France), where he began his career and made himself famous. PS2 : Augustin Fresnel was a French engineer and physicist, who stated light was an undulation and not a ballistic phenomenon, and the lens he invented served the purpose of proving his theory.
No one explains things better than Lindsay Adler!
Lindsay Adler is such a good teacher!
I have also been obsessed with this lighting lately!!! You nailed it!!!!
the best instructional video I've seen on the subject so far, just great
Thanks so much!
Great vid Lindsay! Vintage Hollywood is an awesome look.
This popped up on my FB feed a few days ago, I was thinking of picking up the guide, now I most certainly will. Thank you for this!
Glad to hear it. I hope you enjoy it! :)
5:36 wow....this shot is solid! 🔥🔥🔥
incredible tutorial. so well done, so clearly explained. lindsay has such a great eye and a talent for teaching!
Truly a beautiful tutorial Lindsay Adler, hooray for Old Hollywood! All the modifyers you used were great can't say one is better than the other. Thank you ADORAMA for having someone of the level of Lindsay Adler on your channel.
i am more of a landscape/nature photographer, but these videos capture the glorious days of classic portrait photography using modern equipment. and techniques Always a takeaway from these- Thank you Lindsay- You gotta love it.
i'm always under the charm of your beautiful videos!!!
Thanks for the kind words Marc. :)
Thanks a lot. Practical setups to test. I love that glamorous style. Keep it up with great videos
Best content on YT for me
The results are stunning! Thanks for the tips Lindsay Adler.
Beautiful shots. And a great explanation of how you created the atmosphere with the lights. Thank you.
When we decide to study the masters, you must necessarily be at the top of our list... Thanks!!!
Very nice, liked the use of single strips to highlight the model hair from above and side. All good, thanks.
I absolutely love experimenting with Old Hollywood style lighting. Absolutely loved what you accomplished and shared with us. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you.
Authentic, and beautiful, Lindsay! I was reminded of a similar photo of my favorite dancer from those days, Eleanor Powell. Really nice.
Thank you, Lindsay. The incredible amounts of thought and hard work that you and your team put in to make this come together are really evident in the finished images (and the production video). You're a generous teacher and an amazing photographer. 😍
I concur!
Loved the styling of clothes, lighting, and suggestions. Hardly wait for your next video.
Stunning images by a true professional 👌
Love that! Can't wait to try a Fresnel myself. Thank you!
My dad was photographer and I knew that he was always trying to create Hollywood style beauty portraits (and family pictures). I inherited several old fresnel lights from him which I have been using in lighting on stage. So I know the lights and their use on stage, but I was not aware of the subtle effects which are so important when photographing people. Thank you for explaining and showing the effects in the Old Hollywood Look!
Thank you for this tutorial. The photos you created with this setup are stunning! 🤩
BEAUTIFUL technique ! love it thanks for always inspiring me
Thank you so much for the inspiration Lindsay! I tried it last week with the light modifiers I have. I'm happy with the results.
Whole lotta love to you Lindsay!
Oh, I would have placed the model farther away from the curtain in the magnificent Magnum shots in order to reduce the specular highlight bands on it, but that's a matter of personal taste. I would not have thought of the flag - keep forgetting these and that worked really well.
Elegant and beautiful! *chef's kiss* Thank you for the insights and inspiration!
Nice video Lindsey! I learned this kind of lighting in photography school(1995 NL) as glamour portraits. It’s old style but still very attractive! Thx!
Absolutely love this video and the lighting!
Great explained tutorial and amazing results. Thanks Lindsay and Adorama!
fantastic video - what a stunning look - and great advice re being careful about settings - in particular shutter speed without the strobe to freeze the action.
This was excellent - thank you for sharing! I have a couple of Lupo fresnels and they really produce such a wonderfully different look than the myriad of soft modifiers that are so common these days for portraiture. Great to see other options for creating similar looks. Super impressive!
Love the drama of the lighting from the golden era of Hollywood, the best era of Hollywood. Favorite light was at 7:31, I like the way the light was on her face and fell off when it got to her arm, was the light controlled with a flag to achieve that?
Love this tutorial. I may try my hand at this style of lighting. Great video as always Lindsay. 🔥🔥
Awesome tutorial Lindsay thank you. How do you mount two tubes to one stand?
Thank you. Will study my posing books.
Lindsey is one of my favorite photographers but I would love her to do the same video, using her equipment, and then show how you can recreate the same look with basic equipment. As someone on a low budget, the equipment in this video is right out of my reach
Buy vintage/used constant lights! Best bet!
Same here
Old school,used fresnels will do a better job than this. The falloff and shadow/highlight transitions here look digital and modern, not vintage
Don't really need a video showing cheaper equipment because this already explains what you need to do. 3 light angles (key, hair, and background light), and then just a modifier to sculpt the light. Will the results be as good with cheaper equipment? Meh, probably not. There's a reason that people invest the kind of money they do to buy quality equipment.
But can you get pretty good results by understanding the techniques more-so than having the matching gear? Certainly.
Fantastic tutorial! Beautiful model! Stunning results!! Thank you for this, Lindsay 🙌
Absolutely wonderful tutorial! Thanks so much!
That was fun I think, with the equiptment I have I might be able to pull this off!
Hermosa luz , lovely light 👏 Lindsey 📸
Thank you for being so professional and helpful. Thank you for all your hard work!
Lots of love! Well done!
You're such a clear and giving educator! 😘
Lindsay, thanks so much for sharing. Captivating lessons.
Great images and insights. Kudos Lindsay.
Awesome as usual
Thank you Lindsay. Wonderful video, inspiring. Greetz from Germany.
Good work kid. Great lighting tips. Thx big time !
Awesome teacher!
Damn! I mean…I don’t have the words to express how amazing this is 😃! This is some gangsta, old school, and simple sh#t! Those final images 😊👌🏾, just perfect.
Aw thanks so much!
Incredible tutorial, thank you!
Wow… I love these video… 👏👏👏🫶🏼
Wow this makes me want to get into photography. Great.
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!! BLESSINGS
Dear lindsay,
One question, don't the nanlite pavotubes, spread light everywhere? Are they controllable in terms of light spill?
Thank you so much. You are always amazing, great tutorial, and I loved it.
I have the guide, awesome. But i cant find a big reflector with a bowens mount!
Lindsay thank you so much!
Queen Lindsay!! I Salute!!
Regarding the optical spot modifier, how do you attach it to a profoto light? What kind of adapter would one need and does it come with it when you buy it or do you have to purchase it separately?
You select the mount type (Profoto, Broncolor, Elinchrom, etc.) when purchasing it from Adorama. Here, she's using the Profoto mount, which is similar to any other Profoto light modifier mounts.
Like Trevor said, you select the mount that you want and there is a specific attachment. You might want to check out my explainer video on the optical spot as well: lindsayadler.photo/opticalspotexplainer
This be good for special event or cosmetic add. Thanks.
The hair style sells it
Brilliant, thank you for this invaluable lesson.
Great lesson! ❤️
Amazing vid. The linked product in the video's description should link to the Pavotube 30X and not the 15X though :)
Thank you! Both are now listed.
Fabulous, thank you!
Beautiful ❤…. happy Day
Amazing 😻
Stunning 👍👍👍
one question that have is what black and white editing did you use was it a preset because its very good and just as important as everything else. you are amazing Lindsay. thank you
I do the edits on camera raw mostly, adjusting contrast etc.
@@lindsayadlerphoto can you leave a link to the Fresnel modifier. Loved that one
Great video Thanks!
Excellent!
Lovely vintage look, I love it 🥰
Every time I watch one of these videos I need to shop more gear..when will it end! :D
Ever amazing videos and... Photos. 😄
Wonderful
Excellent video
Thanks you for sharing
Amazing
Thanks Lindsay, beautiful pictures as usual and very helpful video. One question, in you first setup, was the Forza 500 at full power ? Do you think a Forza 300 will be sufficient (with the Fresnel lens) for such a light scheme ?
Thank you
You're lit perfectly too :)
I love Lindsay as an educator and all of these videos, but I have to talk myself out of spending like $5k on more lighting equipment every time I watch one. So...'Mission Accomplished', Adorama!
👍Like for beauty, master of photography
Very cool 🤟🏼😎
Old Hollywood Portraits were not done with fresnels or spots. Hurrel, the master used a VERY large silver reflector with zero diffusion. THAT gives the old hollywood look with dark gradiated shadows.
Very cool and Lindsay’s work is as epic as ever. It doesn’t really help me because I can’t afford all the new light modifiers. Great commercial for Adorama.
You inspire me to try XXX
Can you post the Models social media info? Thanks. Great video.
I post this type of info on my instagram.
Love this look, but I cannot effort to buy all this gear.
OfTen? Thought it cute that she pronounces “Fre’nel” correctly but trips over “Of’en” 😏
Otherwise, good detailed video!
One shot, $4,000+ of lighting gear. Sure, I'll get right on that!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🥵🥵🥵🥵
Thanks for sharing! I’m getting Greta Garbo vibes.
The black-and-white high-contrast portrait was not born in Hollywood, for this place is not the center of the World !
Just an exemple, among hundreds of similar ones...
The story of Studio Harcourt began in 1930 when Cosette Harcourt ("koh-zet ar-koor") started to learn photography and snapped her first images. Then, early 1934, she opened her own photo-studio with Robert Ricci (son of fashion stylist then perfume creator Nina Ricci) as her associate. She eventually passed away in 1976 and her studio shut doors four years later. Only to re-open in 2007 and rekindle the thing it has done best : its eternal signature, fully devoted to the art of B&W portrait.
Just have a look at what Studio Harcourt creates today, and has been publishing for nearly 80 years. All the Studio archives are publicly owned by the country and kept as a treasure.
In Harcourt, no photographer is a star to get all the attention. The place is one for collaboration, and all talents move forward in the name of the Studio.
Same thing holds true for most filming techniques, not invented in Hollywood but claimed intensively as "local products". The "mother concept", which real name is cinematographe, being the first one.
PS1 : Horst Paul Albert Bormann, know as "Horst P. Horst", lived in Paris (until 1940, when WWII had him leaving France), where he began his career and made himself famous.
PS2 : Augustin Fresnel was a French engineer and physicist, who stated light was an undulation and not a ballistic phenomenon, and the lens he invented served the purpose of proving his theory.
WOW! $$$$$$$$$$$$$ How about something like this for us poor photographers?
Model needs finger waves for the old Hollywood look.
hello, who is this woman ?
The model?
@@lindsayadlerphoto YEP THX
Yes, what is the name of the model ? Instagram link ? Thanks.
pronounce fresnel lens in english