Lighting

Natural Light Studio

Ever wonder how Sue gets that super soft and beautiful look in her portraits? Learn how to manipulate natural light, use V-flats, reflectors, scrims, and backlight to create stunning images for your clients.
Key points:

• Have your assistant or a friend hold a piece of foamcore for the ultimate reflector.
• Work out where the “hot spots” are in your studio for natural light – areas where the light fills in the most.
• When using a V-flat as a backdrop, turn it 45 degrees towards the window to get that beautiful flat light.
• If you’re shooting outside, you can create a “lightbox” using two V-flats and scrim over the top. (TIP: You can also use chiffon fabric instead of a scrim.)
• Recreate natural light by using a Kino shining through a scrim.
• Using an ND Filter on your lens can give you even more control over the amount of light you let in.

Items Used:

• Foamcore board (reflector)
• White chiffon fabric (to drape over the window, or use over the top of a lightbox)
• Elinchrom Strobe
• Elinchrom Deep Dish Octa
• Kino Constant Light
• ND Filter