Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What would it look like from the Shadow's side? [ channeling uncle Ted ] On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 9:47 AM, kyle cassidy on the lug < leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: > Shadows are the way we see things, the way we recognize people and they > have meaning beyond that, knowing the preconceptions that come with the > amount and placement of shadows is one of the things that photographers are > (more or less) paid to know. But breaking those conventions is also the > responsibility of a photographer because shadows and posing can do things > like re-enforce gender stereotypes. > > I came across a website a few years back -- someone here will remember whos > -- of this guy who's done a bunch of presidential portraits. he had a > behind > the scenes of photographing ronald reagan -- he just sat him close to a > wall and put one small softbox about six inches from the President's face, > aimed at a 45 degree angle and zing -- that was it. lots of dark shadows, > wrinkles, drama and greatness. Power, mystery. > > It was probably with this in the back of my head that I lit novelist > Victoria Janssen with one small Photek softlighter II > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/victoria-janssen.jpg > > kc > > > > On Nov 13, 2010, at 12:26 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > > > > > "Platoali" <platoali at gmail.com> wrote > >> I don't know why, but I'm very afraid of dark shadows in Portraits. Does > >> anybody have any advice to have dark shadows and also acceptable > highlights. > >> In these Portraits I use one 110x70 soft box and an umbrella. Can > anybody > >> point me to a good source about lighting. So I can learn more. > > > > Steve Bavister - Lighting for Portrait Photography is a book I found > useful. He tells you what set ups to use and shows the layout diagrams. > > > > Douglas > > _________ > > Douglas Barry > > Bray, Co. Wicklow > > Republic of Ireland > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]