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Portrait Workflow
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
About Greg
• Shooting since 2000
• Primarily self-taught– Shoot ~50,000 images annually– Assist wedding photographers– Books / web– Network with other photographers– Conventions (WPPI, Imaging USA)
• Focus on Portraits, Weddings, Cityscapes
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Lighting: 4 Scenarios
• No light!• On-camera• Off-camera• Studio
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
(1) No light
• Fast!
• Cheap!
• Gear– Reflectors (add light)– Gobo’s (remove light)
• Natural lighting– Sun = bare bulb– Clouds = soft box– White wall = reflector– Trees = gobo– …
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
(2) On-camera
• When? => no other options– Fast paced environment (wedding, etc)– Budget constraints– Gear / weight constraints
• Head on?– No glasses! – Fill for high contrast scenarios (full sun)
• Bounce?– Large enough? Close enough? Right color?
• Gels: Match color temperature!
• See: – “On-Camera Flash Techniques…” by Neil van Niekerk
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
(2) On-camera
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
(3) Off-camera
• No assistant? => 8’ Cheetah stand• Assistant? => “light stick”
– Manfrotto 3218 Monopod– Optional: 234 Swivel Tilt
• Battery pack & gaffer’s tape !!!
• Triggers– Budget => Optical or cord– Speed => TTL radio trigger
• RadioPopper PX (easy, 2 strobes, heavier)• PocketWizard Control TL (calibration, high speed AB)
– Reliability / Predictability => TTL manual (or cord)• PocketWizard Plus II (or similar)
• See: – strobist.com– tricoastphoto.com/blog/
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
(3) Off-Camera
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
(4) Studio
• Ultimate control, ultimate cost• Learn the rules, break the rules• Light on separate planes• Know your modifiers• One light at a time !!!
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Studio: Background Light
• Light on separate planes– background about 10 feet behind subject.
• Shape light for interest– unmodified SB-800 flash zoomed slightly to
give it a bit of a vignette.
• Match f-stops– I wanted the shoot the key at f/11, so I set
this backdrop right at f/11 as well.
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Studio: Key light
• Light:– Alien Bee 1600– f/11 (no background considerations, go for
max sharpness with minimal recycling time)– High (flattering shadows, “butterfly”/”loop”)
• Modifier– Beauty dish (fairly hard, directional)
• See – your favorite magazines (watch the
catchlights)
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Studio: Fill light
• Goal: Fill Shadows – neck– eye sockets– scarf under neck
• Light:– Hotshoe mounted SB-800– About 1 stop below key (TTL -1)
• Modifier– Ray flash adapter– (reflector in lap, not necessary)
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Studio: Separation / Kickers
• Goal:– Give the image “punch”– Light the hair
• Light:– 2 AB800’s (one on each side of subject)– About 1.5 stops below key
• Modifier– gridded strip box– oriented vertically
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Lightroom: Reviewing
• Import with standard previews• Picking the winners
– “X” to mark for rejection– “1-5” keys to star only the best– “P” to mark client picks
• Color (“6-0”) for editing notes– (sharpened, original, etc)
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Lightroom: Editing
• Get it right in camera!
• Keyboard shortcuts– “G” = Grid (Library)
– “D” = Develop
– “N” = Healing / clone
– “W” = white balance (Photovision grey card)
– Ctrl-+/- to zoom
• Alt / Option key to see the extremes / clipping
• Avoid Photoshop (costs a lot of time)
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Exporting / Printing
• Create presets, they save a LOT of time!
• Calibrate your monitor!• (Calibrate printer for non-standard papers)
• Photoshop for lab printing– Resize output by short side
• Crop in lab’s upload tool (ROES)
– Actions for speed• Smart Sharpen
– radius ~2 (1.5 to 3 for 240-300 dpi)– Adjust amount to sharpen (optional: fade luminosity)
• Curve adjustment for blacks (0->10) and whites (255->250)
© 2010 CarbonSilver Photography
Thank you!