How'd I light this? - DPChallenge Forums

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/14/2006 11:38:11 PM · #1

Let's play a little game. Maybe we can learn from it.

Your goal is to figure out how I lit this photo. What was my lightsoure(s)? What else can you tell me about the lighting?

If someone gets it right, we can post another image.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

12/14/2006 11:40:27 PM · #2

Looks like a large softbox or umbrella high and right, a reflector on the left, and fill flash on camera. Close?

I Enjoy Ham

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/14/2006 11:41:16 PM · #3

one light in the right with a silver reflector on the left

12/14/2006 11:42:14 PM · #4

Originally posted by kirbic:

Looks like a large softbox or umbrella high and right, a reflector on the left, and fill flash on camera. Close?

You were right about the fill-flash part and also about the direction of the main light source. But the main light is a different source than the one you described.

Message edited by author 2006-12-14 23:53:04.

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

12/14/2006 11:59:49 PM · #5

OK kirbic, you mostly got it right. The main light source is actually an overcast sky (the largest softbox ever). Sun is high and from the right. :-) Fill flash on camera.

Message edited by author 2006-12-15 00:00:26.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

12/15/2006 12:01:44 AM · #6

I see a yellowish light, maybe room light? high and to the child's left, rest looks like daylight - a window?

LOL I was too slow :P

Message edited by author 2006-12-15 00:02:54.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/15/2006 12:04:27 AM · #7

Ah, the overcast sky 'splains the light from the left. Thought there was a reflector there!

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

12/15/2006 12:04:35 AM · #8

Originally posted by idnic:

I see a yellowish light, maybe room light? high and to the child's left, rest looks like daylight - a window?

LOL I was too slow :P

Why don't you throw an image up Cin? Kirbic too.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

12/15/2006 12:06:15 AM · #9

OK, I'll bite... How'd I light this?

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

12/15/2006 12:10:17 AM · #10

Knowing you this was studio. I think there wa a single borad lightsource (light box) from top left plus a gold reflector to the right.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

12/15/2006 12:13:35 AM · #11

This was one of my earliest faux studio sets. Left is my office window (north facing) and the rest is surrounded by white cardboard. :)

12/15/2006 12:15:43 AM · #12

Looks like one strobe up and to the photographers left. Perhaps almost straight overhead but a little to the photographers left. Then a second light to the photographers right, alot lower than the other one, to provide fill. Might even be a reflector centre front and low for more fill.

Hmm...Too late :) You know I thought originally it might have been a light tent but couldn't account for the strong highlight on the needle :)

Message edited by author 2006-12-15 00:16:57.

12/15/2006 12:19:02 AM · #13

Originally posted by idnic:

This was one of my earliest faux studio sets. Left is my office window (north facing) and the rest is surrounded by white cardboard. :)

Creative and effective :-)

Anyone else got one for us to play with?

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/15/2006 12:24:16 AM · #14

OK.. How'd I light this?

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

12/15/2006 12:28:35 AM · #15

Window from the side.

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

12/15/2006 12:32:25 AM · #16

Originally posted by routerguy666:

Window from the side.

I agree...

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/15/2006 12:36:00 AM · #17

Looks like a lightbox to the left or a narrow window.

12/15/2006 12:37:28 AM · #18

It was shot indoors at night....I rigged up a cover for my hotlights so I could drape a sheet over them like this...

This was positioned to the models right and I had a white reflector just out of shot to the models left. Actually the hotlight was just out of shot too. I'm surprised she didn't get a suntan from the session :)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/15/2006 12:40:11 AM · #19

Nice work AltCtrl!

So, yanko, routerguy, what do you have for us?

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

12/15/2006 12:43:31 AM · #20

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

12/15/2006 12:44:40 AM · #21

Straight on diffused flash?

ETA: I suck at this. :P

Message edited by author 2006-12-15 00:45:13.

12/15/2006 12:48:28 AM · #22

Lightbulb from bottom near center of camera.

And yanko that's why we are playing this :-)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/15/2006 12:48:48 AM · #23

Is it one of those lightspheres on your flash?

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

12/15/2006 12:52:34 AM · #24

White foamcore behind the hand/dollar. Two good sized windows behind the camera with the blinds pulled up. Cloudy day, early afternoon, northern exposure. Overheadlights in my room up full blast. One halogen light from the bottom left pointing up.

This left some shadows around so I put the camera on timer. While holding my right hand in the picture, I tapped the remote release with my left and had ten seconds to grab the other halogen light and hand hold it in a position to cut the rest of the shadows.

The halogens were the weak things that came with my light tent.

Quite a bit of acrobatics. I really need to just buy some decent lighting gear.