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12/28/2006 06:03:47 PM · #1 |
Ok, for Christmas, my loving wife gave me a 3rd monolight setup. Now that I have it, I'm interested in trying it out as a hair light. Here's the question - Where do you typically set it? To the right/left/high/low?
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12/28/2006 06:38:39 PM · #2 |
When Nobody asks a question .... who is supposed to answer?!? ;-)
A couple of ideas:
- Above and back about 45 degrees both directions, with grids on to control spillage of light (if it lights part of the face you get confusing lighting patterns)
- Directly above, but far enough back to avoid getting shadows under the eyes.
- Directly behind to get a kind of halo effect.
- Pointed at the background to lighten up the background (especially if both the subject's hair and the background are dark).
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12/28/2006 06:55:33 PM · #3 |
David got it. The biggest issue with hair-light (sometimes called a kicker) is spillage, so you must carefully place it so as not to spill too much light.
The vertical angle of the back light can change the effect. A low angle could cause the light to hit the camera lens, causing a lens flare. A high angle could cause the nose of the subject to extend out from the mostly-vertical shadow of the head, producing a potentially unwanted highlight in the middle of the face.
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12/28/2006 07:09:24 PM · #4 |
Thanks.
I have a snoot and grids, so I will play with both to compare the results.
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12/28/2006 08:07:54 PM · #5 |
OMG! Sam got new lights! Hold on Jacksonville! :D Uber-cool, dude!
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12/29/2006 09:45:47 AM · #6 |
Lookin' forward to seeing some test shots posted here.... :-)
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