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| Nikon D3s, 14-24mm, ISO 400, ƒ/5.6, 1/500—Off camera fill-flash using the Nikon SB-900. The Flash is on the Pocketwizard TT5 and being triggered by the Mini TT1 on the Camera with the AC3 to control the output of the flash. |
I have been going through my files getting ready for next week when I teach lighting to photography students in Hawaii.
One of the tips we will be discussing is learning to not light everything. Here in this photo I just used the existing light and the camera is set -2 EV and then added strobes which are zoomed in to just light the subjects. The strobes are set around +2 EV.
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| Nikon D3s, 14-24mm, ISO 400, ƒ/3.2, 1/400 |
Here is the same photo without the strobes. See how the strobes make the subjects "POP" and help saturate the colors.
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This is the lighting diagram for the top image.
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| Nikon D3s, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/5.6, 1/250—Off camera fill-flash using the Nikon SB-900. The Flash is on the Pocketwizard TT5 and being triggered by the Mini TT1 on the Camera with the AC3 to control the output of the flash. |
By underexposing the background I am saturating the colors of the sky. Then the flash is helping light the subjects to be properly exposed and drawing your eye to them.
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| Nikon D3s, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/5.6, 1/250 |
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With no strobes these photos just don't "POP" like I want them to do.
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| Nikon D3s, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/4, 1/200—Off camera fill-flash using the Nikon SB-900 & Nikon SB-800. The Flash is on the Pocketwizard TT5 and being triggered by the Mini TT1 on the Camera with the AC3 to control the output of the flash. |
Now here is an example where by using two lights on either side of the subjects starts to create what I call an "unnatural" light setup. Now they look like this is a painted background and they are on some cruise ship where you get your photo made.
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| Nikon D3s, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/4, 1/200 |
If you want your photos with light to truly "POP" remember to not light everything. Use light sparingly for more dramatic photos.
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