Great set Chuck. Can you give me any insight into the cigars shot? I was at a wedding recently where I tried to achieve something similar but I couldn't seem to find a way to light the scene, or place the group, in a manner that lit the smoke as well while keeping the front of them so visible.
Bearmann wrote:
Nice collection, Chuck! If you don't mind, can you describe the lighting in number 6.
Thanks man! It was all ambient light. It was fairly dark from what I remember with dark wood pannelling all around. Lamp behind the boy and maybe an overhead chandelier and a few lamps behind me.
tonyhart wrote:
Great set Chuck. Can you give me any insight into the cigars shot? I was at a wedding recently where I tried to achieve something similar but I couldn't seem to find a way to light the scene, or place the group, in a manner that lit the smoke as well while keeping the front of them so visible.
Thanks Tony! The cigar shot was something that wasnt really planned. It was toward the end of the night and I told the groom that I was getting ready to pack up. I asked him if there was anything else he would like me to photograph. He said 'yea, can we do a cigar shot?'. I was like 'uhhh...yea, sure man.' So I grabbed one light and stand and positioned it behind the guys just in front of the venue (there was a field with trees behind them). I cranked the power of the flash a bit and bumped the ISO up to get whatever ambient was around. The light wrapped around their faces just enough.
