It feels like natural light from the left of the photo but how are the surroundings darker than the person? I would imagine the whole room would be bright if there is a window on the left. Is this a flash, natural or done in post?
I've noticed among a lot of young, trendy, "cool"/"in" photographers these days that the most appealing part of their images is usually some kind of trick or gimmick, almost always relating to some kind of processing, rather than actually flexing interesting compositions or competence at lighting and so on.
Things like scanning photos to add more grain or "film character" (which it really isn't if you know film), crumpling up or staining scans, etc. Or even shooting expired film, relying on the idiosyncratic nature of it, hoping the right light streak will manifest itself at the right part of your frame.
It seems like people will do so much work around actually putting in the work, when actually putting in work where it matters will in the end make for much more impressive, standout, images rather than ones merely adapting to contemporary trends.
Granted, I get not everyone can be a trend-setter, and that people like to copy those guys, and that some people are content doing just that... I just wish more folks diverted all that energy into working on the craft in some actually more meaningful way.
This all isn't to suggest that processing hasn't always been an integral part of the medium, it of course has, but stuff like curves, dodge + burn, contrast, etc. are an actual skill-set while many of these trends/gimmicks are just lazy ways to hopefully say witch an image what you couldn't technically, but majority of the time the attempts fall flat.
I’m a bit confused by this lighting. Her face has no shadows but the glasses are projecting a shadow that suggests light is coming from camera left.
Not too much light falloff happening either. Can this be two lights?
(Can’t credit the photographer, found the image on Pinterest without credits)
Beginner working on music video where an entire set is built from neon-lit objects, string lights, and translucent materials — think cool-toned, low-saturation, shifting between teal, lavender and soft mint. Less rave-bright, more like light passing through frosted sea glass or an opalite stone.
Wanted to shoot on consumer camcorders, toy cameras/GoPros, and lens filters for natural haze...use props and practical lighting rather than post-production to avoid everything feeling "processed"....but wondering what is achievable through:
Concerned that consumer-grade cameras' limited dynamic range will hurt my grading options. Is it smarter to nail this practically on set and treat post as a light touch, or is there more flexibility than I think?
Any experience with this look appreciated!!! <3
Hey! I would like some suggestions for outside continuous lighting that would be used indoors as well, mainly want it to give this look for video. I need the light to curve around the subject and highlight specific areas. I know that these frames are stills but there’s video versions of these exact stills and I’d love to use the lights for my own ideas with this same look.
Anything helps.
bro’s ig is @max.dur
EDIT:
Forgot to mention, need them on the budget friendlier side, although that might be impossible due to the brightness I need for said look.
Was already looking at Amarans and godox but still wanted other suggestions.
With my observation I could decode that
1st image - single source light from window . Other all works are done in colour grading . There is contrast and controlled highlights ,subtle pink in shadows and bit of grains .
2nd image - again a window light image . Grains , here the warm is treated globally in all areas not just in midtones . Also reduced the shadows and increased the contrast a bit i guess.
3rd image - direct sun light with a bounce .the highlights on her face looks a bit soft guess they have used gaussian blur on a separate layer to create the slight glow . And there is bit of warm in shadow and the highlights looks controlled.
4th image - I love this image for the pastel colour tones it has , the colours looks controlled and there is grains . Don't know if they have achieved this in colour grading .
Share your thoughts and opinion
I’ve been trying to achieve this look, how can i recreate this edit?
1: Pentax 67ii Portra 400 Darkroom Print on Fuji DPii
2: Pentax 67ii Portra 400 Scan on Noritsu Scanner
3: Lumix S5ii Raw Spectral Emulation of Portra 400 + Fuji DPii with added border and sharpness to match 6x7
4: Lumix S5ii Raw
Client/Subject: Minimal portrait session with model friend
Location: Natural light studio setup near north-facing window
Camera: Fujifilm GFX 50S II
Lens: GF 80mm f/1.7
Settings: 1/250 sec, f/2, ISO 200
Lighting Setup:
Used soft natural window light from camera left to create a clean, muted look with gentle shadow falloff across the face and shoulders. Kept the background plain and uncluttered to put full focus on expression, posture, and skin tones. No artificial lighting used.
Concept/Intent:
Wanted a quiet editorial feel with soft styling and minimal distractions. Focused on relaxed posing and subtle expression to create something that feels effortless but still polished and fashion-oriented.
Post Process:
Color graded in Lightroom with cooler neutral tones and lowered saturation for a soft editorial look.
Balanced highlights and shadows to keep skin texture natural while maintaining contrast in the outfit.
Did light skin cleanup, under-eye touch ups, and face touch ups in BeautyPlus
Added very slight sharpening around the eyes and softened background tones for a cleaner composition.
Notes:
Spent most of the session adjusting body angles and posture rather than changing the lighting. The simplicity of the setup made small expression changes stand out a lot more in the final images.
If I were to get a palm leaf on the background I would reflect a strobe in to a poly right of set and have the palm coming in on a c-stand and it would give me a nice background palm.
BUT this case looks different and I am uncertain on how to achieve the above reference and looking for some advice.
Thank you
I have a music video shoot scheduled this week and would like to achieve a lighting style similar to the reference image—either using flashing or static lighting.
I would appreciate guidance on how to properly rig and mount lighting overhead, as well as recommendations for any equipment or accessories we should consider renting.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Credit to Skyler Wagoner.
I'm looking for interesting ways to elevate a white cyc for studio work since going on location or getting set designers is not feasible for me. Do any folks here have interesting stories of how photographers work with these limitations?
Ideas I want to flirt with: Using simple computer projectors (How would you do this without it looking like a high school photo project?) Using gels. Printing backdrops - how do I go about doing this?
My image study showed me these. First three images are from Hugo Comte. I really like how he lights his background. Whether it's underexposing the ambient, and then throwing uneven light on the BG, or his custom backdrops. Last one is Elisaveta Porodina's. They used an LED wall for this.
Thanks in advance - always love hearing industry professionals from here.
Photographer - Rajdeep Das
How were these two images lit.
Lithuania 1992 Olympic uniform designed by Issey Miyake
• heads to blow out background
• large deep umbrella through a 8x8 half grid (?)
• gridded head to pick out details
This may either be pretty straight forward or pretty complicated, but for a hard light setup similar to this AI mockup I was sent by a client — is using a profoto head with either bare bulb or something super hard like a hard box to mimic sunlight as a key (high and from the side), and then maybe just a bit of overhead bounce fill going to work? Or am I going to run into insane reflection issues with the plastic. Maybe I wouldn’t even need the overhead fill but curious if anyone has experience with this kind of thing. Thanks!
Does anyone have any idea / guess which flashlight Karim Sadli used to shoot the latest Chanel Bleu ad with Jacob elordi?
Looking to reproduce this look. From a copy of a 4x5 negative ca. 1992. -- I believe Tri-X 400.
-Obviously a round modifier overhead strobe as key (standard size beauty dish? 22"?). What distance are we talking?
-Speculars in the hair make me suspect some other off-axis source, though the beauty dish at a sufficient angle could accomplish this on its own, no?
-Great gradient on the backdrop. Purely spill?
P.S. Ignore the blurring about the edges -- just my bootlegged mirrorless scan. Subject and hair fully sharp front to back. Definitely shot around at absolute minimum ≈f/6. Thanks amigos.