Read Lights, Camera... Nude!: A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography for Free Online

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    Lighting Diagram 12: Isolation with white tile board
     
     
     
    Photo 55: Isolation on white
     
     
     
    The model is lit from one side by a strip softbox and a softbox on a boom. A collapsible 48-inch gold reflector adds a little color to her skin. No fill light is needed due to the white background and the white studio walls and ceiling bouncing light all over the place. Four lights are used to illuminate the background, which is reflected by the tile board under the model’s feet. A foam board flag on each side of the background prevents direct light from the lights from hitting the lens.
     
    These images illustrate the purpose of each set of lights by selectively firing only some lights in each shot.
     
    Photo 56: Background lights only
     
    In InPhoto 56only the background lightsare on. Notice that there is not enough light to completely bleach the background white, the shadows projected forward by the backlights, and the reflection of the modelunder her in the tile board. only the background lights are on. Notice that there is not enough light to completely bleach the background white, the shadows projected forward by the backlights, and the reflection of the model under her in the tile board.
     
     
     
    Photo 57: Main lights only
     
    In InPhoto 57the main lights are on, but not the background lights. Still, enough light spills onto the background to turn it a middle shade of gray. the main lights are on, but not the background lights. Still, enough light spills onto the background to turn it a middle shade of gray.
     
     
     
     
     
    Model: Jacqueline C.
     
     
     
    Photo 58: All lights
     
    With all lights on in With all lights on in Photo 58,the background turns white and the floor shadowsbegin to disappear. , the background turns white and the floor shadows begin to disappear.
     
     
     
    Lighting Diagram 13: Isolation on white with background umbrellas
     
     
     

     
    Photo 59: Another isolation on white tile board
     
    Model: Jessica A.
     
     
     
    Alternately, you can use umbrellas with your background lights to ensure even background illumination. You will need flags that are large enough to block any umbrella light from hitting the lens in order to prevent lens flare. In the preceding lighting diagram, a key light and fill light give more even lighting and virtually eliminate floor shadows.
     
    With some practice adjusting the lights you can achieve near-perfect isolation without needing any post-processing in Photoshop. Beware, however, that adjusting the lights to eliminate shadows from the background will affect the lighting ratio on your model.
     
    You can restrict the effects of each light with the use of honeycomb grid attachments, barn doors, or flags to minimize spill-over into unwanted areas.
     
    If too much bounced light washes out shadows on the model you may want to use a black curtain behind the camera to reduce the light bounce. You can also paint your walls black or gray to control how much light reflects off them.
     
     
     

Water Splash
    Lighting Setup# 1 4 Category: Skill: Moderate Light Kit: Heads: Model Zone:
     
    This image was created with five lights: two in front of the model, and three behind. A beauty dish with grid ( Light # 1) lights the upper torso, while a gridded softbox ( Light # 2) on the floor is aimed up at the lower torso. Two strobes fitted with 40 degree grids ( Lights # 3 , 4 ) are behind the model at the left, one pointed at her upper torso, the other at her legs. A 17”x54” strip softbox ( Light # 5) is behind the model at the right. Plastic sheeting, bordered by towels, contains the splashing water after it falls.
     
     
     
    Photo 60: Water splash
     
    Model: Hope S.
     
     
     
    Lighting Diagram 14: Water splash
     
    Many studio strobes (unlike high-speed low-powered flashes) can have flash durations (See glossary, t.1) between 1/200 and 1/3000 of a second. Some amount of motion blur will be evident with longer strobes and