How was this shot lit? A new challenge

I think we're there now, with LJR, Ed Bray and Kryptix.

Key light was a honeycomb from the left. 5 deg one I think. The effect of this can be seen very clearly on the wheel/suspension etc.

Primary fill was an overhead softbox, tilted forward a bit. The effect of this is very obvious in the specular reflections on the bonnet.

And there was a secondary fill at right of camera position. That's at low level and less obvious, but the fact that areas not lit by the key light aren't black make it obvious that there's a light there.

So over to either LJR, Ed Bray or Kryptix.
 
I don't have any that would tax anyone. Can either Ed Bray or Kryptix post up another?
 
Me either unfortunately! Someone else post another, anyone...
 
Busy tomorrow, but I will shoot something on Tuesday for this thread.
 
I didn't say which Tuesday :naughty:

I was having a play with my lighting today and was trying to create a Sunset type effect shot, it hasn't really worked due to the limitations of my Studio (the front room is just to small unless I move all the furniture out). Working at too small numbers for a better result, f22, ISO 50 :bang:

But at least it may waste a few minutes of your time whilst you work out the lighting used. Apologies for the crap subject, but I couldn't be bothered to go to the shops to get a new bottle!

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I struggle envisaging these product lighting set ups. My guess is that there's a backlight above and behind the product with perhaps a warming gel to give the attempted sunset appearance and the key lighting is actually coming from a large patio door like window off to the right?
 
Hmmn, not at all sure about this.
My guess (little more than that) is that it was shot on a shooting table, the sunset effect is from a gelled light behind the table, i.e. shooting through it.
Front right is a small rectangular softbox. Or it could be a round reflector, possibly a beauty dish.
Front left might be another one, but probably a reflector instead

Am I getting warm?
 
Garry Edwards said:
Hmmn, not at all sure about this.
My guess (little more than that) is that it was shot on a shooting table, the sunset effect is from a gelled light behind the table, i.e. shooting through it.
Front right is a small rectangular softbox. Or it could be a round reflector, possibly a beauty dish.
Front left might be another one, but probably a reflector instead

Am I getting warm?
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Yep, Getting warm although there are another couple of lights yet.

So, Sunset effect is a twin gelled light behind the table full sheet of CT orange half covered with a red (below)

Front right was a standard reflector through a wider honeycomb to stop spillage onto the BG
Front left the same as front right only 1/2 stop less and through a narrower honeycomb.

(another time I will cover both those with orange gels to slightly warm the light)

So two lights to go! One has a minimal effect and the other not so!
 
Well, there's obviously a bit of backlighting, although I had assumed that to come from the gelled light. If I was doing this shot I would have used a spotlight rear/side, but maybe I've got a bigger shooting table and you used 2 honeycombed lights behind?
 
Garry Edwards said:
Well, there's obviously a bit of backlighting, although I had assumed that to come from the gelled light. If I was doing this shot I would have used a spotlight rear/side, but maybe I've got a bigger shooting table and you used 2 honeycombed lights behind?
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Slight backlighting agreed, although not from a hard light and not from the rear.

Still leaves another light!
 
Okay it doesn't look like this is going any further, so the last light was from underneath the shootinf table with a blue gel to create the foreground. The backlight/toplight was from a softbox overhead with the majority of the softbox to the rear of the bottle!
 
blimey, a light under the table...so I wouldn't have guessed that in a month of Sundays.
 
OK, as nobody else has jumped in, here's a nice easy one :)
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Big softbox behind the window and a 25 degree(?) honeycombed light to the left of the model?

Nice image btw.
 
A good start but not close enough I'm afraid. Look at the more subtle shadows, you'll see that there's a key light, a fill light and an effect light
 
Well, as nobody else seems to want to analyse this one:'( perhaps someone else would like to post one?
 
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I'm aware it's a rubbish shot.
 
kryptix, have you cut the background out on this one?
 
as for garys shot, obviously the window, a light off to the left(possibly a strip softbox?) to create the light on her back. and a fill light to the right of the window:shrug:
 
fletch5 said:
as for garys shot, obviously the window, a light off to the left(possibly a strip softbox?) to create the light on her back. and a fill light to the right of the window:shrug:
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Right about the 'window'. The fill light is in a different place, where fill lights always have to go. The light on her back is from something very different to a softbox and there's another 2 lights as well, one of which we'll forget about as it can't be seen...
 
Garry's one: Is the light on her back more like an intense spot light, closed up narrow and say firing down at 45degrees giving an oval of spot light. ? Apart from the window flood I'm not sure what the other light source is possibly just a ceiling bounced soft light to fill in a little?

Luke's one: One small soft light (soft box maybe) middle & slightly low to the right. Then a spot light firing straight down above her head? (slightly in front)

Excuse me for not knowing the names of all the lights guys, I'm just enjoying the guessing. :thumbs:
 
Forbiddenbiker said:
Garry's one: Is the light on her back more like an intense spot light, closed up narrow and say firing down at 45degrees giving an oval of spot light. ? Apart from the window flood I'm not sure what the other light source is possibly just a ceiling bounced soft light to fill in a little?

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Focussing spotlight yes - but if you look at the quilting on the bed you can see that it isn't pointing downwards at anyything like 45 deg - in fact it's virtually dead level.
No bounced light, wouldn't have worked too well in my black-ceilinged studio
 
This is exactly what I need !!
I'm going to guess one light, head height, around 45 degrees to the right.
Maybe a reflector on the left ?
Mind you, I don't know what I'm talking about.
I'm just going by the single catch light in his eyes, and the shadow on his ear
 
Garry Edwards said:
We have a winner:'( Ali B:)

Yes, a honeycombed light behind and to camera right. The very clear clue here is the shadow from his ear and the light on his hair/side of face/ear/shoulder/shirt


Well, it was a beauty dish because I wanted a fairly harsh light that defined the shape of his face, but a distant softbox or brolly would have produced a similar light so that's near enough for me.


Yes, a silver reflector, camera left, to pick up spare light from the honeycombed light and to light the left hand facing side of the face etc.

So now it's Ali B's turn. I'd better not offer opinions because I'll make a complete twot of myself if I get it wrong...
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Nothing like an easy start !

Just found this thread so many pages behind ...

Great idea, I have a lot to learn so very intersted in this. Must trya nd catch up ...
 
Garry Edwards said:
Right about the 'window'. The fill light is in a different place, where fill lights always have to go. The light on her back is from something very different to a softbox and there's another 2 lights as well, one of which we'll forget about as it can't be seen...
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I think there's a fill light directed to her face as I think the 'window' light is probably too far away to light her face so softly.
 
This thread seems to have died, let's see if anyone wants to revive it...

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Still life shots are actually easy to deconstruct.
1 x theoretically soft light, 3 x hard lights on subject + light on background. What, where and why?
 
I'll have a go!

Softbox overhead angled parallel to the rifle giving a softish light on the scope and barrel, Background light with honeycomb to give a nice fall off

Light from front of rifle to give high lights and definition either snooted or using barn doors or flags to control spill.

Less powerful either snooted or honeycombed light to give highlights and definition from the rear

Light from below and slightly back to give rimlighting effect suspect using a honeycomb and or barn doors to control the spread of light.
 
Ed, that challenge didn't last long, you've cracked it in one!
Light from front of rifle to give high lights and definition either snooted or using barn doors or flags to control spill.
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isn't quite right, it was actually a honeycombed light at the barrel end and below, not in front but that's near enough.
The light on the left was a honeycomed beauty dish and there was a further light shining thhrough the scope from the front.

The baton now passes to Mr. Bray of Plymouth...
 
Sorry peeps, I just sold all my studio lights and only have a couple of flash guns at the moment so it would not be a very difficult challange.

Anyone else? Snapper73, you can post one of your images from your shoot today perhaps?
 
Does anyone else want to put up the next shot?
Or has this thread now run out of steam?
 
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Great idea let's keep this going. So try this one
 
My first guess would be two small strobes hidden behind the bottle!

Large softbox to light the bottle above and to the left!
 
two maglights shone on the background from above? and a softbox above and left.

can you tell I don't know anything about lighting?
 
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