Modelling shoot tomorrow

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Doing a shoot for some girls tomorrow as a bit of practice for me and for them to have some nice portfolio pics. I am pretty confident im just really nervous and panicking at the minute.

One thing i would like to know
I have a BG sorted pretty much. I have bought a king size and double size flat white sheet, and am going to use both of my new light stands to hold the sheet up. I will use pegs to hold the sheet to the stands, but how do i get a perfect ish white BG with only three flashes ( 2 studio lights and 1 430EX)

Also whats the best way to use with reflectors, use a studio light to my upper left and point down and subject and they hold the reflector and point towards them selves on my right?

Matt
 
have them off the back ground and turn one light onto the background to over expose it?
 
What Adam said, there. That and various PS techniques which are covered in great depth on the other forum. You've got three lights, that's plenty, I usually make do with just the one, and that on camera.

Don't be nervous, be as relaxed and confident as possible. This will make the girls more relaxed and confident, and that'll feed back to you etc etc.

Good luck, and remember to post results!
 
Ill post results. So how should i have it set up? Use both studio lights on BG and the flash on subject? Or one studio light on subject and the other 2 on the BG?

What are these various techiques on the 'other forum'??
 
I'd use one of the studio lights on the background, one a bit lower on the subject reflected off a reflector/wall and your flash to take out any shadows! :)
 
Sorry, I said 'other forum', I meant the post-processing sub forum right here on TP. Just do a search for 'white background' and you'll get a few good hits.

Three lights *may* be overkill, but I've never used that many. If I were you, and not getting too experimental, I would aim one at the backdrop and crank it up two stops higher than your exposure for your model. This should give you a white background, but keep an eye on your histogram, you don't want to blow it (IMO you want it as close to blown as possible, without actually doing it). Illuminate the models using the other studio light. I'd aim it down on them from the opposite side to the background light.

That's pretty simple, and I'm sure there are people who will give better ideas than me, but if I were you, that's what I'd do :)
 
My advice is to learn to light with one light before you go trying to juggle three. What do you know about butterfly lighting, rembrandt lighting, lighting ratios and how to meter them?

Those are the things you need to consider when using multiple lights. Learn to walk before you can run.
 
Drew this very quickly
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AliB said:
My advice is to learn to light with one light before you go trying to juggle three. What do you know about butterfly lighting, rembrandt lighting, lighting ratios and how to meter them?

Those are the things you need to consider when using multiple lights. Learn to walk before you can run.
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Found this - http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1615.htm
 
The first problem you are going to have is that the output of your flash will be nowhere near as powerful as your studio light so put them on first and shoot a chair if you have to but try to get that background as even as you can. Personally I don't mix camera flashes with studio ones. It's unbalanced. Don't try to fix problems in PP, don't cause them in the first place. Get your setup done as early as you can and get to work on that. Only when you are ok with that should you introduce a subject.

Try to get good distance between subject and background with lighting f11 on the background and f8 on your model if you are shooting against white.
 
Thanks im off to bed will pick this up again early morning!
Thanks Alib!
 
Think im sorted just really nervous about it at the minute.
Whats the best colour to use on the refelctor silver or white?

Any other tips or tricks for today?
 
1. Relax
2. Enjoy yourself.

Seriously.
 
mattchewone said:
Think im sorted just really nervous about it at the minute.
Whats the best colour to use on the refelctor silver or white?

Any other tips or tricks for today?
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Gold to warm up skin tones. White will be better than silver, silver is too harsh.

Have fun and don't forget to let us see :clap:
 
Thanks ill get them up once they have been sorted and done all the PP. Ill Probably have a go with white and gold.

Just really nervous about messing it up more than anything. Also nervous about getting the poses right!!
 
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