Studio Light Layouts..

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Hi all,

I've scanned this forum for info but found a few little snippets so I thought I'd ask you nice people some questions directly

I wanted to try some portrait work so I invested in a cheap Interfit 150 setup which I believe some of you in here already have. I'm having some trouble getting consistent lighting and everything I seem to do gives me flat lighting and rather dull pictures. I've followed some advice on the net but it's not working for me. I've even followed some stuff in Practical photography (last 2 months have been using the same kit).

So you fine people in here have a task, help poor Puz in the right direction so he can come to up to your level or at least a level higher than pants in portrait studio work :)

If anyone has the Interfit 150 or similar 150watt kits I'd love to see layout diagrams and distances between model, background, and lights. Angles etc
I want to try high key Venture style head shots
Low level shadow shots for tasteful nudes. Form, lighting, hiding certain bits etc.
Advice on full body shots etc ..

All help graciously appreciated ! :bonk:
 
i will move this thread to the accesories are Puz, might get a bite in there...
 
I dont have the lights you mention but perhaps if you were to describe the way youre actually setting up your lights, someone here who does, maybe able to advise you better.
Also, as youve already tried to copy advice from mags & the net & its not worked for you, maybe it might be worth giving Interfit a call, they maybe able to explain why youre not getting the best out out of the lights & they may have instructional dvds or something.
Hope someone comes along that can help ... keep us posted!
 
I have that set and some of the results can be seen on my site, it seems to work fine for me on the odd occasion they get used. It might be more helpful if you post some example images as studio lighting is a bit of minefield.

To start with I'd set the lights at about 45* to the subject and not too far away, 1/125th s/s and about f/8 for sharpness, put the lights on about 1/3 power and adjust as necessary by referring to your histogram, if your images are looking flat vary the output of the lights so one is slightly lower than the other, or switch one of completely.

HTH for starters.
 
Glen said:
The only advice I can offer is this which I did after a one day course last year, I'm still waiting to get my own setup, but if it helps then :thumbs:

http://gkdigital.co.uk/doc/StudioPortraitCourseReview.pdf
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:clap: Thanks for that Glen, superb stuff and a very handy PDF to refer to. You're a star ! I'll definitely be using this as a good starter and hope to try some shots in the next couple of days. Looks like a very good course too. Must check up on it !
 
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