On or off camera lighting and things

[Bobby Tingle]

Glow 42" collapsible beauty dish to the left of subject
Glow 34" collapsible beauty dish camera right feathering
Inspirational cancer survivor who never stopped training through his entire battle with cancer in front of seamless black paper

 

[Bobby Tingle]

Glow EZ Lock 42" beauty dish. Probably my favorite modifier for lighting women.

 

[Bobby Tingle]

Main light: AD200 in a 42" Glow EZ lock collapsible beauty dish
Hair light: AD200 with reflector, grid, and red gel

 

[Apollo T.]

@Bobby Tingle
How large/small is your studio space?
Please describe your backdrops
Thanks,
Apollo T.

 

[Bobby Tingle]

@Bobby Tingle
How large/small is your studio space?
Please describe your backdrops
Thanks,
Apollo T.

It depends on where I am working. When we do the portraits of the musicians. It’s usually done at bar which focuses on live music ran by a friend of mine. The area I shoot in there has a stage, a bar, and large area to work in.

My other portraits are done in home. Either mine, at a friend’s who uses his apartment as a small studio, or in the person’s home. The working space averages 7’x8’. Sometimes smaller, other times a little larger. You don’t need a large space to shoot portraits.

I use backdrops made by Kate Backdrops. They are either 5x7 or 8x8. I also use a V Flat as a backdrop quite often. With a V Flat you can work in a really small space if needed. And occasionally I will use seamless paper backdrops.

 

[CraigC]

Sometimes what's on your shirt doesn't correlate to how you're feeling... especially when dad is asking you to pose for portraits.

Strobist: Single flash, camera left, in umbrella softbox.

 

[mnhoj]

Haha. Love it.

 

[Bobby Tingle]

When you do portraits of people wearing glasses, angle the light so the lenses don't reflect the light and create a big hot spot on the glasses.

 

[CraigC]

Yes, glasses are always a challenge.

Great work - love the mood.

 

[Bobby Tingle]

Glow EZ Lock 28" deep parabolic soft box placed camera right and angled down from above

 

[mnhoj]

Gritty!

 

[mnhoj]

Gabe. Outtake.
AD200-40" BD-blackside V-flat.

 

[Bobby Tingle]

Flashpoint evolv 200/ad 200 with standard reflector and grid directly to the right of the subject
Flashpoint 400 pro with 28" deep octobox camera right, angled down for a very mild fill