Workshop 2 - Backgrounds, Separation, Fill-Lights and Reflectors

Backgrounds, Separation, Fill-Lights and Reflectors 

My Studio Images 

Lighting Examples 

Seal Steve Mccurry

Photograph by Yousuf Karsh

 

Albert Einstein Yousuf Karsh

Princess Elizabeth 1951 Yousuf Karsh

Workshop 1-Simple Portraits

Rembrandt Lighting 

Lit slightly high and to the side of the face with some light falling on the opposite cheek. 

My studio image

Examples of Rembrandt Lighting

George Bush William Coupon

Yo-Yo Ma William Coupon

Social Studies-American Indians William Coupon

Gypsy Boy, Marseille France Steve McCurry 

Hollywood Lighting 

Lit from slightly above and in front of the face.  The small symmetrical shadow under the nose helps to ensure the lighting is symmetrical. 

My studio image 

Examples of Hollywood Lighting

Cover of In the Shadows of Mountains Steve McCury

Dhakka, Bangladesh Richard I'anson