Re: How to achieve this lighting?

2013-10-30 Thread Bob W
They are very nice shots. I don't think he's used anything techy to get that light. Maybe a white sheet as a reflector, but even that's probably not needed. Have a look at the way someone like Jane Bown, or Rembrandt or Leonardo use light. I thought I'd buy the book until I saw the size of it!

Re: How to achieve this lighting?

2013-10-29 Thread David Parsons
It's likely north light (or south light south of the equator) from good sized windows (at least the ones indoors). Look in the eyes, unless they've been retouched, they'll tell you everything. Then look at the shadows, then the reflections on the skin. They all point to large, diffuse light sour

How to achieve this lighting?

2013-10-29 Thread Larry Colen
I ran across this very nice set of photos: http://9gag.com/gag/azb103j (Don't read the comments though, unless you enjoy examples of how stupid people can be) The photographers website is: http://www.beforethey.com/ I really like the lighting effect in a lot of th eportraits. It shows a lot of