Reflections - 3- studio flash workshop

Studio flash work shop 

In this work shop we learnt, how to work the lights properly, studio etiquette and different types of lighting. 

Studio etiquette 

When in the studios there should be 4 lights, all in a row against the back wall, they should be left and found in this way to make working in the studios easier.  Black curtains should be fasted around your work area as no to let light into someone else's shoot. 

Types of light 

Soft box – gives out soft light

Diffuser – gives out hard light

Umbrella – give out soft light

 Beauty dish – medium light 

Working the lights 

To work the lights-

·      Turn it on at the back

·      Make sure lamp is turned on

·      Adjust the f stop at the side of the light, this will be the same f stop on the camera. It adjusts how much light is given out.

·      To change the type of diffuser/ soft box, get one person to hold the light and another to twist it off. 

Use an infer red syncing device to connect the studio lights to the camera.  You do this by –

·      Plugging the large box into the back of the light in the main power source and the head phone shaped slot

·      Attaching a receiver to the top of the camera

You can use a light meter to detect how much light is coming out of the lamp, this will give you an f stop and shutter speed to program into the camera.

You can also use a light reflector to add additional light into a scene. A gold light reflector will add a warmer tone to the image. 

Types of lighting

-         frontal , side, under , top

-         back

-         highlighting

-         fill

-         key

-         three point 

Once we had coverd these basics we were set the task to re create this photo

using a three point lighting, a light reader and a light reflector we came up with this image