Esistono molti tipi di ritratti e molti tipi di bianco :-) La mia “ricetta” seguente è nata dal volere un ritratto luminoso e dai vincoli posti dalla mia attrezzatura (una
Category: how to light
Simulating natural sunlight filtering through a window…
Here is how I tried to simulate sunlight filtering through the trees for a still life photograph
Dramatic light for somebody sitting in a room
Aside some editing, this effect was obtained with a large Elinchrom Rotalux softbox 90x110cm with its (Rota)grid placed just in front of Francesco S., very low and throwing light parallel
Quick lighting set-up
You have a model in your studio: he wants a quick portrait. Quick, here, does not only mean rapid to set-up, but also tolerant enough to his not-so-perfect positioning. A
How to light a scientist…
How to light a scientist… or at least someone who pretends so ;-) I used: a white wall one green-gelled Elinchrom reflector with flags, camera left, angled, set at minimum
A white wall, not just a plain white background
My white walls are roughly textured, so I decided to play along with that. Instead of lighting it to make the wall disappear into a uniform white, I tried to
Light scheme for “Back from Hell”
Camera: Sony NEX-5 Lens: Sigma 30mm f/2.8 Elinchrom 90x110cm gridded softbox Elinchrom 44cm gridded beauty dish Silver reflector Grey muslin background
Light scheme for “pain”
Both the 90×110 Elinchrom softbox and the snoot were gridded. The background was a light grey muslin.
Light scheme for “Fumo negli occhi”
For this photo I wanted a gridded softbox to combine with my gridded beauty dish. I did not own one then. I replaced that with a white diffuser disc and
Behind the scenes of a hanging
Well, hanging without a bar to hang from is hard. This image is available for purchase on iStock.