November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 04

For the outdoor clothing catalog, the assignment was a western theme where we stayed at a guest ranch and the shoots included horseback riding and shots like this around old…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 05

  As the sun came close to setting we staged this BBQ set up and here again a diffusion panel bounces the right amount of light into their front side…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 06

Sunny Natural Light Since you cannot control the weather nor can anyone predict it very accurately, you have to be technically adept at dealing with whatever you are presented with….

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 07

The Reflector The reflector is one of the most useful tools in shooting fashion and apparel outdoors. You can use anything reflective that will bounce light into the subject and…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 08

Here is another image of one model in full sun right before it sets. Actually, the client spotted our model, bored and waiting to be called to shoot, sitting here…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 09

In image below, the reflector is on the right and bouncing light into the shadow side of his face and the edges of the apparel. I purposely position him to…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 10

Bring on the strobes! Now I introduce the strobe. In this image below the porch was shaded. This is nice because you can create your own highlights, shadows, and contrast…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 11

Indoor Strobe Lighting For this next image we went in doors. On a catalog shoot, unless there are mitigating circumstances, you can expect to work long days and that includes…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 12

Lighting Techniques Many lighting techniques are used in fashion and beauty lighting. Most ads for cosmetics and beauty supplies use a flat low contrast light quality showing perfect skin on…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 13

Over and Under Over and under is the same approach as shown in lesson 14, Advanced Portraits, where the set up is with two lights, one above the camera and…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 14

Another popular setup is two small strip-lights, one on each side of the camera. You can tell this setup has been used when you see two narrow catch lights in…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 15

Start by duplicating the background twice. These layers look like they do because I grouped them and I will discuss this shortly. Then turn off Background copy 2 so you…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 17

Next, click on the ADD LAYER MASK icon at the bottom of the layers palette, then choose the Brush tool and set the opacity to 50%. Choose black as your…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 18

As I look at the raw image on the left, I decided I wanted rosier cheeks or in other words, use PS to add some blush to her cheeks.

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 19

Next, change the blend mode on this layer to Soft light and then black changes to the color of the layer below.

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 20

Finally, I adjust the opacity of that layer for more realism.

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 21

The bottle was very reflective so I had to create multiple images by moving cards and lights around the bottle.

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 23

The bottle is then dropped into position. The bottle layer is then duplicated by dragging it down to the add layer icon.

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 04

For the outdoor clothing catalog, the assignment was a western theme where we stayed at a guest ranch and the shoots included horseback riding and shots like this around old…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 05

  As the sun came close to setting we staged this BBQ set up and here again a diffusion panel bounces the right amount of light into their front side…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 06

Sunny Natural Light Since you cannot control the weather nor can anyone predict it very accurately, you have to be technically adept at dealing with whatever you are presented with….

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 07

The Reflector The reflector is one of the most useful tools in shooting fashion and apparel outdoors. You can use anything reflective that will bounce light into the subject and…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 08

Here is another image of one model in full sun right before it sets. Actually, the client spotted our model, bored and waiting to be called to shoot, sitting here…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 09

In image below, the reflector is on the right and bouncing light into the shadow side of his face and the edges of the apparel. I purposely position him to…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 10

Bring on the strobes! Now I introduce the strobe. In this image below the porch was shaded. This is nice because you can create your own highlights, shadows, and contrast…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 11

Indoor Strobe Lighting For this next image we went in doors. On a catalog shoot, unless there are mitigating circumstances, you can expect to work long days and that includes…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 12

Lighting Techniques Many lighting techniques are used in fashion and beauty lighting. Most ads for cosmetics and beauty supplies use a flat low contrast light quality showing perfect skin on…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 13

Over and Under Over and under is the same approach as shown in lesson 14, Advanced Portraits, where the set up is with two lights, one above the camera and…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 14

Another popular setup is two small strip-lights, one on each side of the camera. You can tell this setup has been used when you see two narrow catch lights in…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 15

Start by duplicating the background twice. These layers look like they do because I grouped them and I will discuss this shortly. Then turn off Background copy 2 so you…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 17

Next, click on the ADD LAYER MASK icon at the bottom of the layers palette, then choose the Brush tool and set the opacity to 50%. Choose black as your…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 18

As I look at the raw image on the left, I decided I wanted rosier cheeks or in other words, use PS to add some blush to her cheeks.

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 19

Next, change the blend mode on this layer to Soft light and then black changes to the color of the layer below.

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 20

Finally, I adjust the opacity of that layer for more realism.

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 21

The bottle was very reflective so I had to create multiple images by moving cards and lights around the bottle.

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 30: Page 23

The bottle is then dropped into position. The bottle layer is then duplicated by dragging it down to the add layer icon.

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