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Erin Vader-6

Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/11 ISO 200 Shutter 1/8000 Focal Length 33/1

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Jul, 2017

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Thank you, love beauty dish lighting

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Location

In my bedroom believe it or not.

Time

It was at night.

Lighting

I really wanted to play around with my new strobe system, Godox AD600BM. Not the top of the line, but damn good for the price. I had a 32" dish with a white soft cover and a grid to focus the light. I didn't want a lot of fall off, I wanted it to be focused but soft and shape the person I was shooting. I didn't have anything from my studio other than this light and my camera. So no back drop, just my curtains in some cases. All I needed to do was make sure she was far enough away so that light didn't hit anything behind it. The dish was no more than a foot or two from the top of her face. I absolutely love the light this modifier produces. Highly recommend it.

Equipment

Canon 80D, Canon 24-105mm, Godox AD600BM, 32" beauty dish with grid and soft white cover. No tripod, no backdrops. Just the camera, strobe and light stand.

Inspiration

I had seen other photographers shooting this way on some video tutorials I was watching. As soon as my new light came in I just had to shoot right away. Luckily I had a friend over more than eager to take a crack at it.

Editing

Very little, only thing I did was increase the blacks and clean up a little bit of scarring on the face. Easy peasy.

In my camera bag

Canon 80D, Canon 25-105 mm my go to lens for nearly all my shoots. Godox AD600BM, w/extension cable for easy lifting. I also have a few reflectors I use from time to time. I switch between natural light and strobe depending on the location and how the lighting effects my subject. Some things just look better one way, no need to force it. Let it flow.

Feedback

For a shot like this, ideally you want a strobe that can shoot at a very high shutter speed. I'm pretty sure I had mine past 2000. It's been awhile since I shot it, but I was between 2000 and 5000. I don't remember what I had my power output set too. But if you don't have a back drop, distance is key to make this possible to avoid light fall off.

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