From the course: Lighting for Photographers: Portraiture

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Using wraparound lighting for a portrait

Using wraparound lighting for a portrait

From the course: Lighting for Photographers: Portraiture

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Using wraparound lighting for a portrait

I used a wraparound lighting setup for our model Evey. The setup consists of one high backlight directed at whiteboards that reflect the light back into the model. This setup is perfect for that shadowless cover model look. Natalie Fobes: Why don't you go ahead and turn on the boom light. This is up and high. It's going to be our backlight. It's going to be light that illuminates everything. It's the only light we're using today. So these are Vcards. Go ahead and get the Vcard. I'd like you to take them out Sam: Are they heavy? Natalie Fobes: No, no. The Vcards are basically foam core that I bought at an art supply store and I cut them in half. Sam: Is the white part facing you or the black part facing you? Natalie Fobes: White facing her and bring it in. We are going to make a little tint, okay. Bring it in to the edge of the light. All right, very good! Sam: It's kind of a little V here right now. Is it more like an L or..? Natalie Fobes: It is kind of a V. Yeah, no, that's exactly…

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