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Harsh lighting = bad lighting?
Harsh lighting is often considered bad lighting. I'm working on a series of shots at the moment where I'm trying to use harsh lighting effectively. This is one of those shots.
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Re: Harsh lighting = bad lighting?
am I the only one who doesn't see an image in the first post??
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Re: Harsh lighting = bad lighting?
i think any lighting is good lighting, as long as you know how to use it! like you have shown here. nice image.
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Re: Harsh lighting = bad lighting?
aha... after three or four tries the image finally showed up!
That is a awesome image too btw.. glad I kept trying  !Did you add the vignette in PP or in camera? He seems like a experienced model (don't know if he really is or not).. I'm excited to see how your series on harsh lighting continues. ~Rae~ |
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Re: Harsh lighting = bad lighting?
It certainly looks better on him than it did on me!
I like this image a lot, in particular the shadow, but I wonder why the edge of it is double? More than one light? What did you put on him to make him shiny? |
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02-12-2008
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Re: Harsh lighting = bad lighting?
Thanks everyone.
The vignette is a natural vignette caused by the light, but then it's pushed a little in PS to add contrast. I'm not sure why there's a double shadow, but it's a natural lighting artifact. As for making him shiny, I had the makeup artist rub some baby oil on him, which I'm sure you can image, she hated every minute of  Thanks again for the comments and feedback |
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Re: Harsh lighting = bad lighting?
Your harsh lighting works very well on him. He fits the harsh lighting category set out by Benji as well. Nice.
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