Join Daniel Norton OnSet as he shows you a simple and compact lighting set-up for location Portraiture.
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I like this concept and the setup. Thank you for all your great videos. Do you find that with this setup the stand gets in the way of the camera? Also I find clamshell lighting works well with beautiful models – but older bald men (or women…not so much!) Can you do a video with the same setup showing older people with double chins and undereye circles? (typical client) Thanks!
Hello Daniel love your videos can you give mere details on the kit you use what make of strobes and what size soft boxes
Many Thanks
Glenn From UK
So no info about power ratios and camera settings? When using studio lights power ratios is one of the most important topics and he didnt even mention the one used, this is more of a hey look what i can do, than actually showing you how to do it.
Pure gold. Thank you.
Great video, and not to take anything away from it but this guy's either loaded or heavily in debt. Have you seen how much Profoto kit costs?
Amazing results, wonderful Daniel thanks
This should be required viewing for all!!
Dan should shave his head and grow a goatee
Great tutorial. One question, why are you shooting in landscape configuration rather than portrait? Will you have a use for images in the landscape configuration. I realize that you can crop a portrait oriented shot from a horizontal but, not necessarily the other way around…
What is the clamp pieces/apparatus for the lower light to attach the lower light to pole with swivel function, Thanks
(I see for the upper light it is the Mathews magic finger).
The girl look so gorgeous. Thank you!
How is the lower light attached?
How is the bottom light connected to the c-stand? Is it a super clamp?
Wouldn't this set up show major reflections for people wearing glasses?
I have limited lighting. Can I achieve this with a 47" octabox as a main and using a 32×32 softbox as a fill while using a separation light for background? By the way, this was a great video and thanks!
Thanks for the video, just got booked for my first in-office shoot, and this setup looks simple and perfect!
nice photos with minimum gear. awesome. cheers
Daniel- Why shoot horizontal orientation for headshots?
Hello Daniel, Pls how did you connect the lower light to the stand?
kadens is cute..
This is a neat idea, and two lights have a big advantage over one light with a reflector. Add a hair light, and you're gold. One problem is having the light stand in the exact spot where the camera should be, but it can be kicked over a bit. I need to extend the distance between the super clamp and the lower head though.
Thank you Daniel Norton
Love the flexibility and simplicity
Hi Daniel Norton, I'm very curious about what you were saying about what configuration you did before the shoot. Regarding cancelling out the ''bad'' ambient fluorescence light in conference room. And make sure you have a black frame?
I didn't quite understand, is it possible to explain it more specifically one more time or make a small video from you entering a room, and before and after pictures, after you have done configurations on your cam?
best regards
Whats the best aperture setting for headshot?
Why are you using clamshell on professional portraits? You should be using three point lighting setup for these, the hotspot on the background looks amateurish. It should be between 15-25 min with each customer and 50-60 min with each executive, this isnt ideal at all and only hurts our professional services for the long term, no wonder lifetouch is getting all the business these days. I hope you'll remake this video.
Really nice & simple
Can you provide a link to your light stand ?
Excellent, thank you.
I just have a Profoto B1, JUST, hahaha
Oh I forgot! She is very beautiful.
As always I suggest not to include the model when you are talking unless is essential. She looks uncomfortable and I can understand her. Many thanks for the video. Thumbs up.
what were actual camera settings?
Thanks for this Daniel.
Just curious as to why only one catch light shows up in the model’s eyes? Looks like you had your identical lights at the same distance from the subject. Same ratios, they were even right?
which one tripod head you use it? which 3-way model ?