I usually solely report BTS footage from one or two setups throughout a session, so I believed I’d attempt to present a take a look at a full session.
For the method of testing out the new Godox AD600 Pro II, I wanted some check photos and pictures. So I took the sunshine on a current highschool senior session. However somewhat than take my conventional couple of clips throughout the session, I made a decision to report a glimpse of each single setup. In order that’s what you’ll discover within the video. However for my readers within the group, don’t fear, as a result of I’ll throw in some display screen grabs so that you can take a look at as nicely. Nevertheless, you’ll clearly get a greater concept by seeing the total BTS clip. Throughout the instance photos that use flash, I will even present some examples of what the scene seems to be like with out flash. As for digicam setup, all photos are taken on the Sony a9 III with global shutter and both a 35mm or 85mm lens.
Location One: The Artwork Wall
I hadn’t had a session on this space for a protracted whereas, so I simply gave a common assembly location after which obtained there early to have a look round and collect a sport plan. However as a result of I did not need to have them present up after which immediately transfer areas, I made a decision to make use of this artwork wall for just a few photos. Right here, I used the AD600 Pro II as a important mild paired with the Magmod XL reflector on my C10 Cheetah Stand. I made certain to feather the sunshine away from the wall to assist cease mild from hitting the wall. I nonetheless had some spill that I took care of in put up, so I’d have been higher served if I had run to my truck and easily gotten my grids.
I then caught the sunshine between the topic and the wall to create a spot of sunshine on the wall behind the topic. My preliminary concept was for the topic to be a silhouette towards the wall, however later I made a decision to push my dynamic vary in put up in order that the topic was merely lit with ambient mild.
Location Two: The Rock Wall
On this location, I used to be drawn to the big wall with no home windows or doorways. I believed it will make an awesome texture whereas additionally giving me sufficient room to get some wider compositions. For this scene, I used the Godox AD600 Professional II inside a Magmod Magbox Pro 24. I additionally turned the sunshine off for just a few photos for some pure mild photos.
From right here, I moved my mild to the opposite facet of a fence alongside the again of the wall. I set my mild in a means that the fence would block a part of the sunshine. The angle of the sunshine drew out a ton of texture from the wall, and the fence added some shadow to assist draw the viewer’s eye in addition to add some extra curiosity to the body.
After this setup, I wished a extra customary take a look at the digicam sort of photos. Whereas not overly “artistic,” I really feel like these photos are at all times wanted. To maintain with the simplicity, these photos are additionally simply accomplished with pure mild.
Setup Three: The Storage
On the bottom of the constructing, the place I discovered the rock wall, I observed this storage door space. However what drew me to the situation was not the storage door, however as an alternative the fence alongside the facet of the door. I favored how the fence had some gaps between the wooden planks, so I believed I might pop my mild between these to create some attention-grabbing mild patterns. For modifiers, I used the Magmod XL reflector with a full CTO gel. The gel helped give me the look that the sunshine was coming from a sundown.
As soon as I obtained accomplished right here, I merely had the senior stand towards the fence. This was form of an in-between cease since he needed to stroll that means for my subsequent setup anyway, and the sunshine was already the place I’d need it.
From right here, I caught to the preliminary concept of popping the sunshine by means of the fence, however this time it is simply at a special angle and shining onto a wall as an alternative of a storage door. In each conditions, although, I made certain that the sunshine was going throughout the topic’s eyes.
Ending up this location, I made a decision to go for some extra traditional-style photos. I noticed a pleasant white door on the wall we had been utilizing, so I used that as a framing factor and grabbed a handful of variations.
Location 4: The Ivy Wall
At this level, it was time for an outfit change, so whereas he was altering, I discovered this ivy wall. What I favored is that there was a large wall of inexperienced, however the ivy was minimize away round an entry gate. So I used this gate as a framing factor. I later used simply the all-ivy background and performed round with discovering issues so as to add some foreground curiosity.
The opposite a part of this location I favored was a bit of this ivy wall lined in flowers. I favored the juxtaposition of a dapper man blended with fairly flowers. The one downside I bumped into right here was that for sure composition angles, I might see the litter of the alley (energy traces, parked vehicles, and so on.). So somewhat than giving myself extra strict angles to {photograph} from, I used a convex lens as a foreground factor to cowl up these areas when wanted. This offers these photos a bit extra of a dreamy really feel, which I loved.
Location 5: The Purple Wall
That is one other in-between space. I had one other alleyway in thoughts that I wished to make use of, but it surely was just a little little bit of a stroll. So somewhat than have a protracted stroll to the brand new location, I used this as a midway level to cease and add some selection to the gallery. As a result of it is only a fast pit cease, I merely used pure mild right here.
Location Six: The Alleyway
Right here what I wished to make use of was the brick wall and tree in a means much like the fence on the storage location. So I arrange the AD200 II with the Magmod XL reflector and a full CTO gel. I then set the sunshine able to shine by means of the tree and onto the wall. This offers the phantasm that the solar is setting and creates some attention-grabbing mild and shadow. I then turned the sunshine off and obtained some pure mild photos. Right here I used the tree as a foreground factor and performed with my aperture to experiment with my depth of area. This lets me play with how a lot or how little these foreground parts are in focus.
I then went to the opposite wall on this alleyway and obtained some extra primary pure mild photos. Right here once more, I used a door within the wall as a framing factor.
Transferring again to the tree, I wished to make use of my mild as a rim mild whereas silhouetting the topic towards the sky. I then used the tree to fill the body. The backlight additionally helps make a number of the flowers on the tree pop towards the underexposed sky.
Location Seven: The Rock Wall Once more
To wrap up the session, the senior wished some photos together with his baseball bat, glove, and ball. So, we went again to the rock wall (it was the simplest location to the place we parked to seize the baseball stuff). Right here, I made a decision to seize my Magmod Magbox Pro 42 for an even bigger and softer mild.
For the final setup, I threw a few Nanlite 4-foot Pavo Tubes onto some C8 Cheeta Stands and obtained a handful of headshot-style portraits.
Conclusion
And that’s a fast take a look at a complete highschool senior session! I clearly did not share each picture from the gallery, however sufficient to no less than give a glimpse into what the outcomes of every setup had been. Should you like this fashion of put up, let me know within the feedback, and I can attempt to do extra like this.