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Basic Portrait Indoors

Soft light is created when a light source (sun, light bulb) becomes diffused. Because diffused light renders people and objects in smooth tonal transitions, it works very well when taking portraits. Soft light is often present indoors where the ambient light of the sky comes in through a room window. Window lighting can make for great portraits, particularly when the walls are bright enough to reflect back into the subject for a fill light.

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Window light, however, is photographically limited in a few ways. Often times, there is not enough of this ambient light for a decent camera exposure. And because window light is both unmovable and dependent on the position of the sun, it is difficult to modify or control this transitory light.

This lesson will demonstrate how to create and modify portable soft light for custom indoor portraits.

Topics Covered:

* The advantages of using a stylist

* How to set up a Starlite Kit

* Using props for a custom look

* Using a LiteDisc indoors to create a fill light

* Creating an overhead hair light

* Modifying diffused light with grids

Equipment Used:

Camera/Media

* Olympus E-10 digital camera

* 2-Olympus 3040 digital cameras (for set-up shots)

* Sturdy Tripod

* Lexar 160MB CompactFlash card

* Lexar USB CompactFlash reader

* 2-Lexar 64MB SmartMedia cards

Lighting Equipment

* Photoflex Basic Starlite Kit, item# FV-SLKITXS1

* Photoflex Small Starlite Kit, item# FV-SLKIT3497

* Photoflex Small Grids, item# AC-GRIDS

* Photoflex 42" Soft Gold/White LiteDisc, item# DL-1542ZZ

* Photoflex LiteDisc Holder, item# DL-HOLDER

* Photoflex Boom, item# LS-BOOM

* Photoflex LS-2218 Litestands, item# LS-2218

* Photoflex Weight Bag, item# LS-1884WB

Miscellaneous

* Laptop computer

* Cell phone

In preparation for this lesson, we brought our hair/makeup stylist, on location to style our 15 year-old model. It's important to have a stylist on the set of a portrait shoot. While you are focusing on lighting, camera settings and getting your subject to interact with the camera, a good stylist focuses on the details of the shot. They will watch for stray hairs, bunched clothing, positioning of props and elements in the background. In short, stylists can help to make the difference between a good shot and a great shot.