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31 LIGHTING THE UN-LIGHTABLE
her left shoulder. This flash illuminated her enough to separate her hair from the space
back and reflected into the book cases be- behind her. It also made her face look just
hind her. as it would have were there more natural
(2) The second flash/Flex/beauty dish on a light in the room. The shadows taper softly
light stand was placed at 45 degrees to her and the detail in her dress, her hair, and the
left shoulder. Since I never light the sub- floor is dramatic. The light is warm – not
ject and always light the space around the what one would expect from an image cre-
subject, I made sure that most the this unit ated with two flashes.
fired to the left of her shoulder (to my right) It doesn’t take much light to create images
– effectively right into the flash behind her. that are dramatic, natural, and emotionally
As you can see, this softly tapered the shad- powerful. It is just a matter of learning how
ows into the corner behind her and light just to light the un-lightable.
(Lighting diagrams for these
photos follow on the next
page)
Left: Using the same approach,
this image was created in the inte-
rior of the building - no windows to
add light and only a few recessed
lights in the ceiling.
Note the detail in the drum, her
face, the wall and the chair behind
her. The red wall was a potential
problem since directly lighting it
would have made it mirror-like.
nyghtvision magazine volume 2, number 2, summer 2012
