yogi4fitness
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Please share your studio images here with some information about lighting setup.
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Simple 2 light setup. Main octabox, back light using a trip box. I might have had a 4x8 white foamcore for the fill. I wish I had the mathews flag kit in the studio to block some light on the bottom right side.
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I am by no means a pro so I hope this doesn't disqualify me from the thread, but here's what I was able to achieve with the GF 80 and a single 44" octabox in our bedroom against a grey wall. Just started shooting GFX this year coming from an XT3.
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yogi4fitness
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I know there are more of you out there. Don't be shy to share your images 
Studio only or outside with strobes are also ok? I would like to see some Hasselblad strobe shots.I know there are more of you out there. Don't be shy to share your images
Mads Bjerke
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Here are some Hasselblad X2D images from recent shoots. I used a mixture of the XCD 45P/4 and XCD 80/1.9
I use Elinchrom lighting and the setup will vary from image to image.
Typically I use a 100cm Deep Octa for the key light and a large 110x130cm recta for fill light.
Hair light above the model is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
Edge light is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
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Here are some images of the actual setup for that session.
100cm Deep Octa for the key light
Hair light above and edge light from the left
Large Recta for fill
This image swapped the Deep Octa for a 70cm white Beauty Dish.
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Single light with a Westcott Optical Spot attachment providing a sliver of light. Very hard lighting and strong shadows.
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Here the Optical Spot is used for the grid pattern on the background. A separate light with a snoot attachment provided the main subject light.
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Same setup as the first image, but this time there was no edge light added. So Key - hair -fill.
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Same setup as previous image. 3 lights.
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Same setup as above.
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I use Elinchrom lighting and the setup will vary from image to image.
Typically I use a 100cm Deep Octa for the key light and a large 110x130cm recta for fill light.
Hair light above the model is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
Edge light is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
View attachment 69e60c21aff84c48b8a7dc0dde51ffb4.jpg
Here are some images of the actual setup for that session.
100cm Deep Octa for the key light
Hair light above and edge light from the left
Large Recta for fill
This image swapped the Deep Octa for a 70cm white Beauty Dish.
View attachment f7f2581f406e4588ae026b2ba3010024.jpg
Single light with a Westcott Optical Spot attachment providing a sliver of light. Very hard lighting and strong shadows.
View attachment 19e2e19c780a463b8a7aad75e3d46f6b.jpg
Here the Optical Spot is used for the grid pattern on the background. A separate light with a snoot attachment provided the main subject light.
View attachment e29de222e5ac44578a658f7b9fe4ac84.jpg
Same setup as the first image, but this time there was no edge light added. So Key - hair -fill.
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Same setup as previous image. 3 lights.
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Same setup as above.
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yogi4fitness
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Would also love to see outside with strobes.Studio only or outside with strobes are also ok?I know there are more of you out there. Don't be shy to share your images
I would also like to see Hasselblad strobe shots but besides Mads no other Hasselblad pros post their strobe shots.
yogi4fitness
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Amazing work Mads. I follow you on Insta for inspirationHere are some Hasselblad X2D images from recent shoots. I used a mixture of the XCD 45P/4 and XCD 80/1.9
I use Elinchrom lighting and the setup will vary from image to image.
Typically I use a 100cm Deep Octa for the key light and a large 110x130cm recta for fill light.
Hair light above the model is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
Edge light is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
View attachment 69e60c21aff84c48b8a7dc0dde51ffb4.jpg
Here are some images of the actual setup for that session.
100cm Deep Octa for the key light
Hair light above and edge light from the left
Large Recta for fill
This image swapped the Deep Octa for a 70cm white Beauty Dish.
View attachment f7f2581f406e4588ae026b2ba3010024.jpg
Single light with a Westcott Optical Spot attachment providing a sliver of light. Very hard lighting and strong shadows.
View attachment 19e2e19c780a463b8a7aad75e3d46f6b.jpg
Here the Optical Spot is used for the grid pattern on the background. A separate light with a snoot attachment provided the main subject light.
View attachment e29de222e5ac44578a658f7b9fe4ac84.jpg
Same setup as the first image, but this time there was no edge light added. So Key - hair -fill.
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Same setup as previous image. 3 lights.
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Same setup as above.
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I wish he posted some outdoors shots in the sun with strobes and that LS lens.
yogi4fitness
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That would be wonderful to see the LS lenses in outdoor strobe action.
It looks like you have light coming from the left (further away from the subject), as well as the right. Did you use a reflector for that?
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Mads Bjerke
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I will share if I do an outdoor shoot. So far all my strobe work is in the studio.
I think you are correct I must have had my secondary large octagon going therefore 2 light shot Thanks
You are definitely in a different league with your photography. If you don't mind 1) your reason why are your subjects are very close to the background 2) and How do you make the faces so Surreal in a very very nice way. Keep responding to this forum I love your photography!!Here are some Hasselblad X2D images from recent shoots. I used a mixture of the XCD 45P/4 and XCD 80/1.9
I use Elinchrom lighting and the setup will vary from image to image.
Typically I use a 100cm Deep Octa for the key light and a large 110x130cm recta for fill light.
Hair light above the model is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
Edge light is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
View attachment 69e60c21aff84c48b8a7dc0dde51ffb4.jpg
Here are some images of the actual setup for that session.
100cm Deep Octa for the key light
Hair light above and edge light from the left
Large Recta for fill
This image swapped the Deep Octa for a 70cm white Beauty Dish.
View attachment f7f2581f406e4588ae026b2ba3010024.jpg
Single light with a Westcott Optical Spot attachment providing a sliver of light. Very hard lighting and strong shadows.
View attachment 19e2e19c780a463b8a7aad75e3d46f6b.jpg
Here the Optical Spot is used for the grid pattern on the background. A separate light with a snoot attachment provided the main subject light.
View attachment e29de222e5ac44578a658f7b9fe4ac84.jpg
Same setup as the first image, but this time there was no edge light added. So Key - hair -fill.
View attachment 010ff0212eb1455a8b73956f7325368f.jpg
Same setup as previous image. 3 lights.
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Same setup as above.
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Mads Bjerke
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The size of this workspace may be a bit misleading as it was taken with a wide angle iPhone. It is very compact. I have a working distance from the camera to the backdrop of only 2.6 meters. I have to have the door open as I can't fit inYou are definitely in a different league with your photography. If you don't mind 1) your reason why are your subjects are very close to the background 2) and How do you make the faces so Surreal in a very very nice way. Keep responding to this forum I love your photography!!Here are some Hasselblad X2D images from recent shoots. I used a mixture of the XCD 45P/4 and XCD 80/1.9
I use Elinchrom lighting and the setup will vary from image to image.
Typically I use a 100cm Deep Octa for the key light and a large 110x130cm recta for fill light.
Hair light above the model is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
Edge light is a 35x100cm strip box with a grid.
View attachment 69e60c21aff84c48b8a7dc0dde51ffb4.jpg
Here are some images of the actual setup for that session.
100cm Deep Octa for the key light
Hair light above and edge light from the left
Large Recta for fill
As a result the model will always be close to the backdrop. Typically around 30-50cm away.
Portrait photography will always involve some amount of editing. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. When you light skin it will bring out a lot of unwanted blemishes, wrinkles, spots and colour variations.
My goal when creating portraits is to come away with an image that looks deliberate and polished to some degree. My background in product photography definitely plays a part here.
A typical workflow for me is to shoot into Phocus and then go straight to PS for all editing.
First I will remove any unwanted items in the frame. Sometimes a light will be visible or some dirt and dust on the floor etc.
If the frame needs to be enlarged, as in the image above, I do that straight away. I don't tend to crop in PS, rather edit a larger frame and crop later in LR. Better to have the option later.
Then I spend 1-2 hours on cleaning the skin, correcting uneven skin colour, working on shadows and highlights (dodging and burning), removing unwanted hair strands and overall colour grading.
I wouldn't normally do this, but here is a comparison between the unedited RAW file and the finished image, to give you an idea of the process.
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Un-edited RAW file. This was the maximum framing I could achieve.
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Finished image
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How and where did you position this one light? Just curious.
He replied earlier in the thread saying that he used 2 lights.
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