Index

A

Accent lights, 82–84 , 92

Angle, light to subject, 31 , 38 , 53–63 , 79–81

Aperture, 69

Assignments, 118–21

B

Background lighting, 44–45 , 86–88 , 90 , 105–9

Backgrounds, 39–51 , 73 , 86–88 , 102 , 105–9

Baseboards, 48

Beauty dishes, 32–34 , 90

Bowens, 11

Broncolor, 11

Butterfly lighting, 57

C

Catchlights, 34 , 38 , 58 , 81–82 , 99 , 118

Ceiling height, 92

Clients, working with, 122–24

Clothing selection, 70–73

Collins, Dean, 53 , 81 , 109

Color balance, 12 , 16–18 , 21

Contemporary portraits, 85–93

Continuous light, 12 , 20–21

Contrast.

See Lighting ratios

D

Depth, enhancing sense of, 79–84 , 92 , 101

Diffuser, 37 , 98

Direction.

See Angle, light to subject

Distance, light to subject, 32 , 35 , 37–38 , 53–63 78–79

Double burst effect, 88

E

Edge light, 82–84 , 92

Egg crate grids, 31 , 35–36

Elinchrom, 11

Exposure, 64–69 , 82–84 , 100

Expression, 75–76 , 98 , 124

F

Feathering the light, 31 , 98

Fill light, 91–92 .

See also Lighting ratios

Flash duration, 16

Flash tube, 11–12

G

Gels, color, 49 , 105–9

Gradient effect, 87

Grids, 31 , 35–36

Grid spot, 96

H

Hair light, 82–84 , 92

Hauser, Marc, 98

High key portraits, 52 , 98

Highlights, 58–62 , 78–79 , 81–84 , 91–92

Histogram, 68

Hollywood lighting, 49 , 80 , 96

Honeycomb grids, 31 , 35–36

I

ISO setting, 15 , 69

J

Junion, Dave, 51 , 52

K

Kicker lights, 82–84 , 92

L

Lifelong relationships, 122

Lifestyle images, 85–86

Lighting ratios, 59–62 , 78–79 , 91–92

Lighting relativity, 53–54 , 59–62 , 78–82

Light meters, 64–68

Light modifiers, 22–38

Loop lighting, 56–57 , 78

Low key portraits, 52 , 73 , 98

M

Maheu, Dave, 50–52

Metering, 64–68 , 82–84 , 100

Modeling lamp, 12 , 20

Monolights, 14–15

Motion, freezing, 9 , 11 , 16

O

Octabanks, 34–35 , 89

One-light portraits, 94–98

P

Parabolic reflectors, 24–25

Penn, Irving, 96–98

PocketWizard, 19

Posing, 74–78 , 123–24

Power output, strobe, 10

Power pack strobes, 12–14

Profoto, 11 , 13 , 15 , 19 , 20 , 24 , 25 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 35

Props, 52

R

RadioPopper, 19

Rainville, Arthur, 76–78

Ratios, lighting.

See Lighting ratios

Recycle time, strobe, 15

Refining your portraits, 124

Reflectors, 36–37 , 61–62 , 92

Rembrandt lighting, 57 , 78

Remote triggering, flash, 12 , 18–20

Ring flashes, 37–38

S

Scrims, 37 , 98

Separation, 82–84

Shadows, 55–58 , 59–62 , 78–79 , 81 , 90

Shutter speed, 9 , 11 , 16 , 69

Skin texture, 34 , 79 , 90

Skin tone, 57 , 92

Softboxes, 28–31 , 90

Specular highlight, 81–82 , 99 .

See also Catchlights

Split lighting, 56

Standard reflectors, 24–25

Strip lights, 31

Strobes, studio, 9–20

Subtractive lighting, 36–37

Sync, flash, 12 , 18–20 , 69

T

Traditional portraits, 70–84

True tonality, 81

Two-light portraits, 99–103

U

Umbrellas, 25–27 , 99–101 , 102–3

V

Vignette, 87

W

Wall of light technique, 101–2

White balance.

See Color balance

White House Custom Color, 46 , 47 , 50 , 51