I learned to light after years of deconstructing the work of other photographers. And I know from your previous feedback that you guys are fond of these posts, so let’s dig into another one.
How did I make this picture?
Is it a lucky snapshot?
Is it lit?
If so, how?
The camera Settings?
The direction?
Post production?
Whatever details you think are needed to make this image.
Looking forward to you trying to pick this apart… I’ll reveal everything in a followup post. The person who gets the closest gets… …a chest bump and a pizza, or signed book or something. Don’t be shy. Let er rip.
*F/8
*1/125
*2 light set up
*not handheld
*Telephoto lens probably a 200
*In post converted to Black and White. Increased the contrast a little bit (possibly a little dodging and burning)
Okay, I’ll bite. Ummmmmm, two lights, or perhaps a window light on the left with supplemental light to the right.
The pose is almost too perfect for a leap, although I can’t rule that out. But I suspect she is holdng the pose standing at the barre or even on the floor, with the background removed in post.
Am I getting warm? 😉
Thom
Lit with two hard lights. One behind/sideways the dancer on left and the other behind/sideways on right side. Dancer is on the floor. This is shot from above the dancer. The background has been removed and filled with black.
Camera settings:
Aperture: F/8
Shutter: 1/250
ISO: 200
I would say not a luck snapshot. 2 light setup maybe camera right light with no modifier, camera left light behind subject at a 45 degree also no modifier if so a large softbox with diffusion panel removed. Shot down low or off a stage. Camera setting maybe f/11 @200th sec. Post prod. Red channel with a slight levels adj.??
Studio strobes with softboxes left and right (with right-hand light slightly behind the subject… say at 1:30 or 2 o’clock). Shot on a stage or in another large space (or otherwise in front of a backdrop that was then cut out in post :-), with dim ambient light relative to the strobes. She actually is in the air, not on her toes, and shutter speed didn’t really matter because the strobes froze her. B&W conversion in post…
Pretty straightforward!
(or, at least, that’s how I would have done it… curious if you did differently!)