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Professional Studio Lighting. Kris baum. Setup. Mac laptop – Simon Two cameras & enough lenses & simon’s light meter Get Camera fixed & sync cables & spare soft box Shoot to camera is working Sync cables & Pocket Wizards Kill spill stands Morning tea & afternoon tea
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Professional Studio Lighting Kris baum
Setup • Mac laptop – Simon • Two cameras & enough lenses & simon’s light meter • Get Camera fixed & sync cables & spare soft box • Shoot to camera is working • Sync cables & Pocket Wizards • Kill spill stands • Morning tea & afternoon tea • Course material prepared – with practical goals. • Music for CD player • Get some interesting props and wallpapers • Prepare lighting diagrams (example lighting scenarios) • Specularity, shadows, light distance, light angle, dropoff rate
Lighting Scenarios req’d • High key • Low Key • Hard lighting • Soft lighting • Rembrandt • Butterfly • Side Lighting • Gel Effects • Gobo Effects • Background gradation
Structure of the practicals • Explain the theory or technical with course notes • Show demonstration of key aspects with the lights in studio. try making the demo hands on & involve students. • Hand tasks to students for the two groups – with end goals in mind. • Of the two groups made of 3 people • Assistant • Photographer • Model • Each student must produce their own images from each prac with their own camera & their own memory cards in JPG mode. • Students should alternate after producing one lighting scenario • Students are encouraged to get creative, interact with the other student and produce a creatively appealing image / portrait. • Only one image (or one FAVOURITE) should be selected for each prac • Apon finishing prac exercises, students hand over their memory cards and I show the class the selected images on screen – on my 19inch monitor