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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 666329" data-attributes="member: 13090">Something along these lines:.....[ATTACH]285662[/ATTACH].....I'd want the lights somewhat elevated and pointing down on the subjects; but not TOO high, of course. Exact distances and angles will need to be adjusted based on things like the actual area you'll be shooting in, how the people are arranged for the shot and so forth. The light from one modifier will definitely overlap with light from the other modifier if you allow it to, so you need to watch your angles and make sure that doesn't happen. What all this means is... There is no single correct answer to how to set up your lighting for a shot like you are describing. If possible, get to the location ahead of time and do some test shots so you can get a grip on what you're working with before the group arrives. You'll probably need to tweak things even more once you have live bodies in front of you but you should be able to get a jump start on things even before they're on site.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 666329, member: 13090"] Something along these lines: [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] [ATTACH=CONFIG]285662._xfImport[/ATTACH] [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] I'd want the lights somewhat elevated and pointing down on the subjects; but not TOO high, of course. Exact distances and angles will need to be adjusted based on things like the actual area you'll be shooting in, how the people are arranged for the shot and so forth. The light from one modifier will definitely overlap with light from the other modifier if you allow it to, so you need to watch your angles and make sure that doesn't happen. What all this means is... There is no single correct answer to how to set up your lighting for a shot like you are describing. If possible, get to the location ahead of time and do some test shots so you can get a grip on what you're working with before the group arrives. You'll probably need to tweak things even more once you have live bodies in front of you but you should be able to get a jump start on things even before they're on site. [/QUOTE]

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