Video tutorial on natural light portrait photography (with a bit of ocf)

RockyNH_RIP

Senior Member
Mike, very nice video... I was impressed, though I understood most of the topics, I thought they were presented clear and concise such that most everyone should be able to follow and learn something..

Pat in NH
 

wud

Senior Member
Well explained - although I wouldn't call flash and softbox natural light ;)

I really love the second last image, black and white with flash from above. Beautiful :)


Edit, oops didn't see the whole title of your thread until now)

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Mike Brehaut

New member
Thanks Wud,

I'm doing another vid next week and I'm going to explain how ocf works and do 10 mins or so just on that subject.

I'm working on it at the mo, showing how it works isn't going to be easy in a short space of time but I'm up for the challenge :)
 

Scott Murray

Senior Member
Hey Mike I was thinking you should maybe introduce yourself in the new member section (if you haven't already) and tell us a bit about yourself. :)
 

wud

Senior Member
I soooo want a softbox for my flash. I really don't like the hard light it gives most of the time, even though I bounce it.




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Mike Brehaut

New member
I'll be going over soft boxes and even cheaper alternatives like brollies.

The light from a flash is hard and tends to go everywhere unless you shape it with something, it can be directed better with some modifiers than others and a brolly isn't the best but it's cheap. Depends where you place your subject too. Bouncing is fine but depends on what you bounce it off, again the light can go everywhere.

Also it depends very much on the look you are going for. I tend to start with an idea of the finished pic and work backwards.
 

wud

Senior Member
Scott just posted a link to diy soft boxes :) Maybe you should let people know that's possible too?

I use a studio sometimes, with lamps and soft boxes, like it VERY much. Such soft light.


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