Double shadow::
I've seen this photograph which I think is beautiful... but I'm very interested in the double shadow, how do you think this was created?? Is it something to do with the fact that she is in the corner? Two different lights shining on her??
Also, the type of lighting looks like a honeycomb to me... its too hard for a soft box me thinks.
Thanks for your comments, always gratefully received!
Yes, it looks like two lights, one in front of the model, the other to the model's right. The closer the model is to the wall, the stronger the shadow.
Again I'd agree, the light looks too harsh to be diffused. Bare light, barn doors, honeycombe etc.
pretty lady...
lights, composition????
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I would say one light source was more diffused than the other.
The shadow on the wall behind her is hard, on her left (our right) it is less so.
Interesting use of the shadow and probably not what I would have done.
Where her left elbow is near the wall, the shadow is much harsher than where the rest of her body is further away from the wall.
I tried a shoot with a girl in a long tight dress, using harsh sunlight to cast a shadow onto a white brick wall. It was going well until I realised the shadow resembled the Spitting Image puppet of Margaret Thatcher. No matter what I did it always looked like Mrs Thatch, kind of spoilt the process for me.
there are a couple of oddities here
1. The shadow behind her doesn't match the shape of her body - i rather think her waist has been liquified, but the retoucher forgot to edit the shadow to match.
2. There is a bright patch on the far side of her in the tummy hip area - where is this coming from? it looks like it's coming from right through the wall - which is obviously impossible
3. The shadows themselves strike me as a bit strange - they appear to be from a point source about level with her eyes to the right and a much higher light to the left. But what I can't work out is how the light from each isn't cancelling out the shadow from the wall there you'd expect them too. What i mean is - take the right light for instance - the shadow behind her fits that, as does the shadow under her chin, but I just can't see how the high left light has been flagged to stop it spilling onto the wall?
I'm puzzled
The left light would be slightly behind the model to create a shadow infront of her?
Andrew
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The light to the left is set above head height.
Aye....follow the line between the boob in the shadow and the boob on the modelThe light to the left is set above head height.
Andrew
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cool, thank you very much for your input, greatly received Richard
Yes I agree, it's quite unusual... not what you would normally choose to do
Oh dear, ha ha! Those pesky shadows
Just gonna analyze all your replies and get back to you... I have to leave the studio now but I'll be back soon
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I just keep getting distracted by the shadow on the wall just above the dado rail on the far right.
I hope that's his lens that's causing that!!!!
Owen.
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Yeah thats the first thing I saw, but I thought it was the tripod handleI just keep getting distracted by the shadow on the wall just above the dado rail on the far right.
I hope that's his lens that's causing that!!!!
She seems to be looking at it in a rather alarmed way...
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Ditto
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For all of you people who are distracted by the shadow on the wall... I shall put you out of your misery. It is me doing a quick botched job of covering up the name of the company that took this photograph (lingerie company)...
Hehe! Glad it caused some amusement
I was going to say I was going to attempt to copy this setup this weekend... but I'll only have one Bowen's light with soft box, and a speedlite-on a stand, with an umbrella to shoot through... could possibly be asking for trouble with those.
Aw! Talk about an anti-climax !!For all of you people who are distracted by the shadow on the wall... I shall put you out of your misery. It is me doing a quick botched job of covering up the name of the company that took this photograph (lingerie company)...
Hehe! Glad it caused some amusement
Willie
"Photography has not changed since its origin except in its technical aspects, which for me are not important". Henri Cartier-Bresson
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