Hard-Light Beauty Shoot

Watch Karl make hard light look easy in this beauty photography class.

After working with model Britt on posing and composition, Karl begins crafting the lighting setup he needs to achieve crisp, hard light on the subject’s face and shoulders, as well as a perfect white background.

You’ll discover a range of creative lighting techniques, learn how to work effectively with a model, and see Karl experiment with different styling options to get the best shot he possibly can.

In this class:

  • Lighting techniques for beauty photography
  • Using a Flooter
  • Hard-lighting techniques
  • Posing a model for beauty photography
  • Using flags to control light

Watch Karl enhance this image in Photoshop in Hard-Light Beauty Shoot | Post-Production (Part 1).

If you enjoy this class, check out Parabolic Reflector Beauty Shoot.

Questions? Please post them in the comments section below.

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Comments

  1. hi Karl,

    I guess the Flooter is in the Spot position for this shoot ? I own a 20-year old Broncolor Fresnel Spot (out-of-production). I believe this spot has a spot-flooter spread from 15 to 30 degrees and the size of this spot is about in the middle between the Picolite Fresnel attachment and the Flooter. When you click this link you can see an image of this fresnel spot.

    https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/audio-tv-en-foto/fotografie-fotostudio-en-toebehoren/m2262651480-te-koop-2-broncolor-fresnell-spots?correlationId=8c50a811-6971-44a5-b9e8-19bb43a32939

    I guess for beauty and portrait work this spot could replace the Flooter (when used in Spot position) ??

    Regards
    Jan

    1. Hi, yes this looks like it would create a smaller spot than the flooter which would be more useful for beauty portraits.

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