Creative studio portrait session

[@josephchan4198]

Good refresher course on lighting and working with a model. Thanks.

[@ayoolarhythm]

Thanks Neil, you guys are really good at it. I'm learning here. Thanks again.

[@DJCENTIF1]

That was a fun video to watch. Two different views on creativity. Thank you!

[@nicolaschevallierphotograp3922]

Awesome! Thank you ! You take time and I love it !

[@mattdavidphotography]

Great video Neil.....recently started following your work. I'm really learning a lot and I like your approach. Great stuff !

[@gordonterry3247]

Great video, would love to see more like this Neil.

[@solentfisher]

At 3:13 I literally shouted out loud “ohh nice!!” I need some colored gels! 😍

[@manoharmgr8235]

மிகவும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருந்தது மிக்க நன்றி 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 R.மனோகர் சென்னை . Very useful this video sir big thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 R.MANOHAR Chennai.

[@obraniakdesign7953]

Thanks for sharing... She is beautiful 😍

[@stalkev]

What a great video !!!!

[@nenatirkkonen1659]

Very inspiring, thank You!

[@Herkulez1981]

Last shots where really nice

[@GTacticalJody]

I have a question referring to the last example: if I wanted to do a maternity shoot using these same concepts would I need to use a strip box to highlight the back of my subject (belly)? Or Would the flash plus the pink color gel work alone to highlight the subject?

[@neilvn]

In the final examples, Dave used the bare flash with the gel as the rim-light. A stripbox would give a more gentle gradient to the color, but I don't think it is that necessary with a process like this, because the colors and contrast already make for an abstraction away from the reality of a more "normal" portrait. (I hope this makes sense.) So you could easily use either bare flash or a stripbox. I hope this answers your question.

[@renjithleafageleafage365]

What a great video ! sir

[@ubarhd1]

Great informative video thanks

[@iphoneupdate]

Does Dave Block have a link ?... really enjoyed this

[@neilvn]

The linked article has a link to his website and to Instagram. (They are also shown at the end of the video)

[@johnleighdesigns]

great stuff im late to this party! do u recall what fan you used? im finding it hard to find a compact strong budget fan in the UK !

[@neilvn]

The fan I mostly use in the studio is the Vornado neilvn.com/tangents/recommends/vornado-fan/ There's a photo on this blog article which shows what it looks like: neilvn.com/tangents/lighting-a-white-seamless-studio-backdrop/

[@secretstudio7974]

@@neilvn appreciate the feedback will look out for something similar that will work with UK voltage

[@richardmaithya]

Nice one Neil. What are the best settings for a corporate standard shoot in studio?

[@neilvn]

I keep it to very safe settings, shooting usually around f/8 tp f/11 at 100 ISO

[@kobestacks1746]

please show the pictures on the screen next time so we can see it.

[@manoharmgr8235]

Super sir

[@kingskidstudios9876]

please whats the name of the green color which showed on the models hair i really need some for my studio

[@neilvn]

It is a Turquoise gel in the flash behind her.

[@hobbyrx2267]

Sarah... 😮, be still my ❤️

[@rakeshtripathy2715]

Hello sir ...plz make a video on camera-lens calibration for sharp image (micro AF adjustment ).....plz plz plz.....

[@fdjphotographyfrederickjam6046]

There is a real art to capturing women of color. Although I understand you're trying to show the use of gels... but I want to showcase my model, her look should be STUNNING and the gelled lights accent her beauty. No one is ever going to say, "Wow look at those gels." Just my two cents. I also have a question for you, what are the pros of shooting a model at 1/10 of a sec. Thanks

[@neilvn]

I don't understand your comment, but I can answer your question. I wanted the slow shutter speed so that I could capture the swirling motion of her hair, since that was lit mostly by continuous light.

[@mattdavidphotography]

I don't understand this comment either :/

[@shaolin95]

OK now try the comment before you get drunk so we all can understand...

[@tiannajarrett-williams5573]

:/