How To Take Portraits with a WHITE BACKGROUND in a Small Home Studio

[@lhenaremos9762]

After stumbling upon one of your videos, I told myself, this is the kind of photography vlog I'm looking for. Everything is simply and clearly explained. I wish I had discovered your channel sooner. I subscribed right away and now watching a marathon of your previous videos. You inspired me anew to hone my skill in photography. Thank you so much and more power to your channel. Special thanks to your lovely model wife and your adorable daughter.. God bless..

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Glad you’re enjoying the vids! And welcome to the channel

[@EliInfante]

Watching your videos always reminds me what you can do with simple speedlites.

[@themindsetdesigns]

the boss! 😊

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thanks for watching Eli!

[@SatyajitNeelam]

Thanks

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thank you too!

[@thephotographersanz9943]

👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 MUY bueno tío Jiggie.

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

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[@uxmanxardar4809]

Everytime i learn something new but easy to do from your videos.

[@jolebole-yt]

Best flash photography teacher!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thanks :)

[@crellagecommunity7168]

Amazing child, love for her 💞 she very active. Awesome video as usual

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

:)

[@andrewelder2739]

Great tutorial as always, and your daughter is precious! Looks just like your wife, too. Beautiful family sir!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thank you :)

[@tharakasandaruwan4278]

Ohh cute baby doll 😍😍😍😍

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

She is :)

[@truthsayers8725]

a) your daughter is ADORABLE and was such a joy to watch, PATIENTLY following your instructions! b) i have a 5' (150cm) shoot through umbrella that i light with 3 speedlites. i have pretty good luck with it too. c) your instruction is so easy to follow. now to just get some willing subjects to pose (and of course PAY for my services) for me!!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thanks for watching!

[@studiodanrobles]

Salamat Sir! Haha naalala ko dami ko pang nilagay na ilaw para makakuha ng headshot na white ang bg. Pero may mas simple po pala Salamat ulit sirr at ingats po lagii. 🤘

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Simpler = easier = less stress. Lol

[@studiodanrobles]

@@JiggieAlejandrino Salamat po ulit

[@tobijames2735]

Thank you Jiggie!!! I’ve been looking for tutorial for this particular part of photography for a long time. I’m so happy you did this!❤️🙏🏾

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Glad to hear that

[@RyeMijares]

@9:20 Juana thumbs up! 👍😁 This video deserves a million views!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

I wish! :)

[@prakashpatankar5839]

Grt.shoot with daughter 😂🌹😂 nice model lighting 🙏🌹🙏🌹

[@BooLee01]

Oh how cute. We were expecting Coco but, instead, we got a little Coco-Puff. :) Great tutorial, as always, Jiggie.

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Lol, yeah gotta say she is a mini coco :)

[@mbazilio]

Excelente !!!!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thank you

[@boltmann]

OMG!!! She's SOOO CUUTE!!!!!!!! ❤

[@Toglander]

Look at Jiggie rocking those Jordan 3 Patchworks! Lookin’ good my man!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

A really nice pair that flew under the radar :)

[@adolfogazzo5966]

Great Model!!!!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Agree! :)

[@michaelobrien8219]

excellent demonstration!!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thank you

[@retroman--]

She loves modeling for you! So cute

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

She does :)

[@mirandavandenberk786]

Thank you so much,I had tommorow shoot and they want white background. This video help me a lot

[@anverabrahams]

Jiggie now I would like tonsee full body shots on the white backdrop also. Many thanks 👍

[@ryankelly1840]

Hey Jiggie, thanks so much for the help. Do you know if a Neewer Speedlite Flash Softbox would work as a supplement for the MagMod?

[@jiancarloulloaart]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge !!

[@DiviPhotos]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

You’re welcome

[@algiemadlansacay4682]

Thank you for the video Sir Jiggie. Those foam boards are amazing very cheap way to control and bounce the light. Amazing shot and very cute subject. :)

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Yes!

[@yourvitamin9474]

Hello from Korea Keep uploading

[@ivrsn_1569]

Hey there sir Jiggie! Again another fantastic video. Can i get your opinion? Would you recommend that modifier as a first one to own? I mainly focus on portraits similar to yours.

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

The umbrella? You can’t go wrong with that, inexpensive, easy to put up and gives beautiful light

[@gautiontheroad]

Awesome man. learned so much ::))

[@DK-jr4gk]

Thank you! Great tutorial ❤️, as always.

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thanks for watching :)

[@b991228]

I’ve used a backlighted window and sheer curtains and strobe to get the effect. Caution must be used though to move the subject far enough away to not have a problem with haze causing compromised contrast. If you shot your subject with the strobe off you should get a black silhouette with clean sharp edges. When the strobe is added all should be fine.

[@PickinPins]

Jiggie, Jiggie ! Great Video! Cute girl ! Thanks buddy ! 👍

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@julianleeritchie3705]

Number 1 you are

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

🙏🙏🙏

[@dukekiduke]

Thank you for all your helpful tutorials Jiggie! At 9:26 I wonder why there was this hard shadow line on the left side of her neck although you used a relatively big light source? Why isn't the light as soft as expected?

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Contrast because of the distance of the light to the subject

[@dukekiduke]

@@JiggieAlejandrino Thanks for your answer! But isn't the light getting softer, the closer it is to the subject due to it relative size?

[@quanlsmithphotography]

Great tutorial, sir!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thank you

[@kenpercy9065]

Thank You for your Great Tutorials...I am looking at turning this Great Photography Hobby into a Business in my retirement (3 years form now LOL)...Would this work with a combination of Studio Strobe and Speed Light? (Godox AD200 Pro and Canon Speed Light) Thank you for all of your great advice!!!

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

I don’t see why it wouldn’t :)

[@kenpercy9065]

@@JiggieAlejandrino Since there is a difference in the power of the AD200 Pro and the Speed Light would you have to use the AD200 Pro as the Main and the Speed light as the Background?

[@ambc38vsxn]

What is the model of the stand you are using for flash behind the model?

[@jc4448]

would it be better to replace the magmod with the rogue flash bender?

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

I personally don’t think so

[@jc4448]

@@JiggieAlejandrino oh the light spills were reflection from the backdrop? Or from the spill from the Magmod translucent material?^^

[@EdwardKilner]

Nice to see your daughter again. It is instructive to see you adjust each light separately until the desired exposure is dialled in. But, why would you not use TTL to get to a starting point in a single shot? From there, each light could be fine tuned. Your daughter was very patient and not squirming in place so your incremental approach worked fine. With another child, speed might be important.

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

There’s a different between shooting a video and a real shoot. In which case, light tweaking would have been done before the subject arrives. Shooting in Manual gives you more consistent images. Lastly, TTL will hardly ever give you a white backdrop, I don’t it designed that way

[@EdwardKilner]

@@JiggieAlejandrino My TTL trigger allows me to adjust a light up or down a total of 3 stops from the base TTL setting. Up 3 stops should allow a white background, but you don’t have to go all the way if not required. Manual does give you repeatability, but I’ve never encountered a problem that way. I sure would like to see an example of this. I wonder if TTL variations are even significant, regardless of KZbinr’s claims. My trigger also has a TCM Button that takes the TTL starting point into manual power settings. I use a Z6ii and Godox triggers. Setting the Z6ii to Manual does not shut off TTL. But, I do have to use the menu on the trigger and not the camera menu because that requires Nikon Speedlights, which I find rather expensive. I confess I do not know either Sony or Canon TTL usage.

[@philcourtney7831]

I tried shooting a similar shot outside, but people ended up squinting because of the bright outdoor light. Would using a flash avoid people squinting their eyes ? I paint realistic faces.

[@JUNIORSUICIDE99]

Look It's a tiny coco she's so adorable

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Lol! Yeah she is :)

[@PatronusOpacus]

She is Precious. Tell her mom great job!! Loved tis Video! I will definitely being taking notes after I get back home.

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Glad you liked it

[@ezekielgatus8578]

Nice shoes sir jiggie :)

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Thanks, a pair that really flew under the radar

[@thereelmonty6507]

i dont know whats better this tutorial or those jordans MY GOODNESS!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

Lol! Thanks :)

[@tinam4353]

Your daughter is too cute!

[@krystynasudo856]

Your daughter is so cute :) :) :)

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

She is :)

[@sirBumpyCase]

I know you don't want to use a light meter, and neither would I. I definitely would keep an eye on my histogram to make sure the background isn't clipped to white, though.

[@agarwalsonika7]

It's great how you don't use the light meter, keep things simple, and take great shots

[@JiggieAlejandrino]

In a way, but of course others would completely disagree :)

[@agarwalsonika7]

Your tutorials are the best. I clicked a few portraits at home and they are now approved on Shutterstock. Thank you Sir 🙏