Thanks for all the love and positive feedback! Can't wait to continue this series in 2020!
@uandersonbrittes65264 жыл бұрын
One question , pye: if we set the Light correctly for a specific pattern and all of a sudden, the model changes his/her position, it screws everything up again, right? Meaning that we have to constantly move our Light source accordingly to her position.
@angelnievesphoto4 жыл бұрын
@@uandersonbrittes6526 I'm not Pye but yes; If the model changes position where the pattern no longer works then you'd have to move your light sources to get the pattern you'd like to get.
@AlexanderSogliero2 жыл бұрын
Hands down one of the best teachers of the craft right here. Thank you as always Pye
@mohsinjawaid49224 жыл бұрын
Pye has explained it very simply so that everyone can do it easily at home before assignments etc.
@andrewclack65996 ай бұрын
Whilst I have seen hundreds of videos on flash portrait photography, none explained the notion of the scale of drama relating to the degree of shadow before and it all makes sense now. Great video very well explained…thank you!
@Richie54804 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pye, for all your hard work.
@f226f2262 жыл бұрын
Thank you Adorama, thank you Pye for this nice, clear, useful video.
@bobbie21504 жыл бұрын
This is HQ content. As a beginner with little to no experience, I think this is all I need for a quick reference. Thank you Adorama, SLR Lounge and Pye.
@pattymattes71244 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome series. Pye, thank you very much!!! I love the simple explanations and how you make application to natural light as well as studio. I really have been enjoying this series.
@The22Healer4 жыл бұрын
Loving this series Pye and the various topics addressed. Thanks and thanks Adorama for continuing to support great content.
@tombic63734 жыл бұрын
This is the most concise, clearest, and most comprehensive video on how to achieve the 5 primary key light patterns that I have found on the web. Also, useful is his discussion on the purpose of each type of lighting--that ranges from the most flattering to the most dramatic. And his historical references are interesting too. Excellent video.
@nickdermilio43264 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pye, very straightforward explanation and easy to follow.
@speterlewis4 жыл бұрын
Extremely helpful. Thank you.
@jordanrice4982 жыл бұрын
Watched this about 5 times. Very helpful and educational
@johnleftwich6504 жыл бұрын
Great instructional video Pye. I am a novice when it come to lighting and I feel like I learned a lot watching this video.
@TheUnclered24 жыл бұрын
Oh my, such simple but concise explanations. I must say I also enjoyed your couples posing videos. Am on the search for more from you, thanks.
@rossrussell Жыл бұрын
This is very good and straightforward. Thank you!
@jornpaulini39203 жыл бұрын
Pye, your videos are really excellent - concise, informative, interesting and relaxed!
@laurakusa11804 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this helpful video.
@TNrick4 жыл бұрын
Excellent information presented in a concise and easy to understand format. Diagrams and examples were superb. Thanks so much for posting this!!!
@romiemiller24854 жыл бұрын
A great basic lighting video.
@jamesdavis87314 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Very well explained. Tone of voice, the pace of the video, the graphics - all well done. And the added humor is terrific. Keep making more of this type of video.
@TamizhanInAmerica2 жыл бұрын
Your drawing helps better for understanding 🤩🤩
@saravananpreethi59484 жыл бұрын
Wow..! Excellent job.!
@AnthonyWilson2474 жыл бұрын
Great video! Loved the diagram showing the lighting patterns related to the amount of drama! Very easy to understand and remember.
@ianlewer23282 жыл бұрын
Great easy to digest explanation of different lighting. Thank you 😊
@EdwardKilner4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyable. Excellent examples, concise script, well paced narration, not extraneous blather. Thanks.
@airi65914 жыл бұрын
Very nicely explained. Thank you Pye and Adorama.
@stsjace46492 жыл бұрын
Great video! It's easy to understand! Thank you!
@herbrockone50684 жыл бұрын
All 5 explained in under 10 mins 👏
@BoothKatesPhotography4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Pye for the interesting subject and presentation. Highly useful information! Question: besides the drama created with the increase in shadow detail, can't you use the loop, rembrandt, and split lighting for "thinning" a face?
@pianoman66392 жыл бұрын
This is just brilliant thank you so much (minding the nose )👍
@vimalneha4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed and learned from this video, annoying was rapidly moving away from sketches, one needs to stop and forwards many times!
@tobiasiserhot48804 жыл бұрын
Great Vid. Nice Voice and good explanation thank you.
@410f1st4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you
@chipcurry10 ай бұрын
Great explanation! First class.
@joluperna4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks!!!
@prabijshrestha4 жыл бұрын
I have been doing photography for 8 years and my favorite choice of light is Rembrandt and loop.
@Valtrach4 жыл бұрын
Top of the line video. Learned a lot. A suggestion even if you are a master drawer; Set-a-Light 3D. I have nothing to do with them but it's a great way for a photography educator to illustrate a point. Thank you for your time and work. Already subscribed and a big thumb up.
@diamondpicturesmw49034 жыл бұрын
Welcome Pye to 2020!!!
@followchristwithme374 жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining this Pye :)
@ManishSharma-pp2oh4 жыл бұрын
Pye ur genius person .. make video on posing wedding couples .
@slrlounge4 жыл бұрын
We have an entire course dedicated to it! Here it is: www.slrloungeworkshops.com/wedding-photography-training-system
@photoswithali8354 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video, thank you :)
@pranavsaxena6644 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! Very useful👏👏👏
@hackneynine2 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@MrDambler774 жыл бұрын
Didn't know this.....thoroughly enjoyed it though...many thanks
@vivekvishwakarma12534 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@user-py2tg2ql4m4 жыл бұрын
Really wow thank you for the slides! It becomes so much more visually for my understanding. Will try the angels next time :)
@bryantubola94363 жыл бұрын
Very well explained👏👏👏
@cultofsuffering4 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍 great summary!
@gregorysargeant63054 жыл бұрын
Great video, question what's the difference between close loop lighting and Rembrandt lighting?
@nimishak41194 жыл бұрын
Nicely put. 👍🏻
@bajaapantiz4 жыл бұрын
Drizzy Drake great video!
@pratikbabhulkar22954 жыл бұрын
Informative and useful. Amazing video and simplified the lights. I am going to use these types now while clicking pictures. Great way of explanation. Cool 😎🤘
@chuckdevlin61434 жыл бұрын
Pye, I definitely enjoy your videos, find them very informative. I have one question, based on the fact that I am retired and on limited income. I have three Godoc speedlights (tt 685n) plus x-pro trigger. Do not have much else and am convinced I can obtain good results with three speedlights, one trigger, three light stands. On the lights I have small diffusers that I can attach (probably for outside work). Inside, plan on bouncing my lights when I can. Bounce off ceiling or walls. I haven't practiced yet as really hard to find someone willing to sit and be bored. Question, will the bounce give me positive results on the five (5) different lighting scenarios you mentioned in this video. I definitely will be practicing, but any advise that you could give would be greatly appreciated.
@transparent10544 жыл бұрын
Since you're on a limited income, I'd recommend instead of bouncing with portrait work but to use a shoot through or reflective umbrella. Umbrellas are the least espensive modifiers and provide very soft light when positioned properly.
@stanspb7632 жыл бұрын
@@transparent1054 Umbrellas come in many variations for shoot through, reflective, covered etc. As a result there are many options. You will need a light stand, a flash holder, umbrella and possible a black cover for more control of light. A light stand might be $10-25, umbrella $8-30, flash holder that has a hole in which to secure the metal shaft of the umbrella. Start with one. You do not need 3 for 3 speed lights, all these light patterns should be done with a single light until you master it and maybe add another speed light for rim light or background lighting etc. Don't worry about those. You can practice with a low cost Styrofoam hair styling head mounted on a light stand. They are very cheap at beauty supply stores. Get a styling wig also($5-20) and experiment and when you are more confident in getting the light patterns you seek consistently you are ready to invide friends or neighbors for test sessions. If you practiced well, you will seen confident and set up quickly which gives live models more assurances that you know what you are doing and do not need their advice.. Don't bore your live models, or they will not come back. Once you can see a subject and light then in a flattering way or intriguing way, you will have no problem getting volunteers and can even start charging for stranger portraits to support your equipment fund. Another addition that is cheap at hobby or arts and craft stores is Foam Core, a large sheet of white paper or plastic covered Styrofoam that has a hundred uses in a studio, for reflecting fill light, blocking stray light, etc. That is cheap also. You do not need fancy equipment or spend much to have a very effective little studio. Most beginners are focused on studio equipment which can be expensive because it has to be rugged and secure in a working studio but you do not need that at all since you are the only one using your mini-studio. Good luck and have fun
@rosaisabella78292 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@smalltalk.productions99774 жыл бұрын
enjoyable, informative and effective. thank you for the effort and the sharing. i welcome more of these types of lighting vids. perhaps future vids can discuss constant light sources along with the use of flashes/strobes. thumbs up.
@Jpackardphoto4 жыл бұрын
Really great video!
@phlotographer4 жыл бұрын
Another name for Butterfly lighting is Glamour. Thus it was used as you mention in Hollywood where the primary subject is a very attractive female. A major key to getting this lighting accurately if to always make sure that the photographer views his subject with the light in place so that the nose shadow extend 1/3 down the upper lip when the subject is smiling. If you set the light without this last adjustment, then when the subject smiles, the nose shadow will drop too low and creep into the upper teeth area which not result in a flattering portrait. Someone mentioned the use of the modelling light. It is basically impossible to create Rembrandt lighting on a subject because, (wait for it) everyone's nose is different thus creating a shadow that is either not touching the cheek shadow or has passed the intersection. This is the main reason that images created via a flash that does not have a modelling light it is better to use Loop or Modified Butterfly which can be easily explained how it can be done no matter which of the 5 facial views is used at time of exposure. One other thing I have noticed and not just in this tutorial related primarily to wedding couple images but to other portraits also. Just consider wedding images. 1. the eye tends to go to points of contrast and also the lightest/brightest area of the image. Brides usually wear white and grooms generally wear black. Thus we want the eye to go first to the bride and then follow to the groom. Once the eye strikes the black then the eye is stopped and contained within the frame. If the bride is on the far side of the groom, the eye is naturally drawn to her in white and skips the groom often almost entirely. 2. Because men are generally taller than their selected brides, a strong diagonal line is created between the couple. If this line is created from the man down to the woman, there is a strong compositional line drawing the viewers eye out of the image. Over a 33 year period spent as primarily a wedding/portrait photographer, I can only recall once that I photographed a couple in which the groom was shorter than the bride. 3. Particularly with wedding images, when couples are photographed full length, the bridal gown is significantly long and may have either a train or long bridal veil that can be spread in a diagonal pattern to additionally lead the eye into the frame before the color/contrast concept takes over as one views the image. Hopefully these few additional tips will be of value. YMMV
@notallaboutmeministry32852 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@DanielleDeutschTV3 жыл бұрын
So I was looking up the word drama to help me figure out how much drama I want to convey in portrait photographs (something that I initially thought was you either make the subject look slimmer or you don't so this is like a leveling up to a real pro photographer's mindset already) - when we think of drama usually we think of theatre and performing or fake which might derail someone from wanting to use it in a portrait photo BUT it can also mean, "incident, scene, spectacle, crisis; excitement, thrill, sensation, adventure, affair, business, occasion, circumstance; disturbance, row, commotion, turmoil, etc" according to our good friend, Webster. So with this in mind is it more humbling to show a short lit loop or Rembrandt when we want to convey an emotion of teaching from experience just as you did in this video...? Vs showing a broad lit face which might make viewer feel intimidated (so it's not just that short lighting is slimming but could these be key cues to help us determine mine when to use one over another)? Thanks so much!!
@moosanadeem17974 жыл бұрын
Love this one brw❤️😍
@AllCarsUnited4 жыл бұрын
Helpful video
@forcedmedia4 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@mohamedmorshed62334 жыл бұрын
Nice video 👍🏻
@kitkat78154 жыл бұрын
when you are great photographer and instructor = golden 10 mins
@justanameonyourscreen59544 жыл бұрын
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@GaryJahman4 жыл бұрын
My wife walked in while I was watching your video and she actually thought that you were Drake (the rapper) LOL Thank you for the video, really nicely explained
@ryanlee91503 жыл бұрын
AHAHA I SEE ITT NOW
@nonvegnani55604 жыл бұрын
Thank you.....really cool, and please introduce the model....
@NextScamdemic4 жыл бұрын
Can a portrait still be good if the shadow doesn’t fall into a distinct category? For example, something in between loop and Rembrandt where the highlight isn’t a distinct triangle but the nose shadow is barely starting to meet the side of the face so not completely loop either. Thanks!
@matrixmanify4 жыл бұрын
Flary Fox lighting patterns aren’t rules. If it accomplishes what you want and the client likes it, that’s what matters. It may be helpful to become familiar with light so you can reproduce the effect you want
@esca81172 жыл бұрын
Most people look their best most attractive in Rembrandt light in my opinion.
@rileychills7404 жыл бұрын
Hi i love u vids
@yosoyalbertico4 жыл бұрын
Good
@phynx20064 жыл бұрын
Pye, you seem to be a little nosy 👃when it comes to lighting 😂 Nice job, Happy New Year
@ircouple42 жыл бұрын
🙏
@funkymomkey694 жыл бұрын
Cousin!!!
@virtualstudio5847 Жыл бұрын
Here is an interesting fact that you can use to improve your next video tutorial. When people read, view videos or images in the western world, they do it from left to right. You as the host of this video should of been on the left side of the Rules of Third, as most of the focus a viewer put would of been on you. Your props should of been where you are. Exchange places with your props and see how it looks on your next video. I would prefer to see it like that.
@aral2dmax4 жыл бұрын
Hey pi, you accidentally put a dot on your finger, note joking , look for it , it’s funny 😆😂
@bioliv14 жыл бұрын
All confusion gone!
@Marckymarc714 жыл бұрын
3:46 That isn't Paramount Lighting. They didn't use beauty dishes in the 30s they used arc lights which created much harder light than a beauty dish. Also the lights were much higher so that the nose shadow almost touched the lip and the catchlight (if there even was one) was VERY high in the eye--often so high that it wasn't even there. THIS is Paramount Lighting: www.maxfactor.com/en-gb/our-brand/iconic-looks/marlene-dietrich
@nixland4 жыл бұрын
I have love and hate for Rembrandt lighting. Love the drama, but hate it's jeckyll & hyde character. Many times the shadow side looks ugly or scary compared to the highlight side.
@sfjessy14 жыл бұрын
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@OniYT-WR4 жыл бұрын
So these are the patterns, what are the purposes??? As the title says patterns and purposes???