One Light for Amazing Portraits - The Lantern: OnSet ep. 221

[@josephchan4198]

I try to look at earlier and new videos to get ideas or refresher course. Awesome work by Daniel, and team.

[@SDA0271]

Daniel and Marisa...my favorite photoshoot team!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

BigNerd thanks 😊

[@PA-gt1dd]

This model is so engaging. I love her personality as it shows in all your videos with her. Hey smile is so radiant! Good energy!

[@THSimagery]

That was beautiful lighting...

[@EricMesa]

LOVE that shade of blue for the background. Also, thanks for introducing us to the lantern.

[@mtcrun]

Loved the awesomeness:simplicity ratio of this setup!

[@richsoby8072]

Wow I always thought they were more of a light grenade. That throws some very nice light. Love the softness in the fall off

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Rich Soby yeah, when used close like this the fallout is lovely

[@BrightExposure]

My favorite modifier so far.

[@5120518]

Always great fun with you both. Great colors!!!! This Dutch guy can hardly wait till the next video!

[@gillesmatheronpro]

Fantastic is the word.

[@timcai9420]

Very good tutorial; can be used as a posing tutorial as well. All poses look so natural

[@johnleftwich650]

Very beautiful single light portraits. Marissa, you definitely know what to do in front of a camera.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thank you!

[@faocisco]

That’s the way to do a video to sell something. Never thought that watching advertising could be so enjoyable. Great work.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Francisco Abreu Ono fre ha ha - buy iiiitttttt!!!!!

[@keith4047]

Always love your videos, and the laughs and humor you add to it, makes it great, and the model looks fun too work with, lv people that like to fool around and she has a sense of humor as well.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Keith thanks! We do have fun

[@garys639]

Movie Star Marisa...love the hair ..great job both of you.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Gary S Thank You!

[@KeemoRicablanca]

Cool idea! Thanks, Daniel! Also, shout out to Marisa for all her amazing poses! True pro!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Keemo Ricablanca Thank You!

[@antpruitt]

Outstanding. Fascinating to see how well a lantern works

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Ant Pruitt Thank You!

[@250GTOAJ]

You two make Great Photos together.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Alan Johnstone Thanks!

[@avibongo]

Great tutorials. You have some great natural light coming through the window for portraits...

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

AVIBEND indeed I do!

[@didimiorios3781]

Beautiful simple light shaper, like always, great shots!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Didimio Rios thanks! One of my favorites for sure

[@mattigrafikboi_gametwo]

Dream Team

[@gmee123]

Beautiful Model!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

gmee123 yup!

[@pattymattes7124]

I love these simple set ups. Thanks you!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Patty Mattes works well with pets 😉

[@nadinecoco]

Wow. Beautiful and smooth. Thank you so much. Love the lantern!

[@Cadw]

That one was a long time coming with the lantern, awesome

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Christopher Stubbs yeah it’s been in my kit, just haven’t made a video in a while

[@Noealz]

always enjoy vids with daniel : )

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Noealz Photo Thank You!

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Thanks, Daniel and Marisa! Cool new hair style, Marisa, and a cool look, style-wise. Really pretty images, Daniel! Marisa, I love it that you can change from "drama" to "goofball" at will, and that you continue to do that. It makes an otherwise serious shoot more fun to watch.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Mike James pretty sure she’s just a dramatic goofball

[@1225diverrob]

Thanks again for another excellent video, Daniel!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks for watching

[@lordjolly9224]

Wow Daniel, thank you and Marisa for showing us this light. I had never heard of these lights. Marisa gets more and more beautiful.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Lord Jolly thanks for watching

[@niefachowy]

Damn! She`s so beauty! Great video, simple tehniques are the best :)

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Marcin Anders Thanks 🙏🏻

[@phynx2006]

Lanterns = Cool, nice!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

phynx2006 yup!

[@frankwoodbery2473]

Love the "rain hair"

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Frank Woodbery Thank You!

[@BrewCityflash33]

Love the few video

[@hajmanek]

I love this lantern softbox, thanks for another great idea of using single light

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks for watching!

[@njrivetelite]

I'm def gonna get one.. I been wanting a Chinese lantern.. And definitely want a set of V-Flats.. they'd be soooo useful to me in a small studio environment

[@marcthibault8723]

Very cool lighting! 👍😉

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Marc Thibault 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Traveljournalist]

I love your studio!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

TravelJournalist.com Thank You!

[@tinderbox218]

They have a wonderful warm diffuse quality. You don't have to spend a mint, you can use the inexpensive paper Chinese lanterns. Cinematographer Philippe Rousselot used masses of them for atmospheric films such as "Interview With the Vampire".

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Tinderbox for sure, check out my other video to see them side by side - not the same but not bad

[@JerryMac1125]

They Broke the Mold after Marisa, for sure 🤗🤗

[@boyangeorgiev]

Perfect! Thank you, I recently got one of these diffusers, thanks for showing us this!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Boyan Georgiev cool!

[@cosmogang]

That is some nice light 👌

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

cosmogang thanks

[@theymstudio1387]

Another great insightful video!!! Thank you ADORAMA!!!! :-) Always love your content!!!!

[@BikeVisionScotland]

What Speedring do you need for the Lantern and Profoto strobes? I have added the Lantern to my wishlist for ordering... Many thanks

[@fengwang3389]

It's not the light, but the photrographer and the model, who make the shots stunning.

[@neumlephotodude]

Very cool thanks!

[@arthurcoon7901]

Thanks!

[@Smoothblue90]

First. Great video. Just got my Flashpoint R2-T II for Nikon yesterday. It is really nice, and easy to use with my left hand while my right hand holds the camera. And the adjustment wheel under the rear left corner is a great position and works great.

[@tonyhales-BigT]

First time seeing a lantern. Awesome light. Can I have some of what Marisa has please? She's so adorable.

[@mightymuffinful]

Impressive

[@JerryMac1125]

Marisa is the Absolute Best and You're "not terrible" either Daniel 😉😉👍👍

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Jerry Mccarthy best complement I’ve got all day 😊

[@wanakoplays8874]

Thank you for putting this up. I just recently found out about these lantern modifiers and was curious on they are used.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Wanako Plays! Cool!

[@relivec]

What about the ambient light?? And is that sunlight from outside behind him?

[@noahwood8411]

Hi Daniel... some follow up questions... how different is the lantern to a translucent shoot through deep umbrella? How does the size of the lantern effect the light?... how big is this effect? For a fill light how would an on axis profoto a1 with the little dome compare to the v-flats? Thank you...

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

noah wood it’s less directional than a shot through umbrella and doesn’t “waste” as much light. Bigger lantern softer light. Same as any other source. An A1 is a 2 inch source - Vflats are 4x8 ... softer, more coverage - though less fine control

[@paulhills1967]

Excellent!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

glennskitchen 😊😊

[@Matthew_Stegall]

Can you get this same look with a godox parabolic 120?

[@SteveArnoldus]

As always 100% great information and content, thank you Daniel and Marisa! Now off to buy a lantern modifier. ;)

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Steve Arnoldus awesome, thanks!!

[@btownjpl]

Were you using the Profoto with a flat front or the glass dome? Would it make a difference to how much of the sphere was illuminated?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Jonathan Langsner flat front. No difference as long as your source fills the lantern evenly and this light does

[@bobc-bobc]

Thanks Daniel for another great video. I really liked the background paper you used for this shoot; can you tell us what it is?

[@terrywbreedlove]

Your studio with white floors, walls and ceiling are bouncing all kinds of light into your model. Would be interesting to it used in a different setting.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Terry Breedlove itvwould certainly change the look!

[@darrylroberts6546]

Hi, is there a wonderful catch light?

[@DarrenMelrose]

Something I noticed here that I will show to the models I shoot with is how Marisa automatically pushes her chin out from her neck; it makes such a difference, but inexperienced models have a hard time getting it right.

[@Smooth1productions]

question i have a newer vision4 battery power strobe&60cm octagon soft box

[@gosman949]

It would have been nice to see how you deploy the lantern!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Jay G. You mean comical 😊 admittedly there is no graceful way to do it.

[@gregorysargeant6305]

Great video Dan, because of the non-directional nature of the lantern is it possible that light might affect your lens and therefore degrade the image?

[@ftbalz]

Lenshood.

[@tomcorbett5508]

Could you use a Speedlight with the lantern Daniel? For those of us that don't have Studio strobes

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Tom Corbett yes, just be sure to use the “diffuser cap” to get even coverage

[@niemibl]

Thank you Daniel for another informative video. I was wondering which focusing method you use with the Z6. Have you tried eye-detection AF?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Brian Niemi I pick my spot and take the photo - I never let the camera decide, so no eye focus for me

[@Smoothblue90]

I am looking for a traveling medium duty lightstand. Something to hold a Flashpoint XPLOR 400 Pro and Glow Parapop 38" indoors at someone's location. What are people's thoughts?

[@drewrobertson6286]

Hey there timzanation, I would go with the Matthews Preemie Baby Double Riser Aluminum Stand. It’s just shy of 6 feet, below $200, strong, easy to break down & travels well. If you need it taller, Matthews also sells an extension for the stand as well. Hope this helps!

[@josephboldt8065]

Did you upgrade your VF-Worlds with gaff? Haha. Now they're actually moveable on set. I feel like there's a better design waiting to happen. V-flats v2.0?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Joseph Boldt I did not, theses are standing on their own

[@joalva.rez.to22]

does anyone know the link for the paper backdrop stand on this video please?

[@bobcm1]

Show!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Bob Machado and tell!

[@jimatyeo]

Excellent video as we have come to expect from Marissa and Daniel. I notice that this is indeed a fun light source but there seems to be a bit of splashy specularity on her forehead and upper part of her nose and catch light isn't as nice as some.. She is still stunningly, breathtakingly gorgeous though. Also Daniel you are going against what I hammer into my advance students about buying and using a tripod that you do not have to raise the center column much because in a sense it then becomes a monopod. Of course in the studio with the flash effectively becoming the shutter speed, it doesn't matter as much. However when I tell my guys to watch your vids they always bring up but Daniel is always cranking his center post all the way up. :) Hope one day we get to see Ms. Marissa in a smash hit romantic comedy. She's as lovely as any female actress in Hollywood today and she has a better personality that 80% of them. All the best to the whole gang. Oh and sense you are from Fla. Go Gators! :)

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Catch lights are the last thing I think/worry about, but if they are your thing, perhaps this is not the way to go. As my tripod is able to hold around 25lbs and my camera is maybe 5 - it’s pretty sturdy on just the neck, I find raising the legs constantly to be time consuming when making videos, but certainly on commercial projects I keep it lower. - neither of us are from FL though 😊

[@georgegbo8441]

Can this be used in the field or just the studio

[@mikem6796]

It seems to flat. Would this work with headshots?

[@danielvalencia6771]

what program do you use to view the photos instantly after the shot?

[@brigtsd7179]

Looks like he is using Capture One.

[@LMoProVisualComm]

How much better do you think the nikon 85 1.4 is to the 1.8... is it something you can tell right away?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

lem mobley can’t say I’ve used the 1.8 but there is more to a lens than its aperture

[@pablovi77]

That’s expensive because it’s made for continuous tungsten lighting, it should be able to take the heat. With strobes you can even use a paper lantern, if your won’t using modeling tungsten lamps. Very inexpensive, just cover the bottom hole with more diffusion.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Pablo Villegas that’s part of the story for sure, check out my video (link in description) where I compare the paper vs Chimera lanterns

[@jambononi]

Try putting a paper lantern up more than 3 times though, maybe in a studio but moving it around a lot, you want something to last for 5 years at least.

[@darylnd]

It sounded like you said, "I'm here in my studio in New York City with MRSA." That didn't strike me as fun at all.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

:/

[@jeremylavine]

Is there any particular reason to use this lantern over a round softbox, other than the "cool" factor? Is the light it produces any different? It's hard to tell without a side-by-side comparison. Do you just use this baby blue paper backdrop in addition to white/gray/black backgrounds, or do you have a bunch of different colors? I assumed you chose the baby blue in the previous video you used it in to contrast with the orange sweater the model was wearing, but I suppose blue, like gray, works with pretty much everything. Any chance you'd do a video on selecting a background color - e.g. based on the model's skin tone, the color of the outfit, and the desired mood - and comparing the seamless paper backdrops against Oliphant-style hand-painted canvas backdrops (looks like Adorama only sells ones from Savage), Lastolite-style collapsible backgrounds, and other background types?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

The throw and coverage of the light are different than a box, it gives a bit less control and more incidental fill light. I chose blue for her eyes and it looks nice with the jacket as well. - choosing a background is much like choosing your clothing - a personal style often prevails.

[@drewrobertson6286]

Jeremy Lavine, from the looks of your question you are in need of some colour theory help. There is sooo much to learn that it would take hours of videos to comprehend. I would get a book called Theory of Colours by the German author Johann Goethe. In cases like yours, a book will be far more beneficial than a video. I have the book The art of color by ITTEN, but it is a very dry book. I would also study the print works of Erté, the water colour paintings of Carol Grigg & the works of the colorist Lynn Varley. I think with the book, & studying those artists you will see what colours work well for light & airy, good colours for matching with skin tones, colours for mood, & get ideas for period style photography. I hope this helps, if not you directly, someone else.

[@jeremylavine]

@@drewrobertson6286 I appreciate the recommendations, I think basic color theory can be very helpful, and think old paintings are a great reference, but I think there are also tons of considerations specific to photography with modern cameras, lighting, and post-processing tools, current fashion, and the range of backdrop colors and materials available at the moment, that are beyond the domain of traditional color theory and comparisons with old paintings, and a video by someone who really knows what he's doing and has ready access to a wide variety of backdrop types, with explanations of why he would choose a particular backdrop for a particular scenario, and with some side-by-side comparisons of different backdrops, would also be very helpful.

[@eviem70]

Love it and she’s beautiful, but her hair covering half her face drove me nuts

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Eva PM can’t please everyone so I just try and please myself 😊

[@1BigBucks1]

Very flattering light but the lack of a proper catch light is problematic. Aputure sells a similar product for half the price.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

1BigBucks1 I don’t believe in “proper” catchlights, but if that’s your thing 🤷🏻‍♂️ - I’m sure many companies have copied this design.

[@UserTenNumbers]

Simpl yes, but her forehead feels a little hot, that light might be a little close.