One light High key

Join us in this quick BTS of an editorial shoot with the awesome Ana, with Peter using clam shell lighting!
Model: Ana
Instagram: @hristenko_ana
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Lighting: 1 Shallow dish reflector on Broncolor Head
Camera model: Hasselblad H6D-50c
Lens: Hasselblad 80mm
Shutter-speed: 1/160
Aperture: f/8
Iso: 100
Filmed on:
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Sony A7c with Zeiss Batis 18mm on a DJI Ronin-CS Gimbal
Sony RX100 VII
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[@Artur..L]

The shadow that Ana and the chair cast is sooo cool, It really contributes to the power of the images.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@dbutl4637]

Thoroughly enjoyed video, I really admire the way Peter works. Being prepared & professional getting the right settings is key👌. Bravo to Ana, she's amazing! Knocked it out of the park💯

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mjphotos]

That's an amazing space to work in. A huge permanent white rolled cornered room. Wow

[@fenixrising75]

Amazing how such details (like "strong arms") will improve the shot to help convey the story line. Watching Peter interact with the models with those subtle details is enlightening.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@rustysilk685]

Wow Peter i love this little shoot its definitely more in my wheelhouse so to speak as well as the shoots on the beach. Man i love your channel. Great great stuff🍷🍷😎💜👍👍👍👍👍

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Rusty I glad you enjoy what we do :)

[@PhilipRanson-d5t]

As always,super professional.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@modelsbyday]

Cool Cool, I have heard it so many times, the other day I was cooking breakfast and said cool cool a few times and I was not even thinking photography. This might be the #1 catch phrase of the channel. Also I have learned to do white background 1 light photography , but doing it on a Cyc wall is cool and different then I have done it. I got to use a 1.9m Elinchrom Octa on a much smaller cyc.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Cool cool :)

[@MrBanda77]

With this model, you can get perfect photos even in a garage studio 🙂

[@cristianopaggiarin]

Peter, Bec 🎩! It’s always a pleasure see your clips and learn something new any time! So, thanks a bunch!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you like them!

[@EdwardKilner]

Nice shoot. Again. Everyone seemed to enjoy the shoot. High key was nice and simple lighting that any of us could try to replicate. The reflector lamp is readily available, but Ana is rare.

[@anahristenko]

OMG Peter 🤩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼love it 😍

[@wbuttry1]

just subscribed to your channel never new you had one.

[@hedonisticsociety361]

Amazing as always Peter and friends

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@RESURRECT2]

Those KZbin "played again" statistics on playbar are so great :D

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

The best

[@pmbartley]

Once again...beautiful short and concise with all the information I need. Excellent!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gmlviper]

Hey, I subscribed (like any other male on this planet) on your channel because, hey supermodels... but I seriously stayed and got amazed by your knowledge about light. You are a natural Mr. Coulson.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much :)

[@wbuttry1]

Ana is so cute with the way she says subscribe keep the videos coming Bec and Peter love yeah guys

[@sergiobasilioli384]

I'm sure everyone envies your studio! Fantastic video guys!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much!

[@wbuttry1]

hell yes, I would love to have a studio like that have it sectioned off for different types of shoots and have an apartment in there never have to leave the studio.

[@GONZOFAM7]

Strong in the hands. Every detail together to make the shot. Love it.

[@premainteractive]

Amazing shots, Peter!! Ana looks STUNNING!!!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Many thanks!

[@christopherjamesboudoir]

Best part of this video, anytime Ana did something good and I said to myself, "I like that", Peter said it too. Nice to know I am thinking the right way. Lol.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Love that! :)

[@carlwarrenphoto]

Thank you

[@sammyconductor8896]

... "this is our channel" .... made my day - thank you so much for your continouos wonderful content and the great and unagitated behavior - in between

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Wow, thank you Sammy :)

[@emel3603]

Awesome video ... again. You give me so much inspiration. 🙂

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you so much 😀

[@davidmilisock5200]

Nice tutorial, I watch you and your team and wear myself out practicing.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks David :)

[@Stone1108]

I recon you’ve done this once or twice before. 😉 Amazing Peter and great teamwork, Bec’s intro and outro were top dollar too. Loving your channel, learning. Definitely gonna get to one of your workshop when I hopefully get to visit my sis in Aus next year, don’t go anywhere, any of you! 👏👏📸

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much!! see ya in Aus :)

[@Trojan0304]

Your a good teacher, appreciate the running tips . ✌️✌️✌️

[@shaunflemingphotography]

Well done. I wish I had a huge cyc wall. I guess I'll have to make due with paper. Lol. Always inspiring to me. I take what I learn from you and try to apply it to my style. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience Peter.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much, can easily be done with paper :)

[@mixc8]

Excellent as always Peter, I always look forward to your next shoot a lot of great things you can learn. You also made me glad I didn't sell my Hassey H5D :)

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks and yes keep that hassey

[@mixc8]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer I was thinking about trading it in for the Fujifilm GFX 100s but I can't do it :) Granted I love Fuji as well and love the output; still the Hassey is just magic to me. Plus for what I paid for the Hassey at the time (Over $20k USD) I just can't see selling for a $6k camera.

[@lazvaldes2857]

ah, love the triangular shadow from the prop behind the model...

[@truthsayers8725]

and yet another fabulous video from the master himself! i surely would like to do this one day. dont have the confidence to pull it off though. dont really have the same gear you do either. 32mp 5D4 with half dozen speedlites... i want to do one of your workshops but i might be in over my head...

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much :) my workshops are suitable for photographers at all levels

[@benjamincarter6095]

Give Bec her whip back Seriously though, learning so much from this channel, from lighting to lightening up the mood of the room and letting the appropriate emotion shine through in what the camera captures Do something you love and you won't work a day in your life

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you I agree 100%

[@David.G.P.]

I like the time 3:45, when the back and the right leg are aligned (they define a line), and the left hand does right angle with that line: the Woman Body and Geometry meet in the art of photography.

[@edp3421]

That’s nice of Bec to let you borrow her whip for the model to use , 😊

[@RS-Amsterdam]

It's Peter's whip when Bec gets lazy !!! ;-)

[@markmarco2880]

Nice. Maybe too cute, but I would never complain. I’m coming into this site about a year late, I see. Things remain fresh from my perspective. Hope all is well and everyone is loving life and that the studio…keeps active, providing creative fun. Share the studio with the model, won’t you (please?). Let her feel. She will easily own the frame.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@tplyons5459]

I'm 77 and retired. I'd kill to have a studio like that again

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@scott7926]

great! thanks people of the internet

[@kosmidts]

Gorgeous!! Thanks 🙏

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Our pleasure!

[@danielmedley3486]

Thanks, Peter. I love this light setup and I've been using something similar for some time. It's fairly quick and easy to get in that "One more look" before wrapping up.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Cool, thanks

[@MarcosMadi]

Love Bec ❤️

[@killerrush77]

i need this guy to capture my wife like this! lol

[@kavanlake871]

I thought Peter had said he’ll never say, “Hold that!” We are all susceptible to it at some point 🤣. Either way, always nice work 👍🏾.

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

It cracks me up when he tells her to look "strong" when she straddles the chair backwards to hide that he really means to look "horny" and hot and she just falls for it. 🤣👍

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

you have no idea look strong is 100% NOT look horny, I think you need to take a cold shower

[@athosdiego3151]

What kind of hasselblad is it? Thx, great job.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

H6D-50c

[@peterniko9023]

Hello. You both are awesome. Love the work. Thank you for showing and answering question on how real photographers work. Question for Bec. Maybe this does not go here. Bec. you say not a model. But you are working with one of the best photographers in the world. How can you do not a model. Question for Peter. How do you or when did you find your confidence to know how to tell models what you are looking for and describing what you want in a photo?

[@becpaws82]

Hey Peter, I wasn't commercially modelling and just wanted pretty pictures but we've stopped using that term as I have started commercially modelling again :) and thank you so much!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps Peter, we really appreciate it. I found the confidence when I realised I hated what models were doing and I realised the only way I could get the photos I wanted was to open my mouth and say stuff

[@johnpandolfino8663]

Stunning......

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you! 😊

[@albertomoreno8778]

nice high key!!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks 🔥

[@didierperrusset]

Somebody I do not remember the name said : "Genius is simplicity". Why do we all try complex multi sources lightning set-ups sometimes ?? THANKS for this video.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks every extra light creates extra problems :)

[@schoeferfilm]

Your studio is awesome Peter 👏 and the model too 👌 best cinematic greetings from a little but motivated german YT filmmaker 🎞 #filmmakingismypassion

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks a lot!

[@ryanpfeiffer1333]

Hello Peter & Bec. I have just found your channel and subscribed... thank you for doing these tutorials. Would it be possible for you to do a tutorial video going through photographing various skin colours? Love from South Africa.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks I use the same techniques for all skin colours, male or female :)

[@scorpious1957]

Dear Sir ,Mr Angry from Purley here stop being so blinking good you make so many "pros" look like amateurs your so mean ..hahahaha you really are a great inspiration to me Bec you are fantastic , both of you and your super models really are awesome

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much :)

[@thomastuorto9929]

Love the lighting in this. I consider most studio lighting to white for my taste. PS. No matter how hard I tried not to, I would find a way to get all that white dirty. Great vid.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps

[@charlesgough3528]

Thank you so much!..note to self, bounce light is your friend :)

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Always!

[@jcblum1507]

NIce!!! master

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@nuffzed2001]

the model looks like Lola Kirke 👌🏻

[@rolandrick]

“Nice catch”… of Ana and Peter’s images and inspiring work 🤩. I assume, Ana has perfect skin. However: Do your models use a special skin lotion or so to cover skin imperfections and they might recommend something? Just asking, because, specially on resolution higher than 24 megapixel, fine blood vessels in the legs of the models (even well trained and perfectly in shape) are emphasised, looking ugly. Converting color to black and white that’s no problem, it can easily be fixed with a black and white adjustment layer in Affinity Photo or Photoshop or already in ACR or Capture One. On colour images it must be fixed by frequency separation. Would save a lot of work if that could be avoided already at the shooting. Appreciate each feedback!

[@sylvianosamia2839]

What about the ambiant light ? There are 2 light sources, not only one, no ? 1- The Flash light and 2- The Ambiant light. Then it seems a good thing to use a flashmeter.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

100 iso F8 1/160 = little to no ambient light

[@stephenryan3146]

Excellent tutorial...can you do one along the same lines that minimize or eliminates shadows? A little more complex high key but one which also produces some dynamic images.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps Stephen, we did a 4 other variations for Inspire but this was just a quick demo for KZbin :)

[@crescentnetwork9449]

yeah, that's really really cool. :)

[@WildExposures]

Wow Nice Studio.........

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks 🤗

[@alun7006]

Very cool! What sort of power output were you getting from that light? I would not be able to do this with one of my little 250Ws lights without turning my ISO up quite a way.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks about 500Ws

[@bettyswallocks6411]

Crikey! It’s the Matrix construct!

[@0katmandude0]

model seemed a bit annoyed or didn't "get" the vibe. could have told her : imagine you a riding a motor bike and got to flex those arms to hold the bike?? I was also wondering how did you.get a seamless white that big? and what material is it? love the ending !! think that item to play with was great :)

[@alun7006]

The backdrop is called a cyclotron, or infinity cove. It's a solid structure. Wood and plaster, painted white.

[@clintkaster6269]

Having shot with a couple Australian models (notably Lucy Tyler, the absolute SWEETEST!), I am finding nothing here to dissuade me of the wonders of Australian women. Y'all are incredible women and so very patient with your men.

[@martinraxyz]

Ana has a lovely way about her!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Yes I agree :)

[@monztermovies]

The only time I’ve been highly jealous of a standard wooden chair. 🪑💃😎

[@lusean193]

Peter what file size are one of the photos?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

about 80 mb

[@lusean193]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer only the best KZbinrs reply to there viewers and you are one for sure

[@hajmanek]

Super settings

[@ron5948]

Kinda prefer seeing that gurl in the beginning she seems to have character 8:02 adhd ron l9ok for vudeos with ehr ron aguaua 8:02

[@filomenoybanez5227]

need to paint my whites for this shoot...

[@youtubetutorial3694]

Great

[@jacqulinegraffard7366]

NIce vid. But I feel uncomfortable to separate just over exposed pictures and true/real full High Key. To me ( I apologize ) this picture is not a full High Key, juste a correct exposed picture. Could you please explain ? Cheers and regards from the suburb of Paris, France ;-)

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Back when I was 17, a lecturer explain difference between high and low key is that with high key the histogram is predominantly to the right, and low key is predominantly to the left. Clipping the highlights or shadows does not make a tpicture high key or low key :) I hope that helps, thanks heaps.

[@jacqulinegraffard7366]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer ok Peter, Thank you very much for you answer. Take care and be safe. I like your KZbin channel.

[@erosethebrokser175]

😊

[@getchrislee]

SO MuCH Wireless Available, So Many Cables?

[@blackimp4987]

I love her cute side

[@ericsarnoski6278]

Now your cooking !

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

lols

[@mamathakamble220]

Love it full cloth remover video

[@vanu49]

Too cute, I want strong powerful arms, yeah that's great, gimme your eyes, cool!!

[@floydnelson92]

That model seemed so seductive

[@jacovanlith5082]

Nudity and chair. The most iconic model & chair photo ever made. Christine Keeler 1963, photograph by Lewis Morley. What is Peter Coulson doing with his camera? Do he think he is David Bailey?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Why are you following me if you don't like me? Are you a troll?

[@RS-Amsterdam]

I could do for another hour ;-)

[@Keilo2023]

Why he is wearing this tshirts ?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Because I like it :)

[@becpaws82]

first :P

[@andrewcrisp9700]

would that be classed as cheating... 🙃😉

[@Mowikan]

w00t

[@ToquzOghuzKhaganatekhan]

Soon soon I will go get my dream job in Kiev Ukraine

[@micofilms4364]

Entendido...

[@aabb-zz9uw]

second.great

[@ecchstore2939]

I think this not reachs the high key level and meaning. Even with the white background. Too much self and projected shadows, and not enought high bightness level pixels amount. Looks like normal EV.

[@ron5948]

BDSm works best if implicit, camera angle does moat of the work, gurls these days into very submiissive role in terms of romantic relationship because They compensate the feminism, just my 2 cents

[@evertvankuik9447]

Thats a lot of white(s) but no high key... sorry.