Removing Lights in Post - Tips on Why & How To Do It

[@bawtreerd]

This shows all the work that goes into one of your portraits Not point and shoot as some may think Much appreciated for the great tuition video and awesome portrait

[@miguelfloresphoto]

Excellent tutorial Francisco! Producing YT videos is a lot of work and I very much appreciate your willingness to teach! I hope more photographers find your channel and your content blows up +10,000% because you (and Ashley) deserve it! 🏆

[@fjhphoto]

A bit late seeing this comment but thanks so much, man. Made my day.😊

[@waronbaldesimo3901]

Goodevening, watching from the Philippines 🔥🔥💯

[@Leks]

This video change my life...

[@shadyninja1]

Excellent and Comprehensive illustration. I'll see if this works out on some light painted images I've struggled with.

[@Jcruzcaptures]

Already starting with a banger! I’ve never touched photoshop but now after see this I’m going to stack images. Thank you! Happy Monday!

[@dmitriyfufaev4294]

Good afternoon. Thank you for your lesson. It was very nice to see your technique.

[@Jcruzcaptures]

Good Morning! 🔥 Just got done shooting flash yesterday for a Prom shoot too!

[@Januby]

This video is revolutionary for an amateur photographer like me, who only has a godox V1 speedlight :'). Thank you so much

[@fjhphoto]

Happy to help! Get that light really close on the next shoot and see what you can come up with.😊

[@YanaHardianayaSoehardiBahra]

Thank you always..

[@koketsomalekutu7936]

The most useful video I have watched this year. Thank you for imparting the knowledge.

[@mirkoirvinestradasoraide9100]

Excellent technique. Thanks

[@Zionson1]

Found it. Thanks. I'm going to try this technique today on my shoot

[@f8tlbyte]

Thank you for sharing. One of my favorite pastimes is playing where is the light coming from when looking at pics and some of your pics were driving me crazy. I love this method though and am definitely going to try it out!

[@samohyesss]

DUDE! THIS WAS THE MISSING KEY FOR ME! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@thejamproductioncompany4594]

Wow, this is an amazing tip. Will make removing lights out of my shots so much easier !

[@LORDdikaa]

As Always, thankyou so much for the detailed explanation, Really apreciate it

[@gerardobotello5445]

Gracias maestro, muy buena técnica, la pondré en practica desde hoy, saludos desde la ciudad de Piedras Negras Coahuila en México...✌

[@eltenor506]

Many Thanks Francisco!

[@fjhphoto]

You're welcome!😊

[@hondoblade5556]

We ready for the giveaway on anytime I’ll stay tune

[@dirtysouth9205]

Good tips! Keep them coming.

[@shadowyzman7078]

Love this process and the resulting images. Very helpful!

[@Danyopharaoh]

Amazing

[@CwesiOfori]

Great tip... definitely gonna try it out.

[@BrianKSmith-ds2sh]

Great Video! Thanks!!

[@RyanTroy]

Great video. You are a great teacher man. Keep up the great work

[@eddieanthonisse605]

Great tutorial, thanks

[@technigadgetspartners2241]

Thank you for your lesson. Keep it up Bro!

[@TANZANIAFILMMAKINGTV]

thank you bro for this

[@jitendraphotography2886]

Nice work and idea...

[@EuphorianLady]

This is awesome! Thank you!

[@jerrydoro5243]

thank you for all you do!

[@simondundee8566]

Perfect ...

[@freshrevelationmedia8123]

WOW!!! This was an amazing tutorial thanks alot for all you do

[@terroncraig8485]

Really appreciate the photoshop tips, never though about having the light in frame before. I’m going to be practicing this!

[@eikonstuffs]

Thank you.

[@ryanalejos9557]

Good vid 😃

[@edikayshot_it2602]

great work man... I've actually learnt a lot from this video

[@pranabchakraborty-weddingt8392]

i follow your all videos...your explaintion is best..thank you for teaching us....

[@Angelo_Paduraru]

In all of your videos there is something new to learn 😀 great video! Also I’m waiting that video with canon R5 😁

[@lisaspics1127]

Very helpful video for photographers and their assistants. What is your favorite modifier and why?

[@fjhphoto]

34" Glow beauty dish for my favorite Bowens mount modifier because it has nice soft light but with nice contrast too. And the Godox AD-S85S (known as the 33.4" Glow ez lock) for my 300 Pro. Connects to the light without an adapter and is very portable.

[@Creativepalmmedia]

Great editing thumbs up

[@barrakelmahmoud]

brilliant! thanks for sharing

[@offinsolomon4605]

Best👍 class 👌... I love your works

[@squaresaucemedia]

Great content 👍

[@squaresaucemedia]

@fjhphotography I got a KZbin notification saying you asked me to telegram you because I won a photography prize… could I reach out via Instagram instead? I don’t have telegram.

[@priyankomusic]

amazing

[@kevinreyesphotography]

"With more power comes more opportunities" hahaha

[@enidarvelo4579]

This is fantastic!

[@ides_media]

Thanks for the tip 🙌🏻

[@skydivejw]

Love it brother!

[@mathewshoyt1763]

awesome video.. thanks

[@jparryprodeal]

wow Thank you for the tips.

[@GTphotofilm]

Thanks for the hint to remove the light. Its there any skin and light retouching video soon?

[@fjhphoto]

Yup, working on some right now.😊

[@GTphotofilm]

Awesome.

[@clarenceconner2469]

I wish this could all be done in Lightroom!

[@fjhphoto]

Maybe one day😊.

[@AnthonyTadle]

Very helpful especially I’m not that savy w PS.. thanks

[@jitthyrcanja9724]

❤️❤️

[@enriqueoutdoors]

I really need a retouching video 🥲 please! 🙏 RETOUCHING!!!! Retouching!!!!

[@fjhphoto]

I gotta make one soon.😊

[@capturemeinpictures]

Fantastic tips and tutorial! Question: in your Gear Recommendations you list the Kase Clip-In ND filter. Have you switched from STC Optics?

[@fjhphoto]

Both work great but the stc optics take longer to get and cost double. The Kase filter is a little more difficult to attach and detach to the sensor of the filter but performance is basically the same so I recommend it more.

[@mjsoriano79]

Great tutorial! Does it matter if you take the plate shot before or after your final shot? Im assuming no, as long as the scene is relatively identical?

[@fjhphoto]

Correct. By habit, I just take the plate shot after the final shot but it could be the other way around.😊

[@SuperTrenn]

i was just about to ask how do you even know you were going to select the image but this comment led to my answer lmao thanks

[@romanalekseev1381]

hello, what white balance do you usually set when working with flash?

[@XtremeLinkProduction]

when you painted you used Brush tool after masking but did u paint using white or black ?

[@Anna-gv7vo]

Nice tutorial! In case you don't have an assistant, you have to use a tripod a remove the light yourself, right? Thank you!

[@fjhphoto]

Yes, either you use a tripod to move the light yourself OR you can kindly ask the subject to remove the light. Sounds funny but I wouldn't mind doing that.

[@saifrifat8281]

I'm a self-diagnosed soft light addict too 😀

[@mrmeza78]

So when you shoot the second shot without the softbox, do you not need to adjust any of the exposure settings?

[@hondoblade5556]

Like I always do

[@fjhphoto]

Should be dropping the video this upcoming Monday.😊

[@YehoshuaDerovan]

Hey man, great seeing you and these very helpful tips and tricks 😊! May I add something? To summarise your 2 reasons for getting the light close we can say: (1) Quantity of light - with the inverse square law taken into account we know we loose light with distance, and (2) Quality of light - we want large, hence close, light sources to produce soft light. But, the inverse square law also has an effect on Quality of light! It creates faster fall off and that lovely contrast on the subject (that your portraits all have as well). I was sure you were gonna say this but you didn't, so I had too 😃😉 cheers!

[@nhlonipho_anteye]

Is it possible to apply the same method using only Lightroom...?

[@fjhphoto]

Unfortunately not. They don't have a layer system like photoshop does.

[@davilajunior1]

😍😍😍😍

[@coconeg]

I imagine that there are many French people like me who watch your videos. Could you translate them please?

[@fjhphoto]

I could find a translator service.😊

[@coconeg]

@@fjhphoto Sometimes your videos are translated in KZbin but not always. I try to get as close to your work as possible 🙏

[@Bigricky06]

Yeah, I'll buy a more powerful light. Thanks for this awesome video though.

[@Kunal636]

How do you manage when you don’t have a lighting assistant and don’t have a tripod?

[@fjhphoto]

I've asked the subject to remove the stand themselves. They don't mind because these composite photos aren't every single shot. I do maybe 5 of these max at a session.

[@Kunal636]

@@fjhphoto Got it. Thanks! You prob don't need the subject to be in the plate shot right?

[@fjhphoto]

@@Kunal636 correct. For the plate shot the subject doesn't need to be in the photo.😊

[@Kunal636]

@@fjhphoto thanks so much. Gonna give that a try!

[@skydivejw]

Quick question: When u finalize the edit in Ps, do u import it back into Lr or how do u save a full resolution when combining layers in Ps? I was prompted to save as a TIFF or JPG2000 and file size seemed smaller than usual.

[@Anna-gv7vo]

There is something I couldn't understand! When you masked the top layer, the one with the light, you were revealing the layer underneath, the layer with no light... but, it came out with the same light as the top layer... I'm probably blocked, but I didn't understand... I know how layer masks work, but here I didn't... Thank you in advance!

[@fjhphoto]

The layer on the bottom is the photo with the light in the way. The top layer is the photo without the light. That top layer was hidden behind a mask so I painted white to reveal the parts of that image without the light. Doing that "removed" the light from the bottom photo.

[@Anna-gv7vo]

@@fjhphoto OMG, of course, I was definitevely blocked... ahahahah I use layers everyday, but for some reason I couldn't get it... Thanks a lot for answering!!!

[@tonyhayes9827]

The model doesn't have to be in the plate shot do they?

[@fjhphoto]

They do not.

[@KoreanBro]

I need find human light stand who can move the lights for me!

[@BudauAmos]

hello, what keyboard are you using?

[@fjhphoto]

This one - amzn.to/3NK8xEr

[@MichaelAres]

When I try to select a mask...it automatically give the white square instead of the black square. How do I fix this?

[@fjhphoto]

Just invert the mask. Use ctrl-I on pc of Command-I on Mac.

[@ryanalejos9557]

Also subscribe

[@shotsbyknighten]

hey man love your"re videos i have a issue and i cant find on how to fix it imp using photoshop and I don't know how to fix the adobe photoshop filter is not available thing I've created a TEMP and a temp thing and still is not working also tired reinstalling as well if you can help i would really appreciate that so much

[@fjhphoto]

I'm my sure what's going on. The "filter" section on the top menu bar is gone?

[@MultiThunder1234]

Guys, this is definitely not the way to do things unless you really have no other choice and by that I mean turning up unprepared. . Please learn the Inverse Square Law properly, there are predictable tables and you will be able to "calculate" the size of the light modifier and power of the flash you will need so that YOU CAN move your lightstand out of the shot and still get soft light. . I'm a 25 year high end commercial fashion photographer so trust me, start doing things properly and you will remain the photographer and not become a "retoucher".

[@TerrenceW]

Great tutorial.

[@dennisk5818]

So you calculate the exposure for the background, such that the subject drops into silhouette and the BG is subjectively balanced for the subject exposure under strobe.

[@fjhphoto]

Yup! But the ambient/background exposure isn't always going to mean the subject is a silhouette. In bright conditions, most likely a silhouette. But in lower light then not really.