In this video I breakdown how I captured this sports portrait of a high school golfer while blending LEDs and flash together during a two second exposure.
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Click here for a full list of all the gear I use in the studio –
LEDs
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Adorama
Amazon
B&H
Canon BG-R10
Adorama
Amazon
B&H
Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.0
Adorama
Amazon
B&H
Camera Stand
Studio Titan Camera Stand STA-01-360 MK2
Adorama
B&H
Tether Cable
Tether Tools TetherPro Right Angle Adapter USB 3.0 to USB-C Pigtail Cable, 20″, Orange
Adorama
Amazon
TetherPro USB-C to USB Female Adapter (Extender), 15′ (4.6m) (High-Visibility Orange)
Adorama
Amazon
Lighting Gear
Elinchrom FIVE Adorama Amazon B&H Elinchrom ONE Adorama Amazon B&H
Elinchrom ONE Adorama Amazon
Modifiers
Parabolix 35D (89cm)
Adorama
Parabolic
Grip
Avenger Steel 40-Inch Detachable Base C-Stand with Grip Kit
Adorama
Amazon
B&H
Studio Titan Side Kick STA-06-090
B&H
Studio Titan Rack & Pinion Geared Crank Stand STA-06-200
Studio Titan
B&H
How we made this video
Canon Cinema EOS C70
Adorama
Amazon
B&H
and lit with a
Nanlite Forza 720 LED Spot Light
Adorama
Amazon
Nanlite
B&H
Nanlite Forza 500 LED Monolight
Adorama
Nanlite
B&H
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:37 Main light
03:19 Kicker
03:43 Gelled rim lights
04:01 Save on your PPA membership
05:01 Exposure
05:42 Rear curtain sync
06:02 Extending the backdrop
06:52 Controlling ambient
07:52 How many LEDs do you need?
09:16 Posing
10:06 Avoiding reflections
10:21 Retouching
10:45 Generative fill
11:51 Regrets
12:47 Conclusion
Music: Evolution and Going Higher and Birth of a Hero by Bensound
Comments
18 responses to “Senior Portrait Photoshoot Lighting Tutorial – Mixing LED continuous light with flash”
This actually masterful. You know exactly what you're doing.
My inner child has so many comments but I will refrain for the sake of the channel. 😂 Great vid. Appreciate you
Amazing shot! Would love to give this a go at some point. Can I just ask, what lights did you use to attach to the club? I have some lights but feel they’d be far too big for the club shaft. Many thanks.
Such a cool shot and great tutorial. Thanks. Quick question… What is the red light at the 06:00 mark in the video and is that to provide a little ambient light to focus?
Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Very cool shot! Prime example of hiring a photographer with lots of problems solving experience to get what the client wants!
super cool image!! 💙
Yeah Kyle!!!!!
Thank you sir for this tutorial 🔥🔥
Thanks for sharing the BTS and some of the things you’d do differently. How did you attach the lights to the shaft so that they didn’t come off?
Very cool 😎- will try some time
Great vid, John! Two things, does AF continue tracking the face/eye through the exposure, or does it stop once you hit the shutter? And for the black background, Daniel Norton has recommended using Duvetyne because it basically absorbs light and doesn't reflect/get washed out like black paper or even normal fabric. Best part is that it's $40 for 5 yards on Adorama.
Very cool! Great idea! Beautiful final image !
Genius light man ! 👏👏
Whoa, I’ll say that’s advanced! I really like the shot of Tiger! I guess I’m just a fan of natural light, real world/street/etc. sorts of compositions. This is fascinating, though, and I could see how for an artistic production like modern dance, you could do some really cool things with variations of this idea.
Fantastic video and result! That "generative fill" highlight, wow!
Great teacher. Thanks for sharing!
What a cool concept! #LuvIt❤️