As we advance in our portrait creating skills, new techniques will open up doors for us that we’ll later discover enhance even our most basic photographs. More often you’ll find yourself even planning ahead to include some of the tools you may jerry rig or even purchase.
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This week’s theme for taking a portrait, of a new subject, includes the use of a light bounce. Now, there’s a few things I insist that you use in your setup. First, this shall be a two light source photograph.
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That doesn’t mean two lights, but two light sources. What I mean is that a single light source from one side of your subject (one of any four directions, preferably not in front.) Then we BOUNCE a reflection of that primary light source into the opposing side.
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Naturally your bounced light will be much less powerful and more soft. The cheapest tool to buy is a white piece of card board or foam board. Mere dollars at a craft store.
- Foam Sheet 12″X18″ 2mm-White 10 per pack.
- CowboyStudio 32″ Photography Photo Portable Grip Reflector 5-in-1 Circular Collapsible Multi Disc Reflector
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These two options should help you realize how affordable it will be to add a tool like this. I have accumulated several different sized CowboyStudio reflectors over the years. Take note of the sizes. For a decent balance of bounced light, it needs to be large enough. If you get one too small, you’ll be limited on how far you can be from your subject.
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Also, you’re either going to need an assistant to hold the bounce, or use a clamp system. I have several free standing light stands and a couple extra tripods. Then I just use woodworking clamps to hold it in place. But more often, I use an old, heavy based, boom mic stand. I hange my bounce from the boom part of the stand. Works great every time.
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The rules are pretty simple:
- Post one original photograph (Your Image) shot each week per theme posted on this blog to Google+, Facebook, or Flickr (or all three). Tag the photo #photochallenge.org or #photochallenge2016.
- The shot should be a new shot you took for the current weekly theme, not something from your back catalog or someone else’s image.
- The posted image should be a photograph, not a video.
- Don’t leave home without your camera. Participating in the 2016 PhotoChallenge is fun and easy.
- Extra Rule for the Portrait Challenges, you must shoot a new subject for each portrait.
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