Lighting with Flash: Capturing a Dancer in Motion | 933.72 MB

Duration: 1h 38m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 960x540 23.976 fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | May 17, 2013 | Appropriate for all | Language: English

In this installment of the Lighting with Flash series, photographer and Strobist.com publisher David Hobby demonstrates using strobes to freeze action while capturing the strength and grace of a dancer in motion. After working through the lighting challenges of a dance studio, David sets up a white, seamless background and shoots some test shots, adjusting the flash units to create a white "blow-away" background that will enable the photo to be easily composited. Next, he photographs the dancer, working with her to capture a relaxed expression as she leaps and strikes various poses. After the action shots, David lights and shoots a portrait.

Topics include:

* Assessing a space and setting up a background

* Lighting a background to create a "blow-away white"

* Working with umbrellas and ring light adaptors

* Lighting to show musculature and form