Here's four lighting setups from simple to complex.
| Published May 6, 2010 1:06 AM EDT
Two AlienBees B1600 strobes ($360, direct, each).
GS1 grid Spot ($36, direct)
One GS1 grid Spot ($36, direct)
Snooted and gridded Broncolor picolite ($720 street)
A snooted and gridded Broncolor picolite ($720 street)
Broncolor 3200 Ws unilite strobe heads
Two Broncolor 3200 Ws unilite strobe heads ($1,510, street, each).
Broncolor grafit powerpacks
Broncolor grafit powerpacks
arri tungsten lights
Jeff Ludes lit this scene with four 1,000-watt, four 650-watt, one 2,000- watt, and one 350-watt arri tungsten lights
Scrim Jim Diffusion Panels
Those illuminating the human models in the background were softened through Scrim Jim diffusion panels.
Cheyenne Ellis devised a clever way to deploy her 20-inch Flexfill Silver/White reflector ($47, street), without an assistant. Seated, she held it in her lap and aimed it with her forearms while shooting!
PocketWizard radio trigger ($351, street)
pocketWizard radio trigger ($351, street)
a profoto white beauty dish ($352, street)
a profoto white beauty dish ($352, street)
a profoto acute2 2400 Ws strobe
a profoto acute2 2400 Ws strobe