Lighting with Flash: Capturing a Dancer in Motion
1h 38mBeginner2013-05-17
Authors
David Hobby
Photographer, Founder of Strobist.com
Course details
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.
Learning objectives
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
Learning objectives
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
Skills covered
Photography LightingLegacy SeriesPhotography
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Setting the stage - Flash macro shoot
1. Setting Up the Space and Lighting
- 02 - Preparing the studio
- 03 - Lighting the background
- 04 - Lighting the subject
- 05 - Reviewing the setup
- 06 - Refining the lighting and exposure
2. The Photo Shoot
- 07 - Planning the shoot with dancer Stephanie Yezek
- 08 - The first test shots
- 09 - Making refinements
- 10 - Another pose
- 11 - Lighting notebook - A dancer in action
3. Portrait of a Dancer
- 12 - Setting up for a portrait
- 13 - The photo shoot
- 14 - Lighting notebook - Portrait of a dancer