From the course: Lighting with Flash: The Basics

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The ring as key with light on the background

The ring as key with light on the background

From the course: Lighting with Flash: The Basics

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The ring as key with light on the background

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I want to find a way to just really emphasize the color in your lips coming back. So, here's my problem. I can light her with this ring flash, and I can have the light falling off as it gets back to her, but she's got the shadow. And I want to make that shadow go away by putting a light behind her, so I'm going to pull you out just a little bit if I could. There we go, thank you. Drop this in. All right, have a seat. I'm going to get this down. So instead of using this light to accent her, I'm now using it to erase the shadow that the ring is making. I don't know if it's bright enough. I don't know anything yet. Let's just try it. Very different-looking. Okay, do not move, perfect! Okay, chin up just a little bit. Good, good. I like the way you pulled your shoulder in like that too. Good. Okay, the light's a little too hot in the back, and we'll take that down just a tad. Is that right? Better. Okay, don't move. Okay, not so much around with your shoulder; you had it back just there…

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