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Glamour Shots with the HalfDome2 / Young woman portrait

In the lesson, we will illustrate a very common lighting approach used by professional fashion photographers called "clamshell" lighting.

"Clamshell" lighting is popular, particularly with women, because it typically renders a flattering 1:1 lighting ratio.

If you look through any fashion magazine, you will find several examples of this type of lighting in hair and make-up ads, as well as many others.

For this lesson, we scheduled a photo-shoot with a local model to create a classic "clamshell" head and shoulders shot.

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Topics Covered:

  • Creating a 1:1 lighting ratio
  • Filling in the shadows: using LiteDisc and HalfDome2
  • Using a HalfDome to create a hair light

Equipment Used:

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