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Senior Portraits using LiteDiscs Outside / Teenager portrait

Most people assume that professional portraiture requires expensive camera strobes for good results.

Strobes can work beautifully with portraits, particularly when used with soft boxes, but they are not necessary in many situations.

Armed with equipment to modify sunlight, you can achieve fantastic results.

(Most images can be clicked for an enlarged view.)

Topics Covered:

  • The importance of using a stylist
  • Choosing the right background
  • Diffusing sunlight using Litediscs
  • Using a Litedisc to create a fill light
  • Using Litediscs to create a hair light
  • Setting up a portable, digital workstation
  • Transporting equipment

Equipment Used:

Camera/Media

  • Adobe® Photoshop® Elements for Mac
  • Olympus E-10 digital camera
  • 2-Olympus 3040 digital cameras (for set-up shots)
  • Lexar 160MB CompactFlash card
  • Lexar USB CompactFlash reader
  • 2-Lexar 64MB SmartMedia cards
  • Sturdy tripod

  
 

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