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On Location: Lighting

 

I had a lot of questions the other day after my weekend shoot in Oklahoma regarding my lighting set up. So how did I layout the set up?

Here is the thing, I’m a creature of habit when it comes to my workflow; I get stuck with really what works and looks great. My primary set up for this shoot consisted of a large 6x6ft diffusion panel to the left of where the subject would be sitting. Then I set up a socked beauty dish to light through the diffusion panel. I could have forgone the beauty dish and used a standard reflector, but I wanted to diffuse the light as much as possible before it hit the subject. To the right of the subject, I placed a large white reflector for fill and positioned a smaller silver reflector to be in his lap to bounce some light up from below. A final low-powered 55w, gridded softbox from behind and to the right brightened up his hair and added a highlight to one side. I then reverse this set up based on the different interview positions.

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Matt Knisely is an Emmy Award–winning visual storyteller, creative director, and author who loves telling stories of the extraordinary. Make sure you check out his book Framing Faith, it helps connect the seemingly unconnected, see the beauty right in front of us, and revealing how to be present in the moment.

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