The demonstration in this chapter is intended to show the basic number of lights, their purposes and placement traditionally used to illuminate a subject. Each individual light and any possible variation and placement is further discussed in the following chapters. The basic lighting set up for an interview can consist [...]
For most interviews there are three fundamental Key Light placements. Each of the placements could be for creative reasons or as we’ll see below for specific needs or requirements. Note that in all three placements the light is always directed from the far side of the camera therefore the wider [...]
The main purpose of the fill light is to soften lines on the face of the subject and reduce the contrast ratio between highlights and shadows. If the key light would be placed directly in front of the subject there would be no need for a fill light as no [...]
The main purpose of the hairlight or backlight is to create separation between the subject and the background. Most photographers use a small light such as an Arri 300 Fresnel mounted on a boom arm or a grip arm. A better way to create separation is to use a [...]
Edge light is one of those things that the photographer can do when time allows to make his/her work a little better. The easiest light to use for an edge is a small (300 w) Fresnel with a gel attached to the exterior of the barn doors and extend [...]
There are times when we only have minutes to set up for an interview instead of hours but regardless of how much time we have we still want our work to look as good as it can possibly be regardless of the circumstances. Don’t forget that our work is our calling card. [...]
There are times in television and photography that we must deal with “challenging subjects”, and the most common challenges that most of us are faced with are overweight people. As professionals we should attempt to minimize their bulky appearance and there are a few quick techniques we can use to [...]
A two camera interview set-up is basically a doubled-up single camera interview. The set-up for the second camera is a mirror image of the first one. The main challenge is keeping lights, stands and the second camera out of the first camera’s view as basically the two cameras are shooting against each other. In order to [...]
This interview took only 20 minutes to set-up and only one light was used on the subject, the rest of the lighting came from natural light filtering from glass doors. The light used was a fluorescent Lowel Caselight fitted with K5600 bulbs and with a double layer of tough-spun diffusion [...]
Getting good results outdoor could be in most cases a greater challenge than creating elaborated lighting set-ups indoor. Outdoor is all about controlling the element and manipulating the sun. To accomplish this we need additional equipment, this could get expensive but a good investment if your goal is getting the [...]
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