![]() ![]() I’m sure it comes as no surprise by now, but yes, I have tested these as well and written in detail why I love them so much. So why do I like them? Firstly, they are a little more subtle than the other filters I’ve tried and you barely even know they’re there unless light is shining directly into the lens, but when it catches a glimpse of that light, it opens up the shadow details beautifully and for that I love them. In fact, I think I’d leave them on my camera the entire time if I thought I could get away with it. I personally use the LEE Low Contrast filters for my work and I absolutely love these things. These lens filters are Low Contrast filters and again, there are many versions of these and nearly all filter companies make them or something similar. Lastly, we have the most subtle flare-inducing filters I own and this is actually the filter I used during the shoot in this article. There are many, many options to try when it comes to adding flare, but if you want to add flare or depth into your shot via a lens filter, here’s a few options I like to play with. To counter this, I like to use certain lens filters to add a little visual interest to the shot, without actually overpowering it. Older lenses, especially vintage lens, were very susceptible to flare, but that’s all but been eliminated today. ![]() Nearly all modern lenses are polished and coated in such a way so as to almost entirely eliminate flare. You may find that this automatically adds some lens flare to your shot, but if you have a modern camera and lens, you may be surprised at how little flare you actually get. The gridded light behind the model is positioned so as to be firing straight at the camera. Here though, I’m adding it for creative effect and is of course purely optional. Flare is only present when we have light coming directly into the lens and is ordinarily avoided due to it being considered undesirable. Essentially without that flare, the top of this image would have no glow or halo-like light coming into frame. If you’re reading this section and are not entirely sure what I’m referring to by ‘flare’, take a look at the image I’ve included here where I’ve circled the effect in red. If you do fancy adding a little interest to your shot though and want to include the addition of some flare, here’s how I went about it. This next part is going to be more personal preference and some of you may not like this effect and that’s okay too. The editorial style lighting will always be a winner, now as well as 50 years from now and if you’d like to learn it plus a few tweaks to give it a little something extra, your’e in the right place. But I understand that, what’s not to love? The light is beautifully clean, it illuminates everything and the darker mottled background perfectly contrasts the brighter well-lit subject in the foreground. Firstly, I forget that this type of look is new to some people, the clean lighting and mottled, darker background has certainly seen a resurgence in recent years and the NY fashion magazines can’t get enough of it. ![]() For me though, I prefer something a little more visually engaging, so when I posted a bunch of these more ‘editorial style’ shots a couple of weeks ago and people started to ask questions about the lighting, I was a little surprised. To be honest, I am not known for this type of lighting, far from it and there is certainly a million and one photographers out there who manage to shoot this type of work, day in and day out without losing their minds, and I admire their ability to do so. ![]() Is it going to break the mould of creative lighting? Absolutely not, but it is most definitely a style of lighting that is both timeless and one that every decent studio lighting photographer should be able to pull-off with their eyes closed. Model agencies love this type of lighting and it usually works just as well in black and white as it does in colour. With fashion it illuminates the garment and often portrays the subject in a flattering manner. To be clear, this ‘ editorial lighting’ term is something I personally use in the studio to refer to a certain type of lighting, it’s far from industry standard, but for me, it explains exactly what the lighting does.Įditorial lighting is often very clean, descriptive light that displays everything it needs to. But what about photography, more precisely, studio lighting, what are some classics in our field? We of course have the traditional ‘ clamshell lighting’, maybe even the ‘ Rembrandt lighting’ if you’re feeling adventurous, but if we want to make it a little more engaging, we can take it one step further with some classic editorial lighting. ![]()
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