Don’t Be a Dummy
Post and photo by Rick Sammon
Hey, are you interested in studio lighting? Here’s a quick tip from my new book, Digital Wedding Photography.
One easy and affordable method for honing your studio lighting skills is to practice them with a mannequin. You can find mannequins on line by doing a quick Google search.
When working with a dummy, you can place lights in different positions for different effects – without your “model” complaining and for charging you overtime.
Here you see, clockwise from the top left, the effects of using:
- one main light;
- main light, background light set to 1/2 power and a hair light;
- main light, a background light set to full power and a hair light;
- and main light and a light behind the subject pointed at the subject.
I used Canon Speedlites and Westcott diffusers for this series of images. I fired the Speedlites with my Canon ST-E2 wireless transmitter.
When a subject shows up in your studio, you can’t waste time. Otherwise, you may look like a dummy.
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