Comments on: Fstoppers Lighting Diagrams – Head Shot

By: Josh R.

Josh R. — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:17:00 +0000

Thanks, much appreciated.

By: Bryan Leighty

Bryan Leighty — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:12:00 +0000

Really excellent work on your site Josh!

By: Josh R.

Josh R. — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:31:00 +0000

I’ve been able to replicate the focus by getting really close with a 50mm lens then comping together multiple shots. However you are completely right that the lighting is not difficult to replicate.

By: Tim Gallo

Tim Gallo — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:28:00 +0000

Martin Shoeller`s light is not very hard to recreate. But to make it look like Schoeller`s photo you need to use 8×10 camera, its the only way to get that focus feel…
talking about light. the light on this one is “flat”, its not a bad thing if this is what you like, but Schoeller`s photos are great, because the give you depth not only of focus, but of light also(sorry, my english is poor, but i hope you understand)… you can achieve it it via photoshop, or just just by cutting the lights as you wrote already…

By: Jon Dize aka DIZEMAN

Jon Dize aka DIZEMAN — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:25:00 +0000

Home Depot here in Vegas has 4 x 8 foot foam insulation that is 2 inches thick, it is very light, FIRM and can be painted any color you want, white both sides, one side black, the other white or black both sides.

You can see variables of this rigid insulation panels here http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbaxx/h_d2/Navigation?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051

They have 1 inch thick for $9.63 or 1.5 inches thick for $14.45, again… if you cannot find the FOAM CORE in large sizes, this may work, just paint it whatever color you want.

By: Jon Dize aka DIZEMAN

Jon Dize aka DIZEMAN — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:20:00 +0000

I assume many art stores have it, like DICK BLICK or other stores. Here in Las Vegas Desert Art Supply has 4 x 8 foot sheets, either white both sides, black one side, white the other or all black for $34 a sheet. I would imagine most towns have similar outlets. Buying these online comes with an INSANE shipping cost, so that is generally unreasonable for most.

By: David Andres

David Andres — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:36:00 +0000

this is what Don Guiannatti calls “Beach Lightning” (sawn in CreativeLive)

By: Javier Giménez

Javier Giménez — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:52:00 +0000

great! :)

By: Jimmy Kuhn

Jimmy Kuhn — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:56:00 +0000

Lowes Hardware has a styrofoam 4×8 sheet for $11…just paint it white on one side and black on the other….paint it any color to use as a backdrop.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_15355-46086-389697_0__?productId=3365568&Ntt=styrofoam&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dstyrofoam&facetInfo=

By: Widgic

Widgic — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:28:00 +0000

Ì use styrofoam boards from home depot, you can get them in 4′x8′ or 2′x4′ for cheap. One side is white, the other has an aluminum reflective sheet so it gives you more options.