Few photographic subjects are iconic than Marilyn Monroe, and even today, decades later, images of her capture viewers' eyes and photographers' imaginations. This awesome video tutorial will take you behind the scenes of a fine art nude portrait inspired by Marilyn Monroe and show you how it was lit, photographed, and edited.
Coming to you from Lindsay Adler Photography, this great video tutorial will show you how this Marilyn Monroe inspired fine art nude portrait was lit, shot, and edited. As you will see, Adler uses her Westcott Optical Spot for this shoot, which helps to emulate the hard, high-contrast look of the lights of the past. However, because that hard light is concentrated, Adler adds a medium umbrella as fill to help reduce the shadows around the subject a bit. To top off the shot, Adler adds a third light with a 20-degree grid to help separate the model from the background, which helps her to really pop off the background, an effect that is amplified a bit in post. It is quite a great exercise in lighting and a neat throwback to a classic look. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Adler.
