My Favorite THREE LIGHT Studio Setups for HIGH KEY Photography
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A behind the scenes look at three of my favorite 3 Light Studio Setups for creating High Key Portraits.
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@SidneyPratt 4 ай бұрын
Yes, exactly what I did and it worked for over 40 years. Thanks for sharing your video.
@bala1000mina 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Nathan, Definitely I'll try your given setups and curious to see the results in my end results! Very informative video as always! God bless and good luck!
@DJEllis 5 ай бұрын
Seriously gorgeous work…as always! Love your easy to understand breakdown and no nonsense approach to lighting your models. Very inspiring!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much 😊
@davidcholley7128 5 ай бұрын
Merci pour ces précieux conseils , je vais essayer la prochaine fois
@lifesbeautiful3024 5 ай бұрын
Great job, Nathan. Most enjoyable. And your models are stunning, not to mention their amazing posing…just wow.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank ya kindly
@zacklarez 5 ай бұрын
Discovered your channel with this video and I love everything about it, from the editing to the demonstration to the actual photos, as well as your demeanor. Thank you.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@kennethnielsen3864 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing
@charliegreen1989 5 ай бұрын
Love this Nathan, great video and really helpful. Moody and high key now that looks great, will definitely be trying this out.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Great to hear!
@marcuspersley 3 ай бұрын
Great job, Nathan. This video was timely and informative. I cannot wait to try this with darker skin tones to see the results.
@TheToyFrontier 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for this beautiful info. i'll try it out
@Kchernek 5 ай бұрын
I've been trying a setup like this at eqch of my shoots the past few months. I appreciate the extra insight on it beyond the other videos that you've shown it. Every little bit helps refine knowledge a bit further.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Johannes 5 ай бұрын
Awesome tutorial as always! Very informative, especially the details with the background, really well explained.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@jirkadolezal8127 2 ай бұрын
love this type of tutorials
@csc-photo 5 ай бұрын
Super helpful, very clearly explained - thanks! 👏🏻
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@kunstfuhrer 5 ай бұрын
Great job, Nathan, thanks for sharing
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@kamilnvk6575 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this knowledge!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Any time
@hbhavsi 5 ай бұрын
Truly stunning setup and examples.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@pain3134 11 күн бұрын
great video . keep the great work!
@LunaBelAir Ай бұрын
Love the silver umbrella effect. Hard but soft at the same time.
@NathanElson Ай бұрын
Agreed!
@ComptonHarry 5 ай бұрын
I have tried one of these set up today. Can’t find to share it. Thank you so much for the inspo Nathan 🙏🏾🙌🏾
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Hope you like it!
@TEMTECKPHOTOGRAPHY 5 ай бұрын
Huge help for sure bro, love your channel.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@franckrollier895 5 ай бұрын
Stunning ! I 'm diying to achive same Light rendering,I need to continu to improve my skills. Thanks for sharing
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@kavanlake871 5 ай бұрын
Nate! What’s up man?! 😎👊🏾 Nice to see your face and of course, you’re killing it on the photography. Thank you again for being an awesome artist and human being, and teaching us how to refine our images. Hopefully I’ll be seeing you some time this year.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Hey Buddy! Hope to see your face this year as well :) (Location lighting workshop in the works for possibly spring)
@pimnauta3840 5 ай бұрын
You make it seem so easy hahaha, Thanks for sharing!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Practice practice practice 😉
@pennyfan13 5 ай бұрын
I've learnt a lot from this video, thank you!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@EdwardKilner 5 ай бұрын
Another fine video. Thank you.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watchin!
@mejiavincee 5 ай бұрын
I'm definitely trying this
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Awesome
@shengyuanhsuphotography7255 5 ай бұрын
these r all so beautiful
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@666davekerr 5 ай бұрын
Fantastic video and great explanation
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@Bishnu_Deb 5 ай бұрын
As usual great video from one of my favorite fashion photographers, Nathan. Love from India.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@krosgold 5 ай бұрын
very helpful, inspiring tips
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
@shadowyzman7078 5 ай бұрын
Amazing work!!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@aussie2uGA 5 ай бұрын
I think I heard some photography tips while watching this? Wowza 😳
@MrVara411 4 ай бұрын
All I heard was "blah blah blah aperture blah blah blah shutter speed blah"
@mattbrownmattbrownhair 5 ай бұрын
FANTASTIC
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank ya
@perrysmithphotography2915 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Jean-LucSalaun 5 ай бұрын
Great stough... thankyouu!!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@davidscottbowlesphoto 5 ай бұрын
killer man!!! Loving the videos need to try this! haven't done a high key portrait in a minute haha
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@weztastudio6170 5 ай бұрын
thank you very much for sharing your expericence
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Anytime!
@doctorstrobe 5 ай бұрын
Man, I must confess I rarely learn anything while watching KZfaq. The only exception so far being that Ab Sesay... But your content is actually really awesome. Thank you for taking the time to teach all that!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Awesome. Glad you got something out of it!
@wutangclan2051 Ай бұрын
Brilliant! Thank you. subbing
@NathanElson Ай бұрын
Welcome aboard 😉
@jefferson199016 5 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@pixelstudio3296 5 ай бұрын
I just discovered you...man are you talented...i'm definitely trying your setup :)
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank ya kindly!
@shanemichael6606 5 ай бұрын
I’d love to see your SOC image n final n steps u r doing to edit. I’m hoping to do something similar in next shoot. I shoot high key alot but have yet to get images this stunning. Just amazing
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
I actually have quite a few videos that walk through the retouching process :)
@clausandersen8647 5 ай бұрын
Awesome🤩
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks 🤗
@iamskarts 5 ай бұрын
You just earned one subscriber sir.
@justdontstop 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for simple explain, very very usefull light setup! Is it 50 1,4 lens on that shoot?
@Daglas1988 3 ай бұрын
Nice work :) regards from Poland ;)
@BankonJovan 5 ай бұрын
Badass! New subscriber!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@dewfah 5 ай бұрын
great content Nathan! BTW: you're not rolling in your cables with your chair? :)
@NickDelDuca 5 ай бұрын
Loved all of these! Jealous of your space mine isn't quite wide enough to do 2 umbrellas on the sides like this
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Space is a luxury for sure
@wellywijaya8829 5 ай бұрын
i Love it 😍 😍 😍
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@specialized41 5 ай бұрын
What camera / Lenses do you use for Portraits? Thanks!!
@MrGirbes 5 ай бұрын
I learned this "trick" to measure the light on the back of the head of the model (pointing the dome towards your backdrop) it should be the same or slightly higher than the value from your keylight.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
I've heard of it being done that way before as well. Perks of photography is that there are a 1000 ways to get the same results, the how doesn't matter as much as the results :)
@eitantouboul491 5 ай бұрын
What I would give for weekly uploads you have no idea. 10/10
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
You and me both 😉 Thank ya.
@Govannonart 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great . Will have to try the way you showed in this video. But, there's always but, there are no deep umbrellas in the studios where I usually shoot. Looking forward to seeing a new video from you. Cheers from Bashkortostan
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Doesn't have to be a deep umbrella, it can be any umbrellla, or softbox, or whatever you have. I just have a preference for the deep umbrellas, but they are not a necessity.
@Govannonart 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson thanks for the answer. Anyway, would like to test deep umbrellas in action
@NeilSnapePhotography 5 ай бұрын
Your way of teaching is top level. As are your models. Glad to see you using umbrellas as not enough do. Thanks for sharing.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@Heiko_Kanzler 2 ай бұрын
Great video, but can we talk about the stool with wheels and, and as it seems, shelves you're using?
@billycrowe4501 4 ай бұрын
Do you have any preference over the profits vs the wescott umbrellas? I own a lot of wescott stuff and it works great. And are like half the cost. Just didn’t know if there was some kind of d of difference I was missing.
@pepejjgl 5 ай бұрын
Thank You for sharing. Beautiful. (new subscriber here)
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@alecdelben 5 ай бұрын
Great video. I'm really beginning to get more into the studio side of things and your videos have been a great resource. What's your go to focal length for your studio work? 85?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Ya, 85 is tyically my lens of choice for 90% of my work.
@alecdelben 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson thanks for the reply! I’ve been debating on the sigma 85 1.4 or the way too expensive RF 1.2 lol. Have the EF 50 1.2 and a 35. Need something higher at this point.
@zacgrimaldo 5 ай бұрын
Great job as always Nathan. Do you ever shoot swimwear in the studio? Something that is not just white background ecomm, but creative swim that could be done on a day when the weather outside is not conducive to shooting on location. It would be a great subject for a vid! Thanks!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
I've had to do this in the past for a swimwear brand. Next time I have to do it I will get some video for it. Thanks!
@emel3603 5 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I would totally love to do it the way you do, but I only have two flash lights. Do you think it would be possible to pull of the high key with just one flash light in the direction of the backdrop?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
The issue you will run into is the light falling off towards the edges and falling to a light grey. If you're shooting a tighter portrait (headshot) you could pull it off, but anything 3/4 to full body would be problematic.
@billycrowe4501 4 ай бұрын
what wheeled stands do you use? I have been looking for something that size. Was looking at the mathews beefy baby stand and putting wheels on them but these look very similar and may be cheaper.
@BrandonColePhotography 5 ай бұрын
Good job
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank ya
@tonymanuel7217 5 ай бұрын
Hello Nathan, I was wondering if you can create these same type of shots just using 2 strobes but placing one strobe behind the subject and one strobe above the subject? Love your work by the way!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
The issue is the background being lit evenly. If you only have one light, you’ll get a bright center but then it will start to fall off to grey in the corners, so you won’t get that pure white.
@iamjeromedupont 4 ай бұрын
Amazing content!!! #thanksforsharing
@NathanElson 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@monztermovies 5 ай бұрын
Killer! 😎👌🤟
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Thank ya
@ORESTVPRO 5 ай бұрын
me gusto el video
@silvasurfa9800 5 ай бұрын
More!!! :)
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
coming!
@yannilaloudakis529 5 ай бұрын
Thoughts using continuous light for background, and a flash for key light?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
As long as your flash doesn’t overpower your constant light it’s definitely doable.
@farjadahmad 5 ай бұрын
great stuff, as a photographer, you might not always use the white backdrop, so what happens when you want to use a different colour? i think what i mean to ask is, you would require different colours of backdrops right?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Correct, granted you could gel the background lights to create a coloured backdrop, but I’d rather just get the actual color in paper.
@BrandonTalbot 5 ай бұрын
Nathan, I've never used flash before - is there any way to do this set-up with continuous lighting?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Of course. Light is light. As long as you meter it out properly you can definitely do this with constant light.
@badpilotstudio Ай бұрын
Hi, what kind of white for background do you prefer? Polar, arctic?
@NathanElson Ай бұрын
I use the Super White from Savage Backdrops: bhpho.to/3VcsyI4
@Health-and-Wellness-Now 5 ай бұрын
I do like this set up, but I prefer to pump the BG lights in to some VFLATS, to stop the spill...giving the BG a brighter setup by 1-2 stops.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
I’ve done that for various jobs as well.
@Health-and-Wellness-Now 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson thanks for the content….love watching!
@BARSSTUDIO 5 ай бұрын
Nice video. What kind of backdrop do you use?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
9’ Savage Super White
@agylub 5 ай бұрын
To set the background value use a reflected flash meter. A bit of Zone theory. Vale Dean Collins.
@IanMcCausland 5 ай бұрын
Dean Collins! That's the OG
@agylub 5 ай бұрын
@@IanMcCausland I was lucky enough to see him twice. He knew what he was talking about unlike way too many TikTokers.
@IanMcCausland 5 ай бұрын
@@agylub yeah I saw him once and it blew my mind. I had the videos too Legendary.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Perks of photography is that there are a 1000 ways to get the same results, the how doesn't matter as much as the results :)
@agylub 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson maybe. But a scientific approach will ALWAYS give you what you want
@BobMcKinley 3 ай бұрын
Looks awesome, but don't you get light kick back into the lens?
@NathanElson 3 ай бұрын
Nope
@glamych 5 ай бұрын
Nice shots and cute models! What camera are you using, if it's no secret?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
These were shot with a D800 as well as a z6II
@glamych 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson tnx!
@antonxravx 5 ай бұрын
Nathan, please tell me which wire (brand) You use cameras to communicate with your laptop???
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
I just use a cheap usb cable off amazon. I tried tether tools but the cables were insanely expensive and the one I bought didn't work worth a damn.
@antonxravx 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson thank you! 🤝🏻
@chadwickerman 4 ай бұрын
Where do you find your models? It's a constant dilemma to find good models.
@marcel9568 5 ай бұрын
If I set the camera to F11 @ iso 100 instead of the metered F8 @ iso 100, the camera lets in less light than @ F8, assuming you keep the shutter speed the same. So how is this OVER exposing? I am no pro, but I would say it is the other way around.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
I didn't say to set your camera to f/11. I said meter your key light to f/8 (and your camera always matches your key light, so it would also be set to f/8) and then meter the backdrop to f/11, therefore adding more light than the camera is exposed for, therefore blowing out the background.
@marcel9568 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson Okay I think I get it now...
@marcel9568 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson How do you "meter" a "backdrop" to F11?
@LosAngeles2023 5 ай бұрын
what fstop you shooting?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
typically f/8 in studio
@marksparco3133 5 ай бұрын
I am confused at 1:04 . Aren't you underexposiing going from F/8 to F/11 ? Aren't you letting less light on the background ?
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Camera and key light are set to f/8 - then the background is metered to f/11, but the camera stays at f/8 to match the key light. It takes MORE light to expose for f/11, so if you meter your lighting at f/11, and then set your camera to f/8, anything metered to f/11 will be overexposed.
@mdozaphotography 5 ай бұрын
Nathan love your work I'm going to sound like an A$$whole for saying this 2:06 there's a fourth light for fill from the ceiling behind being used behind camera.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
It's just a light for helping provide some ambient in the studio (the overhead lights were burnt out) but it's not powerful enough to be picked up at f/8 (which is what I was shooting at).
@salgub 5 ай бұрын
Ok I do not get it , if you are saying that in order to get a pure white background you need to over expose your back light by 1 stop and your settings are: Key Light> f/8 iso 100 and your back light f/11 iso 100 you are not over exposing your background because when you move from f/8 to f/11 you are reducing the amount of light by 1 stop so in this case you are underexposing your background. Over exposing would be moving from f/8 to f/5.6
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Camera and key light are set to f/8 - then the background is metered to f/11, but the camera stays at f/8 to match the key light. It takes MORE light to expose for f/11, so if you meter your lighting at f/11, and then set your camera to f/8, anything metered to f/11 will be overexposed.
@laurajazz89 4 ай бұрын
3:59
@NathanElson 4 ай бұрын
That is a time stamp
@alptunga 26 күн бұрын
My friend, the censor will never fulfill his destiny, nor you yours, until you let go of the illusion of control.
@svoivdosku 5 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍💕💕💕💕💕🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
thank ya
@jalexanderevans 2 ай бұрын
I found it hard to concentrate during this tutorial...
@liauchungren848 2 ай бұрын
Wahahahahaha, I think I understand what you mean lol
@fotogfitzfoto412 5 ай бұрын
A bit of a con to call it a three light set-up, when two are lighting the backdrop.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
It’s 3 lights for high key. If you can light a backdrop 9’ white backdrop with one light I’d love to see it. Calling it a con is a hell of a stretch.
@pmarcig 5 ай бұрын
It's literally a three-light setup.
@xagikneex 5 ай бұрын
I feel like you’ve already made this video
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Maybe
@kertismpila7449 5 ай бұрын
Low-key this is giving Calvin Klein
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Ya, I feel that too
@zorromuerto 5 ай бұрын
I would like to see some AI enthusiast talking here. Goog job.
@michaelbobarev 5 ай бұрын
Nice ... lady -))
@wildone106 2 ай бұрын
The most important thing you didn't mention was- how the F**** do you find models of this quality? IG & model mayhem are useless these days. I'm grinding hours trying to find good models and yea..there just isn't any like this out there.
@NathanElson 2 ай бұрын
Every model I work with I connect with through IG.
@wildone106 2 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson No one ever replies to me especially if they have over a few thousand followers they are untouchable lol
@wildone106 2 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson I think its about the following count...like I only have 800 and no one will want to work with a low count photog..it sucks
@NathanElson 2 ай бұрын
@@wildone106 I've never known follower count to play into whether or not I work with someone.... could be that your work just doesn't meet their wants or needs. Maybe you're just approaching the wrong people and need to find models that fit within your style.
@RonK 5 ай бұрын
Quite a stretch to call this a three light setup. I see key and background, or, in the last, key and fill. Using two strobes for the same background light does not really make this a three-light-setup. Nevertheless great images, and, of course, gorgeous models, as always.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Try creating a high key background with one light.
@fotogfitzfoto412 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson Try a Broncolor Pulso L 3200J!.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
A more powerful strobe doesn’t equal a white backdrop. You need to light it evenly from both sides or the backdrop will start to fall off to grey on whatever side is opposite the light.
@C0n4rt 5 ай бұрын
21 seconds, lol.
@atom6_ 5 ай бұрын
Just because you shoot some pretty girls does not mean that the pictures are any good, actually they're pretty bad. The anatomy issues; no neck, hands flat towards camera, from the side with the backshoulder up, model sitting while shooting from a top angle making her short - it is all just very weird, but hey, at least they are half naked with empty eyes, while not conveying anything and to top it off, photoshop the hell out of it hoping that it will compensate any of those flaws. Pulling shirts is like a beginner "trick" when you have no idea how to direct. Anything for the views I guess.
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Haha this brought a smile to my face. Thanks for your comment. I bet your portfolio is amazing. There are two types of people. Those who create, and those who try to tear down others because they can’t. Never are both of those traits within the same person.
@minimcune 5 ай бұрын
Great vid, but like why is every single male photographer on youtube always just shooting girls? Every. Single. Time. I also need to know how to shoot men sometimes. Help me understand!!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
Go follow John Gress. He photographs the fellas all the time.
@marcel9568 5 ай бұрын
Thumbs up for the beautiful model. No arms filled or legs filled with ugly tattoos. Beautiful!
@NathanElson 5 ай бұрын
I suppose everyone has their own tastes.
@marcel9568 5 ай бұрын
@@NathanElson That's correct.
@Nobodytoday12 5 ай бұрын
I think the shots would have been great regardless
@Justin-uc8sc 5 ай бұрын
What a disgusting comment.
@666davekerr 5 ай бұрын
What a ridiculous comment. These photos would still have been amazing if the model had been tattooed or not. Maybe think about commenting on the photography,the lighting etc. instead of the models appearance
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