I love how the "Peter doesn't do reviews" model. You can't outright pay him off (allegedly), he won't go through a script or technical checklist, but if you send him something he will play with it and just talk while he does. It's candid, entertaining, and generally far more useful in evaluating a piece of kit for regular use than any traditional review.

It’s amazing how Bec can turn it on during a pose. To go from relaxed standing to posing for the camera, in an instant.

I like LED lighting. That combined with having the best model in Australia right now works good.

Love his technique and description of what, why, results. When he says "Beautiful, beautiful, that's really pretty, stunning " he really knows what he is talking about.

I don't know sh!+ about photography but I love how much more confidence and therefore allure Becca exudes as a result of these sessions it's compelling and captured for all to see. Damn

Peter, please do not tell Becca but she surpasses all of the amazing models that you shoot on this channel. She of course talks to us on every one of your episodes and thus we take her to be the girl next door with her disarming candor and openness. BUT - the moment she starts to pose, her eyes come alive with an amazing capture and downright beauty. I will not describe any more of her physical features because they all are top notch and I don't want to leave the safety zone of the eyes. Shhh...

Beck, you're such a stunner! I always enjoy your photo shoots with Peter.

Bec is really such a model! 😍😍😍😍😍😍 The black-and-white pics were my favorites!

I love Bec!!! So beautiful and fun!!!

As someone newer to photography I always like the videos where even after so many years of experience you're still learning with things as you go and just highlighting the need to try things out to find what works.

The way you two work together is so enjoyable to watch. Thanks for the great tricks n tips!

Thank you for sharing you techniques. Many company’s that do similar photo shoots use many many more lights, it’s a just to promote to buy more lights that’s not needed. Thank you for being honest, and having a great passion what you do.

I just simply love Bec❤

Bec 😍 and Of course, the Master Peter!!!

lovely Bec is always a treat

That light from the parabolic diffuser & a reflector bouncing light from below looks amazing. As you said, awesome catchlights.

Love the Terry Richardson comment 😂

Amazing eye, Peter. Love your art. Bec is always a favorite subject for me. Thank you and Bec.

we want more photoshoot video of Bec...❤❤❤

I'd love to see a future episode (or series) on Peter's camera bags, why he likes them and how they serve him, how he packs for local shoots vs international ones, and other camera accessories that are notable. I love how he is an artist first (not a gear head first), but com'on everyone loves the secondary gear! 🤩

Was wondering about the ISO setting and the Kelvin temperature here. Absolutely stunning lighting with LED lighting. Bec is WOW here, she does so much by doing so little. She is fabulous here she's really different, love it.

Wow Peter! The use of the diffuser & white board creates amazing results

I get so much value from these videos. Thank you again for capturing these behind the scene moments and sharing!

I like everything about this! Good job guys.

that was really great!!! thanks for sharing!!

WOW this is beautiful and Wow the Dress Bec is wearing WOW, Did I already say WOW.

The Lantern softboxes are nice. They usually come with a skirt that goes all the way around with velcro so that you can really direct the light coming out of it. That would be interesting to play with.

Peter, I really enjoyed this video, thanks! I have had good luck with Rotolights, and I think LED lighting will be used a lot more going forward.

The lantern and flare at the end did have a great quality. Great vid showing continuous light 🤙

Looks amazing. I have never shot with LED lights. Have to try it one day. Oh, and Bec is gorgeous as always.

Always love a Peter light tutorial…learn something new every time…cheers dude!

Great work sir.

Strangely stunning.

You look great Bec so beautiful happy holidays to you and Peter

Bec is always the trooper. I have a couple of Smith Victor LED's that are similar to these and I always diffuse the light because looking at them or any LED source is always hard on the eyes.

Very Inspirational video. love it so much

Love love love these instructional, simple videos - I’m very interested in learning more about practical, versatile constant lighting as the backbone of a studio …. Oh yeah and where can I get a half dozen of those light stands with boom arms ? 😂😂😂

I been following Peter and his friends. Always learn something. Wish him another successful year next year. Happy Holidays!!

I like the fact that she is standing there in here hitop sneakers :D

Thanks a lot for another great tutorial! I am happy to be able to watch and to learn from that.

Lovely work

I believe the phrase Bec was looking for was "First Impressions..." Keep up the good work, love your content.

Really impressed with these LED lights, and I have to say the Balloon Filter was by far the most impressive thing about this light set up for me. I've been looking for a compact, affordable and yet effective lighting set that is easily tunable and adjustable. I have only used LED's in broadcasting and like the solid 5600K light they give off but have yet to have a go with these smaller studio lamps, so thanks for letting us see how they shake down for you. Bec you look stunning in that wee sparkly pixie dress in a goth style Wednesday Addams meets Tinkerbell. You looked like you were having fun too, after the serious modelling bits, of course. Thanks again for letting us watch a session with Bec while you try out this lamp, you do us a great service by doing these and it's appreciated! - Dave

The Master at work.. How you adjusted the raw LED lights by using different photography props/tricks to get the effect you wanted off Bec's face the first time using these lights was incredible 🤍. Not the president of the camera club, Wednesday eyes, and Bec after a big night 😂

8:06 missed opportunity shot "ultimate facial burn expression" we almost thought our favorite photographer will be murdered on camera by the cutest model :)

and using a great Model forsure

Just this Friday I acquired 2 LED Light Panels and I can't wait to shoot with them. I'll probably use my 6X6 Silk to diffuse this light panel to make it softer, because it is a bit punchy. But, I can't wait.... Thanks for the video.

Very nice demonstration!

great video team. Have to admit, the bit of gear I fancied wasn't that light but the scrim, loved it.

Wow factor EH! Thank-you for your tips and tricks . Absolutely amazing Photograph . Thank-you you two .

Well done, thanks!

I would never disrespect such a beautiful young woman, Becca has the most beautiful eyes that I've seen. You're lucky to have such a beautiful model working with you, to satisfy your customers.

Beautiful.........🦋

Great video, learned many new things, thank you for sharing it with us.

Really informative, Peter. I prefer the BWs as I tend to find that continuous light can be a little characterless in colour. Even though the all the images looked great - top model helps!

Bec, as defined by the English dictionary, and I quote. "Amazingly Glam, without effort." Now, you know.

Nice technique. Way different from the classic studio photography classes with umbrella lights with a key and a fill light placements. It has been years since I have done studio portrait photography. My day job pays much better. For some soft box photography, I have found some drop ceiling LED panels have very good CRI and provide nice soft box effects. I use those, not with models, but for technical product photography, such as used in product publications.

She's beautiful ❣️

this really is amazing ( a term a lot of people are using in the comments ). i learn so much every time i watch one of your videos and the two of you really do work well together. thank you and happy new year!

So much fun thanks

Great video, again. For what I can see on youtube that the Leica gives beautiful skin tones and keeping black’s open. You should really try the sigma 85dg dn and the lumix 50 1.4. Perfect combination with this body. The light is beautiful. The downside of constant light is small pupils but the plus side is that you see more of the eye color. Thx for the inspiration and nice video! Cheers!

Excellent topic and very well done! I have a couple of LEDs that have uses.

great tips, thanks!

Beautiful 👍👍❤️

Peter, have you tried using LED lighting with a gold or silver reflector ? Also, can LED be used to create a sunset for a background? Bec is a absolute doll, surprise she is not on the international stage by now.

Welcome to the DarkSide, er I mean the LED light side…I’m a newbie, but am shooting with a lantern & a curved strip box (led) in place of a reflector…eazypeazy for headshots

Excellent session . Great lighting and posing. Always a treat to see Bec model for you, and that was a great dress.

Stunning Bec 💜

Wow I don't know what to say but wow thanks for the content as always man

Loved this session so much...

Realized Bec can play morticia addams perfectly.

Great

Wish we had those lights when I was working in the film industry as an electrician/lighting assistant

I love Bek's outfit, I would love to know where she got it! hehe

Miss bec, So pretty. Who would have thought she is not a model!

Always cool videos really enjoy you guy's work, quick question did her pupils look good with the continuous light?

Great vid guys, as usual. Peter, you mentioned the guy who came before Richardson but I didn't catch the name. Who was he please?

Nice. I am using a Rotolight Neo lll and getting much the same, with the opportunity to add two and a half million colours, if I like 😳 [I prefer B&W but 🤭]

😍

I actually just started using constant lights (LED) for my shoots - powerful enough lights have finally become affordable enough- and as I am adding a lot more video into my work it greatly simplifies my lighting set-up - 1 set-up accomplishes both! One question - what was the wattage of the LED you were using (I have a few 200W units- once you go above that power things get a lot more expensive right now...)

I would never want someone to change themselves; however, I saw a different maturity in Bec’s face in this photo shoot. I wonder if it may offer her growth in her modeling if you tried some more sophisticated looks rather than rocker, punk girl to see where it goes. She is growing up. What a great beauty and excellent model.

Loved this ! And that quality of light is beautiful Which LED model of the Anglerfish did you use ? I see that have several based on the lumens

Nice tutorial but Bec would also look gorgeous in a daguerreotype at night.🙂

Hey, where is Bec’s outfit from? That’s a gorgeous piece.

She is very beautiful

I noticed you are using ISO 800 which is normal for any of the constant light setups since it is hard to get the higher absolute powers of flash. Do you find that you have noise starting to creep in to image at that ISO on the camera you are using now? That would happen on a older Canon 5D Mark II for example. It is also hard to see the front of the bubble modifier. Is it flat or more rounded like a China ball? The effect looks like a big China ball, which is cool.

Hi how are things !!! I have been following him for several years. I love his videos and it is rare that I miss any !!. I would have a question. What power did the model of led light used have and at what speed and aperture did it force it to work? Thank you so much ?

Seems every time I watch your videos, I want to get another light modifier 😭!

I have mixed feelings and experiences using led lights. Seems like you always have to jack up the iso to get enough shutter speed to ensure some degree of sharpness. The more you jack the iso , the lesser your dynamic range. I think they work well if you want to use them outside at night to help illuminate a scene . The effective range is limited. However they do work well if you want to immulate the old classic Hollywood B&W hot lights glamour look. Since they don't get as hot you can make your own barn doors out of just about anything.

Wow Becs Torso looks absolutely magnificent in that 👗. Please don't lose weight!

Peter, you do a bunch of videos with RaRa or any of the stunning models you have and time goes by and I forget how absolutely beautiful Bec is! It’s like drinking really good scotch for a couple months, then getting another bottle of your favorite and tasting that again. Also a question. When you use leds do you have an issue with the model flow posing and blur at 1/160 and no strobe to freeze the motion?

What version/model of the light is Peter using

I was not so impressed with the "kallah" shot, only the ones where you used the Parabolic diffuser . But switching to B/W made a huge difference. Anyways, thanks for sharing and Bec, you looked amazing in that suit

How many watts has this light?

i dont know if it's just me but the shots v/s live view comparing the shots looks way to blown white? maybe its my screen but still like the style

Oops, I should say the Neo III is about three times the price...

you need to tell me one secret - why many professionals shoot portrait when they cut some top part of hair and they dont care really? I know its about face, but dont you want to have whole head including hair in the photo when you do a portrait? Do you try to always have whole head in while shooting portrait or is it something what is ok for you?

Ive been trying to incorporate LEDs for 3 years. Other than High Key, I cant make them work for me at all. Got tired of burning my clients' eyes out with them. To be honest, they make a great video light but will never take the place of a quality strobe in photography.

Many thanks for this new backstage session. @Bec: Many thanks for posing in this session. I am sorry if the lights were too bright for your eyes, but with them I have just found today a new component that I think I haven’t seen before; you will read it in the comments to Peter. I am aware this session is not about posing, but please let me say my preferred parts are: a) when you open your arms, 2:46-2:46, it looks like you are going to fly like Tinker Bell; b) when you are approaching the camera, 4:41-4:44. @Peter: Many thanks for sharing these multiple combinations of lights, and how to reduce the brightness to make it more bearable for the Model. The one I like the most is when the light comes from below because usually light comes from top or front. But what has brought my attention the most is how the contrast has created a kind of special dark line, in the Model’s contour, in the cover photography of this video for example; and after making a quick comparison with other photographs made and shared by you, I think it is not common to see it. I am aware this session is not about dresses but please let me say that these dark lines, which I have just mentioned, are reinforced by the linear based design of the dress that the Model is wearing.

What's her insta?