Step-by-Step Guide: Easily Creating Dynamic Beauty and Dramatic Lighting!

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00:00 Overview
00:40 Intro
00:55 New Filming Set
01:38 Beauty Lighting Setup
07:29 Dramatic Lighting Setup
17:08 Final Thoughts
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Пікірлер: 63

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Although it might not look better, this is my first 4K upload! 🤣 Questions or comments drop em below!

@davidlavery9714 3 ай бұрын

Great video Thank you

@tonyclarke5068 5 ай бұрын

This is gold James. My biggest surprise and take away is that the key light had enough coverage to cover 5 in a group as effectively as it covered one person. Thanks for then great content.

@greggeis918 10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate you taking the time to break down your thought process through these setups. It’s really valuable learning it as the concepts and not just the light setup you have up. I really need to try out just using simple umbrellas. I’m always setting up softboxes all over. Pretty sure my first modifier was an Apollo Orb kit.

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Umbrellas are very quick to setup and break down and I definitely enjoy the results I get using them!

@danh2716 10 ай бұрын

James, let me say how much I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. I recently came upon your channel and I have been enjoying them a lot. I used to set up monolights and take our kids' pictures when they were little tikes. Now that they are in highschool sports, I'm so appalled by how badly the school coordinated team photos look, that I have been thinking about offering to shoot something better for the kids on the team. As I'm sure you know, every kid should be blown away by how cool they look in their sports pictures, instead of being annoyed at seeing it hanging on grandma's refrigerator. Anyway, you've been giving me some great ideas, and a lot to think about.

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Dan!

@johnheggie8020 10 ай бұрын

Another great video! Thank you!

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, John!

@MichaelRoachWV 6 ай бұрын

Solid.

@TheSunnySuttons 6 ай бұрын

Great Info!!!

@bigwoofphotography 9 ай бұрын

Incredible video. Less than 20 mins but absolutely packed with high level information. You’re the best!

@QuantzPhoto 8 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@moonjo 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff, James. Appreciate you walking us through this and sharing.

@ConnieEtter 7 ай бұрын

AWESOME!! THANK YOU !

@QuantzPhoto 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@pc5447 10 ай бұрын

This video was awesome! James what you share both from setup and the photos that come from it help folks like myself more than you can imagine. Always very informative, Thanks

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@garyadams5201 10 ай бұрын

Another great video! Thanks Mr. Quantz!

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary!

@mkdn 10 ай бұрын

Great video James!! Thank you

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@lu8cho 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you!

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@marclafleur6733 10 ай бұрын

Great video as always.

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Benayahu223 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for these teachings man, you are truly a godsend!

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Brent!

@Theroyaltyadventure 10 ай бұрын

Great video James. I really learn a lot from your videos. Very thorough and informative!

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@duanevaljalo9913 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful work, nicely demonstrated. Thank you so much.📷👊🏼✌🏼

@QuantzPhoto 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@EliInfante 10 ай бұрын

Love the light setup for the mens soccer James!

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Eli!!

@photobyxnet 10 ай бұрын

Nice informative video from start to end, good done! 👍👍

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! 👍

@rockj8197 9 ай бұрын

Great content flowing out of you and this channel! Excellent and appreciated! To add to the conversation, in the video, you question whether you need the strip box since the kicker is giving you the edge lighting on the face. Alternatively, It looks like you can lose the kicker as the strip is giving you the kick on the face as well as the edge down the body. It’s hard to tell how much on the face but it seems like it is more than the kicker. Thanks for the lesson and great content!

@leedodge4227 10 ай бұрын

Thanks James, well done. I've seen people have a kicker light that puts a highlight on the side of the nose, those drive me crazy.

@AlanRobinsonandco 10 ай бұрын

Very very helpful as always. I'm just starting to venture into the world of off camera flash, and only have the one strobe light right now, which obviously feels somewhat undergunned when I look at the array of lights you use for these portraits. Any chance of a video sometime showing how much can be achieved with one light? Thanks again!

@SlamBradley 10 ай бұрын

Watching now

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it Slam!

@ampedbusinessandsportsmedia 10 ай бұрын

Thank you James! I am wondering if you would share how you approach and execute the shoot consultation or planning with your clients. I am currently working on a game plan for my pre shoot collaboration with clients, but I am a little ‘shaky’ as I think about questioning (even educating) clients to understand their needs and wants.

@bennettandyp 3 ай бұрын

I love your videos and get a lot out of them. You mentioned using some Einsteins. I've got a couple, but i keep them packed up as I've got a nice westcott system. How do you fire them? Simply with them set to optical slave? Or some other way? Thanks.

@QuantzPhoto 3 ай бұрын

Yep use the optical sensor!

@svoivdosku 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@pc5447 10 ай бұрын

James I often wonder about power from key light to your fill umbrellas, is it always a given ratio or do you just use what works for that particular set ? Thank you

@nasroullahdinally5140 6 ай бұрын

Great contents.Thank you for sharing. Would you mind share what is this special boom arm you're using on your C-stand for yout main light? Where can I purchase this? Thank you.

@QuantzPhoto 6 ай бұрын

They're linked under "boom links" in the description!

@DavidPluimer 10 ай бұрын

Do you often (always?) use the FJ400 reflectors with the umbrellas in these setups? Love this deep dive BTS. Thank you!

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

I’ve started to recently. Maybe I should do a comparison between on and off to see if there’s a big difference…

@adamspeight7517 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic as always! Could you use FJ400s instead of the Einsteins just as another group on the trigger, or do the Einsteins have an advantage for lighting the background?

@QuantzPhoto 3 ай бұрын

Hey Adam, you can only use the same brand strobes with their remotes but you can set the others to use their optical sensors and they'll fire.

@RansomRebuilds 10 ай бұрын

I have two college basketball teams this Friday for media day, and this video was perfect timing as my Cambo Redwing 1201 arrived last week. Quick question, I’ve noticed that the rotating head extension seems to not be able to handle the weight of any light modifier larger than 36”. Have you had this similar experience with the head extension where it will rotate down due to a heavier modifier? I have a Raja 60” soft box and it will not stay upright due to its weight. When I use my FJ400 and Octa M or S I have no problem, but anything larger and the extension arm will not stay put and rotate from 180 degrees to 0.

@QuantzPhoto 10 ай бұрын

There’s a bolt on mine that I can tighten if I need to. That being said I rarely use that large of a modifier on it.

@RansomRebuilds 10 ай бұрын

@@QuantzPhoto yea, when I watched the video a second time I noticed the knob on the back of yours. I have a bolt on the back of mine but I don’t have that knob to turn it. I’ll see tonight if I can use a wrench 🔧 to tighten mine. Thanks for the reply!