In this video I share some tips and techniques on how to shoot a full body portrait in a small hime studio.
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Equipment Used:
Lights: Profoto B2 Air TTl Kit –
Modifier: Phottix Raja 105cm –
Backdrop:
Camera: Sony A7R MarkIV –
Sony Zeiss 50mm 1.4 –
Manfrotto 055X Aluminum –
Ballhead: RRS BH-55 Ball Head with Full-Size Lever-Release Clamp –
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Special thanks to Carmela Jimenez for assisting Coco with her Makeup Virtually:
Coco’s outfit by Myka Limchoc X Patty Laurel –
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My Youtube Setup:
Sony A7RIII + Sony Zeiss 50mm 1.4
Video Recorder – Atomos Ninja V
Microphone – Deity D3 Pro
Lights: Nanlite FS150
Modifier: Phottix 150cm Octabank
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Just something about me…
Since prior to my entry into the wedding industry, I have been considered to be one of the most reputable lighting specialists in the Philippines, conducting workshops nationwide and have been featured in various photography magazines. I was also a multi-awarded portrait and advertising photographer.
My expertise is in manipulating ambient and artificial light to create clean and classic photographs which naturally led me to the genre of portrait and wedding photography. Since then, I have shot numerous weddings locally and overseas exhibiting my signature style.
I am also a :
📸 Sony Ph Brand Ambassador
💡 MagMod Ph Endorser
✈️ International Phottix Pro Teamer
Comments
26 responses to “How to Photograph a Full Body Portrait with One Light in a Small Home Studio”
You have such a wonderful way about teaching..precise and calm.. thank you and your wife is absolutely stunning. such a natural beauty. I am so happy I found your channel..
Thanks for the info I needed this
Great tips., beautiful model
Hello Sir Jiggy, would like to ask nadin po sana yung brand nung backdrop stand 🙂
You used a 50mm and you were 10 feet away from the subject?
Jiggie..The Godfather of Small Studios!!Thank you!
Ok am I the only one here that get annoying by him calling her babe? Every 10 seconds. I know that is his wife but every second. Be side that great tutorial. Like always.
pwede ba sa a6000 ?
Coco is fiiiine!
Hi Sir, very nice and inspiring videos. i would like to ask how to set focusing point automatically focusing on eye. i observe your camera always focus eye automatically. can you teach me please. thanx
If you were shooting with an 85MM prime lens on an APS sensor, how far should the subject be from the camera in other to have a full-body shoot without any area of the body being out of focus?
Thanks Jiggie for your wonderful tutorial. As always, I enjoy your teaching style very much. One thing I found puzzling is when you opened your aperture by 4 stops (from f/5.6 to f/1.4) and used an ND32 neutral density filter to darken by 5 stops, I was expecting a 1 stop underexposure (4-5 = -1 stop). Instead, you had an overexposure and you need to reduce your flash power by half a stop (9.5 to 9.0) to make it work. Can you explain? My guess is perhaps you used an ND8 filter instead.
Thank you! This is by far the best informative video I’ve found on YouTube for this!
I'm trying to figure out how to get full body shots in small spaces.. How tall is your wife. I got the 2 by 3 meters for the space.
Hey Jiggy! What is on the ground? PVC?
BTW I guess you need more room, that backdrop is too cloose to your model… to see some background wash…
I have the issue where the feet still end up dark. Is there a way to fix that before post editing?
Please do you have a video on your fake flooring, need to get one
This was an awesome demo. I like you show your results. Your subject was very professional and easy to work with. A subject that knows their craft is so much better to work with.
Thanks Jiggie for your motivation! Peter
Thank you🙂
How to turn on Sony A7r4 high-speed sync?
best photography tutorial on youtube, the rest of the youtubers are always concerned about their promotions and are not straight to the point.. but here you learn step by step, thank you so much jiggie, i follow you on every social media..
Sir jiggy 2 light setup please or 3 light setup or editing frequency separation dodge and burn please
question lang po. when you tried F1.4 and HSS enabled, why did you jump to 1/2000 for the SS instead of going something slower like 1/640? iniisip ko lang po if the shot at F1.4 would be possible without ND filter. thank you 🙂
Very informative and quality content, you got a new subs jiggie! ♥️
Does the quality of a flash impact its ability to do HSS? I have a Godox V860iiC, AD200’s, and an AD600. I haven’t noticed any degradation…yet.
Using an ND was a great tip. Thanks.