High Key vs Low Key Lighting Beauty Shoot

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In this video I create both a high key and low key beauty image using 2 strobes and the exact same modifiers. The only differences? In one shot I used a reflector, and in the other I added grids while changing the position of the main light. In truth it’s really pretty minimal changes with really dramatic results.
Controlling the amount of light and shadows in your images is extremely important to controlling the mood in a shot… plus honestly it's a fundamental element to knowing your way around the studio.
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In this video I create both a high key and low key beauty image using 2 strobes and the exact same modifiers. The only differences? In one shot I used a reflector, and in the other I added grids while changing the position of the main light. In truth it’s really pretty minimal changes with really dramatic results.
Controlling the amount of light and shadows in your images is extremely important to controlling the mood in a shot… plus honestly it's a fundamental element to knowing your way around the studio.
🔥 Also check out One Light Artistry to see what kind of beauty results you can achieve with just one light! lindsayadler.p...
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@artemisfowl9002 3 года назад

your level of professionalism, knowledge and ease of communication never ceases to amaze me

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you so much! :)

@christianschneiderphoto 19 дней назад

Thank you for all the inspo and guidance.

@freddensing1224 3 года назад

As always love the easy down to earth way you present each lesson. I am taking two of your Creative Live courses, and find I am learning more because of the way you teach it.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

So glad I can help! :)

@longliveclassicmusic 3 года назад

I have to say, one thing I love is how you are SO popular and SO successful with lighting, my favorite, and you only ever use monolights. So many people obsess over super expensive pack and head lighting systems which can be $10,000+ just for one pack. But you actually get results where it counts-with the concept and how you USE the gear!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

I could do this with the cheapest strobes if required. Its about how you use it!

@longliveclassicmusic 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto Yesssssss 💝

@riffraff778 3 года назад

THAT soft, short-lit low-key Rembrandt! The pose is superb as well. Great direction!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

thanks!

@riffraff778 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto Lindsay, I noticed you have a recurrent low-key approach that looks really luxurious. It reminds me the one you did with hard light (using the magnum reflector). I was really impressed. So I have a request: could you do that lush low-key look (hard light/low light) with a male model... I am asking because you can't play with as many aspects (earrings, jewels, glamourous hair style and so on). Just a suggestion. Whatever. Have a great day!✌

@viktoriozzz 3 года назад

You do everything look so easy. Amazing

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thanks so much 😊

@rrasaq 3 года назад

Agreed. She is so amazing.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

xoxox

@allanmenard1651 3 года назад

Love the shot at 8:36. Wow

@davonte_bailey 3 года назад

Both great shots, but the low key photo is absolutely beautiful!!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you!

@kevinbradshaw9209 3 года назад

Calista Flockhart never looked so good... Thanks for the tips.

@ginoandereggen3031 3 года назад

This has been the most inspiring tutorial of all that I have bingewatched now that I'm starting with studio flash, thank you ever so much for such helpful content Lindsay!!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

So glad you enjoyed it! :D

@TheZaco32 3 года назад

Great video! I feel like this studio fits you better. Idk what it is 🤔

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

lol much bigger? :D

@johnz4412 3 года назад

I've purchased many of Lindsey's courses. She's an excellent teacher, due to her skills, experience, and obvious desire to make things understandable.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you so much for the kinds words John! So happy you enjoy the content! ;)

@TheBurzhuy 3 года назад

Another way of doing white background is a flash light with softbox as a background. this gives you a very interesting effect you can see in the first high key picture example - girl's cheekbones, neck and shoulders are lit

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Yup. That's a pretty well known technique and I've illustrated that a lot in other videos on my channel.

@TheBurzhuy 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto I'm sure you did :) I have found the channel not so long ago)))

@riverbirchranch Год назад

Love this Lindsay!

@KT-ei4sh Год назад

Thank you for creating such useful content!

@lindsayadlerphoto Год назад

Thank you for watching!

@gvasquez330 3 года назад

Great tips and wonderful interview on TogChat.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you!

@IAMWILLBROWN 5 месяцев назад

I am definitely a lowkey light guy. These pictures are amazing!

@multimediamel 3 года назад

The low key takes it for me in this set 👍🏽

@LESHAUNWILL 3 года назад

Funny how you can learn the same things over and over but when you show it I still wanna see what you create. #gifted luh you lady :)

@yuriajones 3 года назад

Lindsay, you're a great teacher. Thank you!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@georgenlewis9150 3 года назад

GREAT! GREAT! Millions of times over. Both are excellent. Question: are the lights pointed to the background in both High and low key shots continuous or flash? If continuous, how did you exposed for the background? Thanks.

@manoharmgr8235 2 года назад

SUPER. SUPER , THE BEST VIDEOS நன்றாக இருக்கிறது வாழ்த்துக்கள் R.MANOHAR-CHENNAI

@trudansing 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing! Really helping! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@TaoNeko 3 года назад

Thank you for your energy and teaching style, it's perfect!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you for watching! :D

@charliegreen1989 3 года назад

Great work and stunning images as usual. Love the low key set, those last shots wow. Will have to try it out.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

thank you!

@marysanchez4789 4 месяца назад

It's so easy to understand it because you are a great teacher😎. Is short light the same as feather light? Thanks

@lindsayadlerphoto 4 месяца назад

Aw thank you so much! I assume you mean "feathering" the light, not feather light, correct?

@marysanchez4789 4 месяца назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto Hi! Yes, I meant "feathering the light" (sorry). Love all your videos and definitely will be taking your course very soon❤️🙏

@lindsayadlerphoto 4 месяца назад

@@marysanchez4789 Nope! Feathering is about the angling of where you point the light. aka not the position... it stays in the same position but you angle it toward or away from the background (for example).

@marysanchez4789 3 месяца назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto Got It. Thanks so much! Have a great week🙏❤️

@serekhalil3261 3 года назад

Hey Lindsay, thanks a lot for that awesome tutorial. Quick question for you what was your camera settings please ? Aperture and shutter speed thank you

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

I actually have a video coming out soon about this. :D. 1/200, F/8, ISO 200

@serekhalil3261 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto thanks a lot i can’t wait to see that video

@antonielojeda5202 2 года назад

Great video, this is a masterclass

@JerryAulenbach 2 года назад

Super helpful. Thanks!

@_bluishthoughts 2 года назад

This is beautiful! You explain perfectly! Thank you so so much. Greetings from Colombia, South America.

@JeffBennionPhotography 3 года назад

That low key image is gorgeous.

@syedfakruddin5215 3 года назад

Amazing .. lot to learn from this video .. thank you for sharing such knowledge..

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you!

@Amineshoot 3 года назад

I forget to watching model... with looking at ur prety face.. keep ❤️❤️

@mindcave 3 года назад

What I'd do to have you take me under your wing and teach me all you know! You'd be having me knock on the door of your studio daily until you took me in, but I'm in Australia!! : )

@tramanand 3 года назад

Excellently explained..thank you

@hlk466 3 года назад

Im just starting out with studio lights in my home studio. Can I ask what size of beauty dish this is? Would a cheapo 48" parabolic soft box achieve similar results? Do you leave the diffusion panels on with the grid. Do you meter you light?

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

It sounds like you would benefit from my course lindsayadler.photo/msl. I cover all of this and much much more. Beauty dish here is 20in and the umbrella would be much softer and without as much contrast.

@hlk466 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto I wish I had theat kind of money right now. I just spent all of my money on modifiers, papers, some props, and fabric. Your teaching style is so wonderful. I will look it up when my funds are replenished. Ty

@aznoy 2 года назад

I actually learned something about lighting other than saying place the light at a 45 degree angle

@lindsayadlerphoto 2 года назад

haha good to know!

@chijiokeokere4582 3 года назад

COOL

@akaArtiom 3 года назад

I noticed you use a camera connected via cable. Why don't you use wi-fi? I believe it will be more comfortable. Are there any pitfalls with wireless connect? Thanks

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Hi there! I use a tether cable into Captureone. with my 45 megapixel camera it is much much much much much faster. :D

@akaArtiom 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto I got. Thank you :)

@van_creative 3 года назад

your explanations are so clear. Great video, thanks!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you!

@DerBerger69 Год назад

Great pictures and beautiful Model!

@lindsayadlerphoto Год назад

Thank you!

@amv7m 3 года назад

You are a great teacher. Clear, concise and informative. Thank you.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@m1ch4Lko 2 года назад

Great video!

@Petukbhai838 2 года назад

BOTH ARE GOOD IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL STATE! AWESOME EXPREIMENT 👌 👏

@Sportserjeff 3 года назад

Personally I preferred the low key.

@chikung 3 года назад

Thank you so much, Lindsay! I had been looking for that kind of tutorial for so long: simple instructions with the logic behind the decisions explained, doable with minimal equipment. It's also interesting that you also integrate short light, a set-up that we tend to forget sometimes. You nailed the perfect template for a learning photographer to develop his/her chops with!

@joselynepaez3734 3 года назад

I love your direct and simple way of explaining how light works. Thank you

@studioaksbaran7960 2 года назад

Perfect

@katjarummel 2 года назад

Thank you! I like how you go throught steps, it makes a lot of sense ❤

@TNrick 3 года назад

Absolutely an outstanding video (as always!😃). Good explanation with appropriate examples to illustrate your points. I especially want to thank you for talking about low-key images. It's a topic that is not always as frequently touched on in instructional videos. Thanks so much again! Wishing you all the best.🙏

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thanks again!

@alexanderpons9246 3 года назад

Great video Lindsay Adler! I must admit when I started taking pictures I thought especially when doing Low Key that the room itself needed to be dark, I like that in your video you show that for the purpose of the video everything is perfectly lit however since you metered for the lights the results were dark. Thank you for sharing so much great information through your channel!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Happy to help! :)

@tombanks3245 2 года назад

Lindsay what tethering setup and capture software do you use?

@lindsayadlerphoto 2 года назад

Tethertools cable and capture one

@tombanks3245 2 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto Thank you Lindsay,

@alvaro5162 3 года назад

I saw you today with Joe Edelman, very nice talk and congratulations for this video too. 👍

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thanks so much!

@GeoChild 2 года назад

That low key shot…wow. Inspired yet so simple.

@vilemo75 3 года назад

F1.2 for beauty shooting? Hm.

@jeannieblinsonphotography 3 года назад

Lindsay, I always love to hear you speak. You are so passionate and knowledgeable and it is infectious. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos! :)

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you so much for the kind words. :)

@Bob4golf1 3 года назад

Well, another great video! I would love to be a unpaid assistant in your studio for a couple of weeks,.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you! Sometimes I have a call out for assistants but generally I hire an intern for that. :)

@richtaylorphotography8780 3 года назад

I usually lean towards low key, but I prefer the high key with this model and comparison. I love being able to see all of the details in her face and especially her hair. What a fantastic job with both setups and final images, as usual. Thank you for continuing to educate and be an inspiration.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

@gordonjohnston684 2 года назад

You could benefit from a cantilever boom arm, you have the stands they are a joy to use.

@mrsdepp78 3 года назад

Fantastic! Grids are the best! What light stand are you using for your strobe that lights the background? I’m struggling with finding short enough stands that aren’t used for GoPros and smart phones.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

try the manfrotto nano stand!

@BelaMardia 3 года назад

I only have one profoto b 10 , is there any way to get the low key lighting along with a little light on background with one light ? thanks

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

definitely! Check out learnwithlindsay.com and my one light class will break it down!

@asharasalah 3 года назад

It's great. Thank you for your efforts

@frankgoss9820 3 года назад

Thanks, Lindsay!

@aidarakhimova7603 3 года назад

Amazing😍😍😍 Love the second set up. Surely gonna use for my best shoot

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you! :)

@vaughanbrowne5504 5 месяцев назад

Good tutorial. You make things easy to understand. Love the Low Key images , they are a lot more interesting to look at.

@lindsayadlerphoto 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much!

@NIKONGUY1960 3 года назад

Nice to be reminded of techniques from time to time but to see them in action brings the concept home. Thank you.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

You're welcome! :)

@nazfenix 2 года назад

Your videos inspire me!

@lindsayadlerphoto 2 года назад

I'm so glad!

@AdamKozak100 3 года назад

wow Lindsay, your so talented. Thank you. I think I'm going to steal that setup of - Beauty dish at 10' o'clock featured at 8:31

@aaronbazil 3 года назад

Even just the music selection on this one, from the beginning to the end, reinforced so much why I have subscribed! The algorithm working really hard, and really well. This is such a perfect channel that speaks to me in all the right ways! And of course, thank you for this awesome content!

@joyfulphotographynyc2184 3 года назад

This is so awesome 👏 teaching. I love ❤️ both images.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@HarshvardhanSaboo 3 года назад

Superb. Thanks for clearing it for us. Just one question any one can answer. Was it okay to see shadows so dark in lowkey? Just asking.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Depends on your taste.

@HarshvardhanSaboo 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto Thanks for confirming that. It means a lot. I thought if I am getting shadows this dark its wrong. There should be some fill light.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

if it’s the style you’re going for and the detail in the shadows aren’t relevant than by all means shadow it up!

@Illuminance33 3 года назад

Thank you Lindsay for your teachings, insight and inspiration 🙏

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

You're welcome, thank you for watching! :)

@ShadowlightPhotography 3 года назад

Hi Lindsay, as always great video. Quick question if you were shooting a model with no make up would you typically opt for the beauty dish or would you steer for a softbox?

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

I don't know if the makeup question is relevant. THe beauty dish and softbox produce two different kinds of light. Now if you said, the model doesn't have perfect skin, then I'd say use a softbox. A beauty dish is going to give you crisper, harder light that will reveal more, while the softbox will soften things up. It greatly depends on the desired look and outcome of the shoot as well.

@ShadowlightPhotography 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto Thanks so much, I had always thought a beauty dish was less forgiving so you needed makeup, sounds like a misunderstanding on my part. Appreciate one is softer than the other. I was shooting my 5yr daughter this afternoon and was figuring which to use as I hadn't really used my beauty dish yet, will review my images to see how it makes her look.

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

A beauty dish IS less forgiving as I mentioned... because it's more specular so you would be better suited to use makeup that might cover up blemishes in that case. In your original comment you just said "makeup" so that could mean cover up, or creative makeup. It largely has to do with the end result look you desire to use. You can still get away with using a beauty dish if that is all you have and experiment with light distances, shadows etc. In general the beauty dish is a harder light modifier.

@rrasaq 3 года назад

You did it again. Great job as usual. Love the presentation. More blessings

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

❤️

@Gotnough 3 года назад

As usual, clear, precise, strait to the point

@gretazabulyte872 3 года назад

Amazing video, thank you for this free content!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@michelevalencia1727 3 года назад

Thank you so much. I am a Photography student and we are still taking courses from home so I am jerry rigging stuff to get the photos and this was extremely helpful.

@JohanSchmidt 3 года назад

You're a wonderful teacher

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

aw thank you! 🤗❤️

@davidsmusic 3 года назад

So lovely video and I love your way to teach Lindsay, your are a great photographer. Regards from Germany!!

@princessanineveh 3 года назад

Can you make lowkey photo outdoor?

@mgavina23 3 года назад

Love it! The model is very cute.

@monztermovies 3 года назад

Great video! 👍

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Thank you!

@rickshapiro63 3 года назад

Lindsay, you are an educational treasure and quite beautiful to boot! I am just getting into photography and want to try my hand at portraiture and have been learning quite a bit from these videos. I do wonder about the ratio (mix) of the light coming from the beauty dish (ambient) versus the flash and what decision goes into that ratio? Also, how is that metered. I see a lot of photographers remove all ambient light through high shutter speeds, so I am just assuming in this case the dish is being mixed with the flash?

@suchethan1 3 года назад

😍thank you for sharing your knowledge

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

You're welcome! :)

@JohnSmith-nk9fd 3 года назад

Great! Thanks for sharing!

@randomnesswithbree5564 3 года назад

You made it look so easy! Lol

@deepbabrahphotography5071 3 года назад

great 🙏🙏 thank you ❤

@leonjohnson3780 2 года назад

Lindsey, how when you are photographing a high key subject, you avoid lens flaring?

@lindsayadlerphoto 2 года назад

Very carefully 🤣

@lindsayadlerphoto 2 года назад

On a more serious note, with a flag, changing your position or increasing contrast in post.

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@annafrackowiak4315 3 года назад

Thank you, it was very helpfull and inspiring

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

welcome!

@jmlivingston 3 года назад

This might just be my favorite video from Lindsay. Created amazing imaged, quickly and simply, with the right information to take away and try to put into practice myself. Thank you!

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

Wow thanks so much John! Happy that you liked it. :)

@webstermickey69 3 года назад

Awesome Video . Clear and concise directions👍👍👍. Would be very cool if you included the camera settings as a bonus🙂🙂🙂🙂

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

I have a video about this coming up soon... they don't matter! :P

@webstermickey69 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto I will definitely wait for it and please mention me hehheeheheh. Thank you!

@Adamfahlundadafah 3 года назад

Hey amazing work, Just curios how long did it take you to able to switch looks on the fly like that? When I have a shoot I find myself getting stuck visualizing the 1 look and not several other possibilities

@lindsayadlerphoto 3 года назад

I'm so used to doing it that I just already have some looks visualized in my head, or use the situation to dictate what look to do next. It comes with practice I suppose.

@Adamfahlundadafah 3 года назад

@@lindsayadlerphoto Thanks for getting back so quick 🙌🏻