These instructional videos you have been putting out is beyond everything else. It's next level. You have understood how to explain it in a way that a beginner can fully understand, and you leave nothing out. straight to the point Hat off to you sir
That light stand is a game changer I’ve been doing this set for a while with a speed light on the ground with a small speed light soft box and the speed light standing kit! Definitely have to get that light stand, thanks for the video!
Awesome, great video. I am new in to this and I would absolutely love to see a video where you break down all the simple setups Distance of the light from your subject, angle, etc.(With 1,2 lights) Thank you for the way you explain all the simple facts, you make it seem so easy. Greetings from Spain.
Hey Manny, I would love to see a video on tips on getting wide dramatic shots while on location like for engagement shoots. But all of your videos have been amazing!! Keep up the great work!
Manny thank you. I love your tutorials and I used this set up yesterday which also works wonderfully for mature skin. The shoot went really well and I was very happy with the results as was my client :)
Lovely Vid as always Manny, But when are we gonna see shots of Brothers as well....Am sure there are some hunks you could guide us with some pauses 😁just saying🤷♀️
Extremely helpful. I want to get back into studio and outside shooting and this was a great re-learn. I immediately subscribed and gave thumbs up. Thank you
This is such a good set up and is really flattering for just about anyone especially for 3/4 and closer. I usually use just a reflector for the fill but I really should break out another light sometimes too. Good stuff as usual buddy
Manny, Thanks Great video... I have done that lighting setup for decades! It's the best "go to" lighting for beauty and glamour. Plus add a kicker and/or hair light.. sweet but not necessary
Hey can you explain with this set up your using a continuous light set up, but they're attached to a flash trigger? Do you have an off camera flash or are these lights flashing at the time of shooting. Thanks man !
NGL. I shot this setup WITHOUT this stand back in March and now have this stand. I’d never not have the stand. I shoot clamshell a lot for ports. Shots some stuff with Magmod’s new new and I wish I had this stand for that shoot.
Love this set up, but I have a question. If I’m using this set up how do you recommend combating the dreaded white background turning grey without a separate direct light dedicated to the background (camera already with custom white balance set)?
super tuto ! just purchased the new godox QRP-90 parabolic for ad400pro. can it be used instead of westcott 36" ? can we use a ad300pro with 1x3 stripbox ? is 1x4 120cm length really better ?
Great tips and to the point 👏👏 Just an advise. Be careful the elbow pointing to camera with the perspective and compression looks the elbow attached to the upper body. Thanks 🙏
hi this is my first comment here , so can i ask for something please ? can you start tutorial about shooting wedding outdoor with different light setups please ?
Beautiful lighting setup for young beautiful women I have not found it flattering for older people (women and men) Manny do you have samples with older less gorgeous people?
As a longtime, appreciative subscriber, I would also welcome some older portrait models (men/women/they). thank you for the effort and the sharing. and dontcha just LOVE the 85mm! thumbs up.
Dear Mr Ortiz. Nice educative video again. Watched this video again and again. Where did you get that the mount attached to c stand that you use for the strip box.
Apologize if this has been asked already. Where did you get your backdrop holder you are using in this video? And do you have any recommendations on using paper backdrops vs muslin? I have been looking at muslin but don’t know who has good quality ones.
For such "clamshell" setup i often see two other setups : a beauty dish 55cm white instead of 36" diffuser (whetever the bottom part eyelighter2, stripbox,...) and, whatever the top part, a 65cm softbox below instead of 120x30cm stripbox to make a "spot in iris" insead of a rectangle. Do you find your setup better ?
High quality content as always, straight to the point I love it. Question though, what about using the cheaper Speedlight for the secondary bottom light since I guess it doesn't require as much power as the key light and even less so considering the short distance? I've got a Godox AD400Pro which is pretty much the same flash but since I didn't want to get 2 at such price, I took 2 extra Godox V860 Speedlight for my secondaries. Pretty sure it would still be much better than a basic reflector.
lighting ratios mean you'll want about 1.5-2 stops less power for the fill. If you used the ad400 at full power, you would want a 100w light at full power (likely 200w). THe v860 might have a different colour to the ad400, I think the speedlights will be much more green. So that could cause issues too
Westcott trigger compatible with all camera brands so he doesnt need to switch trigger everytime he change his camera while other brand like profoto/godox etc has specific trigger for each camera brand.he mentioned it before.
Manny skinton on the face became more pleasant because of the power of the light, the reflector simply does not have enough to kill the light from the softbox , since it is very low for you, if you raised it higher almost close to the collarbones, the lighting and skinton were almost the same. The girl in the center where you show examples of 3 photos looks very overcooked in the picture. The photo with Diana looks the best of all. good pictures bro
