How to Fake the Sun with Flash - Photo Tutorial

How to Fake the Sun with Flash - Photo Tutorial

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  • @andress.r.5426
    @andress.r.54264 жыл бұрын

    best channel ever

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's very kind! 😃

  • @georgemuresan893
    @georgemuresan8934 жыл бұрын

    Ridiculously simple and yet so ingenious. I wouldn't have thought of such simple tricks. You remind me of my design teacher who took such interesting photos that I couldn't get enough of looking at them. Thank you dear Martin for opening up to show us so many things. I look forward to the following simple and effective tricks. Bless...

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you! Fantastic to hear!

  • @cooledcollective2065
    @cooledcollective20653 жыл бұрын

    love the energy of your episodes. candid and problem solving. bravo!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them! Thank you very much!

  • @lindseymoss
    @lindseymoss4 жыл бұрын

    I love how much I laugh while watching your videos! 😂 So much valuable information mixed with sarcastic humor. I absolutely love your content. Thanks for sharing!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Lindsey, you just made me very happy. Like this -> 😁

  • @matthewdavis1105
    @matthewdavis11054 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic as always! Love the way you add small details at the end that bring it from ok to amazing so quickly!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 😀

  • @andredeklerk3150
    @andredeklerk31504 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, can't wait! your videos are amazing.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 🙏

  • @clemensrath1858
    @clemensrath18584 жыл бұрын

    As always awesome tutorial Martin! Thanks for sharing :)

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure Cle! Hope you're doing well!

  • @SoniaMatcha
    @SoniaMatcha3 жыл бұрын

    I love your content and sense of humor! You are awesome. Thank you!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @michaelfireborn7217
    @michaelfireborn72173 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial and the music is perfect! Thanks.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot!

  • @torriehudson1243
    @torriehudson12432 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for not having a boring video! I learned a few things and was entertained! #subscribed!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you!

  • @MrRichardBudd
    @MrRichardBudd4 жыл бұрын

    Such a tease.... Honestly I'm drinking coffee at double speed with all this excitement. I CAN NOT WAIT Martin...... Looking forwards to this...

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Richard! Soon...

  • @slavagalaka8830
    @slavagalaka88304 жыл бұрын

    Sumptuously! I look forward to watching this)

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is, and now afterwards I wish I used the more simple version with just the clean shadows... but hey, what can you do 🤣 Buy the way, I had to look that word up, in Swedish it's: överdådigt... I can live with that 😃

  • @markbeeversaddictedalround6574
    @markbeeversaddictedalround65744 жыл бұрын

    martin another cool video man loved it,

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man!

  • @thefrancisgimenez
    @thefrancisgimenez3 жыл бұрын

    Love the new wave-ish background music

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    🎵🎵 😁

  • @CDWorksDubai
    @CDWorksDubai3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing videos, we learn a lot from it.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    So nice of you

  • @jaimeginer1323
    @jaimeginer13234 жыл бұрын

    I discovered your channel a few days ago and just finished watching ALL the videos in the channel. I have learned so much. Thanks you very much for the amazing content. I have recommended your channel to all my photographer friends. Hope to see new videos soon. And thanks you again.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thanks a lot Jaime, so happy to hear that. Fantastic!

  • @TheRodRom
    @TheRodRom4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing as always! Thank you!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you too!

  • @recklessmedia7521
    @recklessmedia75214 жыл бұрын

    Grym video precis som vanligt!! 😍👌🏻🎉 Still King! 😃👌🏻

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tack som fan mannen!!!

  • @slavagalaka8830
    @slavagalaka88304 жыл бұрын

    Great as always))) Thank you)

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @aboabeeer9920
    @aboabeeer99204 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much I enjoyed it a lot I liked it more when you added the silver foil and I got an idea to try it soon

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 😊

  • @elizabethedwards4887
    @elizabethedwards48874 жыл бұрын

    Great to see you shooting again! Missed you....

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Elizabeth 😃

  • @TheShropshirestar
    @TheShropshirestar4 жыл бұрын

    Another Excellent Video. Thanks for Uploading it "Stay Safe" . Tom

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, you too!

  • @user-xo4lf8zt1b
    @user-xo4lf8zt1b4 жыл бұрын

    Inspirational Master!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @blemish2beautyofficial430
    @blemish2beautyofficial4304 жыл бұрын

    Awesome 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 🔥

  • @farooqjamatee
    @farooqjamatee3 жыл бұрын

    All videos are great

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    😀

  • @Rustyybucket
    @Rustyybucket3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Just wondering if you have any opinion of the Godox MS300, I've never used a studio flash before and would like to get a budget one to start trying some of the things you've been teaching!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I don't know anything about Godox MS300 but I guess they will work fine if you're just starting out.

  • @pixelimagemdigital3473
    @pixelimagemdigital34733 жыл бұрын

    Very good! Congratulations!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot!

  • @nimisty625
    @nimisty6253 жыл бұрын

    stumbled across your videos and love them. its so helpful how you show your process an thoughts. and you remind me of a photography professor at university, that i really like. :D i wondered if i can only do such cool product photos if i have flashes? i only have two solid light softboxes and i never really know what to do with them so i get cool photos. i wonder if i'm just bad at lightning and need to improove my skills or if flashes would really change the game for me. thank you for these videos, i really apreciate them! :)

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! This particular shot you can do outside on a sunny day. Just wait until the sun goes down a bit. It will be exactly the same result. If you have soft boxes with LED light? You can do some cool stuff but flashes works much better.

  • @nimisty625

    @nimisty625

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson thanks for the answere:) i'll give it a try! i also thought so, but it's nice to hear another opinion from a different perspective since my teachers at university always preach to only buy new Equipment If you really know how to use what you already have and can say that you outgrew of it and it doesent fit your skills anymore. but then i know, that i should probably Invest in some fashes soon, when i experimented with my softboxes a little Bit more :) thanks, have a nice day!

  • @destynastaria9616
    @destynastaria96164 жыл бұрын

    Love it

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😃

  • @skuna1710
    @skuna17104 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure! 😃

  • @taniapetreceli2236
    @taniapetreceli22364 жыл бұрын

    Cool!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @gertlapoehn8381
    @gertlapoehn83814 жыл бұрын

    Very nice Work Martin. 👍 Many Greetings from Germany, Gert.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @trinitydesignphotography
    @trinitydesignphotography3 жыл бұрын

    Enjoying your channel very much.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, thank you very much Kirsten!

  • @edemband
    @edemband4 жыл бұрын

    I discussed on that stream with a subscriber about double shadows and also asked you a question about how to get the same light filling of the whole frame. You advised to move the light source away 4-5 meters (inverse square law). And on the example of this video I see that this works great. Thank you for this great lesson, you are fantastic teacher and inspirer.🙂👍

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dmitriy! Thanks for your great support.

  • @jimjimgl3

    @jimjimgl3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Double shadows are annoying.

  • @rauleduardo85
    @rauleduardo854 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos. They are always equally entertaining as educational. I have a question. Did you replace the lid entirely on photoshop?

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I just added a small gradient in Photoshop, the original cap is there.

  • @vivekvishwakarma1253
    @vivekvishwakarma12534 жыл бұрын

    Good work

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @jessicajeanfrancois9429
    @jessicajeanfrancois94292 жыл бұрын

    "This paper is so beautiful!" as he tramples on it. 😂🤣🤣

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @romainriviere4997
    @romainriviere49974 жыл бұрын

    cool !

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    👍🏽

  • @emmacryar
    @emmacryar3 жыл бұрын

    Can you please specify which specific brand and type of key light you were using for this? And what other light source you had on the shot (was it just the light through the window)? And can this sunlight look be achieved without any light source other than the bright key light?

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Only one light source, Profoto D2 500Ws. No window light. You can use any kind of flash for this.

  • @user-oc6mr1jr6s
    @user-oc6mr1jr6s2 жыл бұрын

    Tack. Alltid superbra tips och snyggt resultat utan komplexa metoder. Kan jag använda en speedlight utan diffusor och få ett bra resultat? Eller kan man kanske ha den i softboxen utan diffusionsmaterial/endast första diffusionsduken? Vilket rekommenderar du?

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    2 жыл бұрын

    100% ja! Ju längre bort den är desto bättre. Sätt den på max effekt och flyta den bakåt till du får lagom styrka i bilden.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    2 жыл бұрын

    Eventuellt kan du behöva något typ av reflektor så inte hela rummet blir uppfyllt med ljus samt studsar runt på väggar.

  • @user-oc6mr1jr6s

    @user-oc6mr1jr6s

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson tack igen. Jag testade att ha den i en softbox utan diffusionsmaterial just för att ljuset ej skulle studsa runt 😀♥️. Blir så osäker på vad man kan göra med speed Lights vs strobe

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    2 жыл бұрын

    Det är egentligen ingen skillnad, allt hänger ju på vad man sätter på blixten. Blixten/speedlite är ju bara... ljus

  • @user-oc6mr1jr6s

    @user-oc6mr1jr6s

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson så tänker jag med dock så är många anti speedLights då de påstås vara för svaga och saknar modelleringslampa. Jag övar med dem tills det känns vettigt att investera i en Studio blixt eller 2. Tack igen för att du gör det så okomplext.

  • @TheMrRatzz
    @TheMrRatzz4 жыл бұрын

    Reminder "ON"!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too! 😃

  • @romainriviere4997
    @romainriviere4997 Жыл бұрын

    yeah !!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed!

  • @issaraporneng5460
    @issaraporneng54603 жыл бұрын

    Excuse me , may i ask The flash don’t put any soft box right ? Is it only the bulb light ? And how distance far from flash to product ? Thank you so much ❤️ you so kind Great video

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes only flash build, no modifier. Approx 4-5 meters away. Thanks!

  • @annar301
    @annar3013 жыл бұрын

    Can I ask what model tripod you are using for your camera please?

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Click Amazon store link under the video. I have two tripods. Big and small. It’s the small with a video center pole.

  • @ll1l2l1l2lll
    @ll1l2l1l2lll3 жыл бұрын

    What is that diffusion material you're using to bump down the light? Thank you.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Savage translum medium weight. Can find it in the Amazon link under the video

  • @ll1l2l1l2lll

    @ll1l2l1l2lll

    3 жыл бұрын

    botvidsson you the man. Having a coffee inspired by you. Cheers from Southern California.

  • @profotoua
    @profotoua4 жыл бұрын

    Think that double shadow effect you mention in the video comes out when photographer uses flash-unit with clear glass cover over flash-tube circle (or just open flash-tube) - lower and higher half-circles of the flash-tube give us that double shadow effect. While you have a solid shadow thanks to matt-white glass plate over the flash-tube in your Profoto unit - so it works as single light source. Also that is why for Multispot Profoto uses flash-tube of very un-usual shape.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Are you sure about that? Need to test...

  • @profotoua

    @profotoua

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson, many years ago I was on Profoto distributors meeting and their technical specialist explained the reason for that special shape of flash-tube inside MultiSpot in that way. Also the same reason is for Profoto HardBox light-blocker construction - flash-head like ProHead should be in vertical position, then the Hard Box goes on top of that ProHead (with clear glass cover or without it at all) and HardBox gives light go from only one opening from the side - and the light we get in this way is from the thinnest side of flash-tube instead of solid circle so the shades are very crisp. Same reason why shades from any on-camera speedlights are so hard-shaped is because flash-tubes inside on-camera speedlights are just very thin sticks and never circles. Anyway I hope that Profoto HQ will be happy to provide you with HardBox light blocker to play with if you ask them.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I know the hard box very well and the clear glass flash head to get the sharpest shadow edge on the planet 😃 Unfortunately they are a bit pricy... maybe I will build my own 😃

  • @TwlShooter
    @TwlShooter3 жыл бұрын

    Fifty eleven flashes 😂 first time I heard that saying in English, something my mother use to say

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    I got it from my mother too.😁 I guess it's a Swedish expression...

  • @TheMrRatzz
    @TheMrRatzz4 жыл бұрын

    Wooooohooooo! Watching in the bath 😆😆😆

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Way to go Simon! 🛁

  • @TheMrRatzz

    @TheMrRatzz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson trying to find a way to prop my phone up... Any ideas???

  • @TimmyGenato
    @TimmyGenato2 жыл бұрын

    What flash were you using?

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    2 жыл бұрын

    Profoto D2 500ws

  • @user-oc6mr1jr6s
    @user-oc6mr1jr6s Жыл бұрын

    Martin skulle detta även funka med porträtt? Ljus rätt långt bort borde vara mjukt precis som vid solnedgång jämfört med tex ljus vid stark direkt sol. Eller skulle du rekommendera kontinuerligt ljus

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    Жыл бұрын

    Jag rekommenderar sällan kontinuerligt ljus men vid porträtt funkar det bättre än produkt-foto. Är inte riktigt med på hur du menar, liten ljuskälla, som i det här fallet, är ju så kallat hårt ljus (hard light), blir dramatiska/hårda skuggkanter på personen man fotar. Vill nog inte kalla det för mjukt. Direkt solljus mitt på dagen eller vid solnedgången ger ganska liknande effekt, skillnaden är väl färgtemperatur och att personen får ljuset mer rakt på ansiktet istället för uppifrån. Med mjukare menar du kanske lägre styrka? Det blir det ju vid solnedgång.

  • @user-oc6mr1jr6s

    @user-oc6mr1jr6s

    Жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson förstår att man kanske ej får samma styrka och kontroll med kontinuerligt vid produktfoto. Gällande porträtt som du säger så kan det funka. Tänker då framför allt på hur man gör i filmer osv. Gällande solnedgång så är det som du säger hårt ljus men inte lika hårt som vid tex klockan 12 på dagen. Som porträttfotograf ser jag stor skillnad. Ljus rakt på ansiktet vid solnedgång är mkt mer smickrande vs ljus mitt på dagen vid stark sol. Skuggorna är mjukare etc.. Försöker förstå hur jag kan applicera det i en studio bara. Vad hade man inte gjort för att få vara din assistent nån gång...

  • @FredricMelchersson
    @FredricMelchersson3 жыл бұрын

    Vad använder du för stativ?

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tänker du på kamerastativ? Det är ett litet backup stativ från Manfrotto, vet inte namnet tyvärr, men inget märkvärdigt. Om du tänker på C-stands så är det Avenger, exakt vad de heter ser man i min Amazon shop i länken i beskrivningen under videon.

  • @spielside8
    @spielside84 жыл бұрын

    I know this question is a bit off topic, but how you get the time displayed on your computer screen? Would be very useful for me too? :)

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a screen saver. I don't remember the name. Not at the office. I think I search for: Mac screen saver, clock/watch

  • @dbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdb

    @dbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdb

    3 жыл бұрын

    It looks like the Padbury clock screen saver.

  • @alicekrizman6517
    @alicekrizman65173 жыл бұрын

    I love you

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is that so?

  • @ch3m1st
    @ch3m1st4 жыл бұрын

    haha. I was working on a hard light image/tutorial myself.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great! You can do it!! 😃 By the way, love your channel, subscribed after 2 seconds.

  • @ch3m1st

    @ch3m1st

    4 жыл бұрын

    botvidsson wow thanks! I like still life and coffee too so we’re kindred spirits.

  • @freeman12321
    @freeman123212 жыл бұрын

    非常好,唯一犹豫的是树叶的倒影是反的,和平时的视觉习惯有点冲突

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sorry don't understand

  • @vladokrstevski7200

    @vladokrstevski7200

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson google translate : Very good, the only hesitation is that the reflection of the leaves is reversed, which is a bit conflicting with the usual visual habits.

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vladokrstevski7200 How do you mean with reflection of the leaves is reversed? Do you mean the highlights I created at the end of the video? That is sun bounce back from something on the right side.

  • @vladokrstevski7200

    @vladokrstevski7200

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson i just google translate the question from @c cpp. I have no complaints, grat video and lesson.

  • @Sasha_photograph
    @Sasha_photograph4 жыл бұрын

    нормалек!

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    спасибо!

  • @enricbadrinas5330
    @enricbadrinas53304 жыл бұрын

    For when a tutorial of how to shoot a lamp?

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    What kind of lamp?

  • @enricbadrinas5330

    @enricbadrinas5330

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@botvidsson One like this for example: flos.com/es/productos/lamparas-mesa/bellhop/bellhop/

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you bring one we can shoot it! 😃

  • @andrewrobertson6435
    @andrewrobertson64354 жыл бұрын

    turn your music down at the beginning dude

  • @botvidsson

    @botvidsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not everyone get it