Great video. The people that didn’t like this video probably don’t like ice cream or puppies either.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Haha touche, and thank you.

You’re simple explanations never cease to amaze! Thank you.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying them Gabriel!

Excellent work and a nice short specific explanation.

Thank you for creating studio lighting content that has so much detail!

@NathanElson

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Another great video. A lot of people don't realize how much can be done with one light. Well done.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed Tim, and thanks!

@DawidGdybadz

6 ай бұрын

is this strobe light with normal light? or how is this working?

Nice captures... Great video... Thanks! Peace, Love, and Happiness!!! 🙃

Great information yet again. Concise and and very well articulated. Thanks again for your effort.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randall! Glad you’re enjoying the vids.

Stunning portraits, the black & white toning is on point. Thankyou for sharing your tips 😁

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Anytime Josh! Thanks for checking out the vid.

Always great work!

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks D, I'm glad you're enjoying them.

It is amazing how you can pack a lot of good information into a short video... thanks!

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Straight to the point, thanks for sharing.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out.

Showing how simple can garner great results! Thanks

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Simple can often be my favorite.

Super Simple & super beautiful. Thanks for sharing, I have recently got Godox AD600Pro and new 120cm diffusion umbrella, Will try it soon!!!

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! They are amazing lights.

beautiful and simple, thanks mate

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Anytime

Great work big thanks. You are awesome.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thank kind kindly!

Im so glad youre back in the saddle. Youve pulled me through the covid ditch. Thanks man!

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you here checking out the vids!

Another helpful video. Many thanks.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Simple and beautiful. I never understood why some folks complicate things with 5 or 6 lights. All you need is the ONE light. Nice one Nathan 😎👊🏾

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

I often find that some of my favorite work comes from a simplified one light setup.

My go to setup! Since I got my deep umbrella I rarely use anything else

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Same. It's just such a pretty light.

Perfect.... Great content....Thanks

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Hi Nathan. Great video. Is it possible to use an Octa instead of an umbrella?

Superb. Thank you very much.

@NathanElson

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome

very nice job

I love your timeless color grading. Not only this one but throughout your work. I still need to improve my editing. It’s the final puzzle in the jigsaw. Any recommendations haha. Thanks!

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James :) I have a couple of editing tutorials on here that might help you in the right direction.

Thanks.

Cool.

Excellent video.

@NathanElson

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Beautiful! Just a quick question that popped up in my head; if you would have added a reflector on the right side of her, what would you have been looking for in the light/shadows, or otherwise, when determining the distance, position and angle?

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's really personal preference. If you want it as more of a rim, then further behind the model, or if more as a fill, then closer to the front. As for how much or how little fill you want, again it all depends on the mood you're going for.

It’s amazing that he had so few subscribers, nice tutorials, compact. Maybe that is the problem the algorithm tends to favor videos full of redundancy because it can put more adds.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

That's the issue I think I am running into, and one that I was talking about yesterday :) My longer videos got more traction from the recommended videos on KZread, which is to bad.

is there also a strobe light? there was some flickers when you shot the photo? Which budget lamp would you suggest to buy for a beginner?

Great video as always from you. I have a general question; do you ever shot with Sigma 50/1.4. Art? I don’t think I have seen you use it in your videos.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Quite often actually 😉 I do favour the 85 in studio but on location I’m a big fan of the 50mm

😍🙏🏼

love your videos. I see you are now using the Z7ii. I'm looking to do upgrade from the d800. I'm a portrait shooter. would love your thoughts on the Z7ii

@NathanElson

2 жыл бұрын

I actually have the Z6II, not the Z7II, and I was using the D800 for a decade before now. I've been really enjoying the Z6II. I didn't see the extra value (+$1500) for the Z7II and I don't miss the extra megapixels.

Did you do some retouch on the iris or the eyes? I didn’t see any reflectors.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Yes there is a slight edit to make the eyes pop a bit more.

Is the ad 400 pro powerful enough to get these results, with a 48-inch ez glow softbox?

@NathanElson

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Definitely is. I usually fire my AD600 at 1/8th power to get f/8.

Nathan you are extremely talented. How do you achieve The monochrome look And what camera do you use to shoot all of your photos with ?

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks JB! I use C1 (styles are available here: nathanelson.sellfy.store/ and I shoot all of my videos with the Sony a6400 + Sigma 16mm lens (links in description).

@jbthementor4905

3 жыл бұрын

@@NathanElson Nathan, the page won't pull up. I'm not exactly sure which preset to buy ?

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

@@jbthementor4905 Fixed the link :) You can click it now. I use the C1 Ultimate pack with the TBD preset for this kind of look.

If you want the light as close as possible, a box or octa will get you closer than a diffused umbrella. But it’s probably only a foot difference and probably not that noticeable of a difference in final results. Nice clean look on the images.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

True, I just love my umbrellas :)

@JohnMacLeanPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

@@NathanElson understood. They’re much easier to setup too. Check out the Adorama Glow deep umbrellas. A fraction of the cost of Profoto, and they appear to be identical build.

@brizzle3903

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnMacLeanPhotography I have that umbrella and it’s INCREDIBLE!

Which lens was used here? Also can you pls include the lens used in your future videos? Thanks. 👍

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 ART :)

Is their alternative to C-stand with extension arm, due to budget for beginners?

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the 420B combo stand from Manfrotto (this was the first boom stand I ever used and still own it today) bhpho.to/3zXf2g0

Which umbrella did you use? silver and white

@NathanElson

8 ай бұрын

White

Which C1 style is this on your edited images?

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Some tweaks on TBD

QUESTION: I really wish I could understand metering your strobe at f8, etc. without a light meter. That possible?

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

You can fiddle around until you get the proper exposure, the light meter just takes the guess work out of it.

@ba553y

3 жыл бұрын

@@NathanElson Ah! I get it now. Thanks Nathan

Where did you locate your flash?

@DawidGdybadz

6 ай бұрын

seems like there was also some flash added

Thanks for doing this video! I love how you got that little bit of shine on her skin. Is that just playing with levels/curves, or one of your presets, or D&B?

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! It's a mix of my presets + d&b

@healthid

3 жыл бұрын

@@NathanElson thanks!

one question. you got one permanent light in front of her - where does the flash come from then?

@NathanElson

Жыл бұрын

That's just the modeling light in the strobe, it doesn't actually do anything other than help the camera focus by casting light on the model. Wen the flash fires that's when the light for the photo comes into play.

intro music sounds like cell saga music from DBZ

@NathanElson

10 ай бұрын

Haha I can feel that.

I would love to see more speed light(s) setup.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Errol, I'm not a speedlite guy. I appreciate there portability, but I've always found more use in having the power and modifier options of a larger strobe over the size of a speedlite.

@Whatreally123

3 жыл бұрын

you could buy the Godox AD200 or the AD300. More powerful than speedlights but very cost effective compared to brands like Profoto. (assuming you haven't heard of Godox).

@errole

3 жыл бұрын

@@Whatreally123 I have more speed lights Godox.

@NathanElson

3 жыл бұрын

@@Whatreally123 All of my strobes are Godox AD600PRO's

@Whatreally123

3 жыл бұрын

@@NathanElson yes, I have observed that in your videos. My reply was to Errol who asked about speedlights. Is it Godox that you use or rebranded StrobePro? I once got a lightstand with a boom pole from them and am mighty impressed with their quality. I guess they're Canadian as well.

Yy should have told Fuji to put a lock on the compensation dial

But what if you don't have a light meter? My problem is that my photos with studio flash just looks more like if I had the model with a backdrop and it's just flash taken like if it was on camera. My Godox goes up to 1/16. Not more than that.

@NathanElson

Жыл бұрын

Buy better equipment

@douglasjoyaphotography3316

Жыл бұрын

@@NathanElson a man said "be rich" lmao

Wondering as to how the photo has hair tired up, where as all the posing in the video is with hair let down. May be the video didn't capture when those shots were taken hmm..

@NathanElson

2 ай бұрын

Yep. Same lighting setup, but preferred the images with the hair up.

Well subscribe you all cause some others trying to remove our freedoms but love artistic areas 🥰

Why the light flickering

@NathanElson

11 ай бұрын

Over head lights in the studio.

Sorry - I do not understand. Why is your umbrella permanently lit? Where does the flash come from? Is it inside the umbrella or elsewhere? Are there other lights present? This is the biggest problem I have with many photography tutorials on KZread - they are not clearly explained.

@NathanElson

2 жыл бұрын

It's lit from the modeling light, and yes the light is inside the umbrella. This is a one light setup as stated in the title, so no there are not other lights present. I don't think it's a lack of explanation, I think you just need to get your hands on some gear so you know what you are looking at when you watch tutorials.