this is a fake/unfair comparison since you only edited/retouched the skin for the reflector shots but left the natural light shots "untouched"

@TheVinsens

6 жыл бұрын

totally agree with u

@andrepepin9792

6 жыл бұрын

same here!

@mikenoone1034

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed !!! what a stupid comparison.

@manjitp

5 жыл бұрын

Lol. Reflector does frequency seperation.

@zvett79

5 жыл бұрын

Also the picture without reflector is slightly underexposed and the face tilted down to exagerate the shadows. This is deceptive.

Great tutorial and spot on about reflectors. However, If you are doing comparison shots, you should either retouch them all or don't retouch any of them. For those who don't know any better, they might be disappointed with their shots not looking as drastically changed by the use of a reflector because they don't realize that only the reflected images here were retouched. A lot of the extra "umph and drama" came from processing and retouching.

@IVANKULIKOVBLOG

4 жыл бұрын

agree

@designcenter9543

Жыл бұрын

agree x 2 aaaand just in this specific case, the reflector is great because the cloudy sky acts like giant modifier of light (SUN)... this reflectors are very bad in a sunny day in that position.

Good content and well presented and explained, but it slightly annoys me that the the ‘wrong’ ones are raw images while the ‘right’ one is retouched (and it shows), so it’s not really an accurate comparison between the three versions.

He is spot on. The comments are mostly nitpicking silliness.

Helpful and informative tutorial! Thank you so much!

great to see this shoot in an everyday location thank you Miguel

Miguel. You mentioned several time about shooting wide open at f2.8 but your images were shot at f5.6?

Beautiful shots

You did a comparison between raw images and edited ones tho. You should've shown unedited images using the reflector.

The Light from down there does weird unnatural shadows in the Face! I've never learned to use the reflector this way

Thanks Appreciate the teachings, also Your Model is very Beautiful.

Beautiful 😊. Helpful , thank you for sharing .😇👍

Retouching the last image defeated the whole purpose of this video !

Amazing tutorial!!

Great video as usual from adorama. Tks

Very simple tutorial, well done! I would like to see a tutorial on working with speed light, where to position them in relation to the model. Many thanks.

Excellent video!

You said a few times you're shooting wide open, but then your settings say you're at f5.6 - is 5.6 the largest aperture on this lens?

@TheMrKonov

6 жыл бұрын

yes

@evelynh.4235

6 жыл бұрын

Susan Bennet No, his lens has its largedt aperture on 2.8 but as it is a 100mm lens, he gets a blurry background by this tele length. ;)

@crussom

6 жыл бұрын

T5.6 is wide open on the 100mm STF

@ottawamountainman

6 жыл бұрын

This lens is F2.8 but has a T stop of 5.6 wide open. But this is on a full frame camera. On this camera just multiply those numbers by the sensor’s crop factor.

@DewayneGore

6 жыл бұрын

That's what I was about to ask.

Great tips thank you!

Good video. And that model is beautifullllll

While the general idea for this tutorial is great, I'm not a fan of the catchlights created by using the reflector this way. Appearing at the bottom of the iris and so large, they look anything but natural and therefore somewhat defeat the purpose of shooting in the ambient outside. In my understanding, having an assistant holding the reflector from a bit higher than her head and from farther off would produce much more natural-looking catchlights (smaller and higher on the iris, as if caused by the sun and/or window light). But maybe that's just me.

@IVANKULIKOVBLOG

4 жыл бұрын

same here

Great work. The photo is great even if a little over-processed with the frequency separation.

Until now my favorite lens (especially for portraits) is the SONY 135mm f/2.8 [T4.5] STF A-mount. But when I will be E-mount user, without any hesitation the SONY 100mm f2.8 [T5.6] STF is going to be my first choice. It is an autofocus lens! Thanks for showing us the results with that lens.

You have a Beautiful model!😍😍😍

This a good technique and most commonly use at fashion week.

Catch lights look very unnatural coming from below.

@robmcd

3 жыл бұрын

yeah id use an on camera flash on lowest setting just for catchlight

I thought since the sun comes from the top the reflctor should also be held from the top.Look at her eyes

nice and easy IF you like unnatural catchlights in the bottom of the eyes. if you like them natural, the reflector needs to be held ABOVE the head. yes, this means it's not as convenient as having the model hold the reflector....BUT....it frees the model to do more variety with her/his poses. silver is best for great skin, white is better for most people. the choice is yours. just wanted to point these facts out to assist in the shooter's decision making process.

@Liljoozy

4 жыл бұрын

What color is best for photographing black skin? I have used silver mostly but second guess myself and wonder if I should be using gold.

I'd hold the reflector higher. Now the catchlights are in the lower half of the eyes, which is kind of weird

Very Important tip 👍 Thanks for sharing. I request you cover all 4-5 reflectors....their effects n Tips to use them. 😀 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Nice tutorial.

Thanks sir for the tips.

beautiful

Thanks for the tutorial. :) I own a reflector which size is not appropriate for portraits but rather full body images. How would you handle it with portraits? Buy a smaller one or put the large one on a different position? :)

Helpful video. Thanks! I think it is a good idea if you can make one with instructions for that retouching.

Excellent 👍

Hi Miguel. Just wanted a quick view on the lens (Coz of 2 things you said- one its your favorite lens and second it gives sharp skin textures). I have this lens but was thinking of selling it for 85mm f1.4 GM. And the big reason for the decision being T-stop of 5.6 which limits its usefulness in low light conditions. Will I be losing anything if I go for the 85 1.4 except for the round bokeh balls that 100mm STF gives?

which reflector do you recommend? i've been trying to decide on which one but, i'm having trouble choosing which brand.

I thought since the sun comes from the top the reflctor should also be held from the top.

@jasonbodden8816

5 жыл бұрын

He's doing more Beauty style shots here so the natural light is coming from above with the reflector from below, a sort of Nature and reflector Clamshell lighting lol. Seems to be an overcast day, too.

Great lesson Miguel. Thanks for putting it together!

Very interesting (and a very beautiful model) -- but the image taken and shown with the reflector moved up to chest level "magically" became post-processed, whereas the first two (no reflector, waist-level reflector) clearly showed facial blemishes. I'm a big fan in keeping everything the same to emphasize the stated goal, i.e. use of the reflector to get the desired lighting effect. After that has been achieved, then show the final post-processed image.

Thanks!

Could you share a link to all the shots as untouched raw files? Thanks. I'd love to compare raw with raw if that's ok.

Would love to see your retouch process

Not fair...you used RAW images for the "bad" bad lighting and retouched when using "good" lighting. I wanted to see an event comparison.

It's a bit deceptive to be comparing retouched images with the first couple of unretouched ones.

your use of the 100mm stf lens seems to be able to probvide quite a nice bokeh. what does the bokeh look like for full length or mid waist shots with this lens.

Miguel good afternoon ... I need your views I am between a Sony FE 100 2.8 F GM STF or your Excalibur ... I have money only for one... what do you suggest ... thank you !!

How do you use the golden side of the reflector? Thx for the video

But the shadows are unnatural. Use as fill is ok but not as key light, try it from above

Same for interior headshot with natural light, or using a speed light?

So you're saying that using a reflector saves you from doing frequency separation on the skin. At 2:41 (no reflector) and 3:26 (bad use of reflector) image shows uneven skin texture. At 3:50 a miracle appears to have taken place. Also an f/2.8 lens should be able to open wider than f/5.6..

Wish we could see a comparison of before and after shots

I agree,but why only the last images are edited for more drama? :)

Do you stay with the silver reflector, or is there a time you want gold?

@Khandiephotography

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Zavoina always think gold can give a somewhat odd look...alnost 80s glamour ha

@kurtlindner

6 жыл бұрын

Pure gold is almost never used, but a Zebra would've been perfect with that overecast. You can get away with gold as a last (-last, last, last) resort but you have to hit them with just the feathered edge of it, and just a little -an assistant basically required for any consistency.

@Tepewong

6 жыл бұрын

Yes and when to use white?

@andrewpage8235

6 жыл бұрын

exactly

Lots of good info in a short to the point video. I'm very happy I subscribed. Veronica stars again as a model. Thank you both.

Just a comment in harsh light I like to use mine as a diffuser. Since many reflectors come as 5 in one. And have you ever used a reflector as a flag to get dramatic effect?

So you show the first two (no reflector and wrong position) in RAW and the third one retouched. Also why no side by side comparison of all three?

is it possible to do dramatic headshots using natural light?

I love what she is wearing, where did she get it?

Which is the best reflector to buy

settings are the same, but in your last pictures you've also retouched the skin

Sony alpha 6500 camera you used in this photo shoot has in camera image stabilization and therefore does not require a shutter speed of 1/500 of a second to avoid camera shake.

3:52 wide open at f5.6 interesting :)

Is this reflector position utilized for both male and female headshots?

nice

I would say camera, but you’re the pro 😋.

What is your WB settings?

Amazing tutorial on use of reflector and working with a model. 👍

are you metering for the subject or evaluative?

Since when is it natural to have a key light as created by the reflector coming in from the below. Natural light is always conceived from coming from above. The catchlights in the bottom of the eyes look creepy.

😍

You should compare the same raw images so we could see the real differences of the three.

👌🏼

veronica

What about the giant reflector being in the subjects eye balls? I mean most people probably not going to look that close but its a big round bright spot.

Nice video, but the first shot without the reflector has light bouncing from her cloth to her face,not from the ground. Cheers

Thumbs up

wait, the A6500 has IBIS, right? there is no need to shoot this at 1/500th?

You guys should have used RAW images throughout. Showing retouched images at the end game no true comparison to RAW images because I'm pretty sure those RAW images could have been retouched to look just as nice.

Doesn't this lens on the A6500 make it like 150mm?

I don't shoot portraits, but, as with others, I have an issue with the cake makeup shots, in the first two examples, being "RAW" and the smooth makeup, "retouched", images. Apples to oranges. Let's see all the same, or none at all.

silver vs white reflector...pros & cons?

You keep referring to a faster shutter speed so that you can avoid hand shake? Yet you are shooting with the A6500 which has image stabilization? So why worry so much?

Wow! Horribly edited photos and an unfair representation.

Good tutorial!!

Oh, come on. Stopped watching when you showed that third photograph, which was clearly edited as the model has no imperfections whereas she did in the first photo

Raw raw retouched. Ok

Miguel the images look awesome but I’ve got to say I don’t like the catch lights. They look simply like reflections of the reflector, which of course is what they are. I’m not being negative but I don’t like that look personally.

@jasonbodden8816

5 жыл бұрын

Then Beauty shots aren't for you because in almost 100% of Beauty shots the reflector is prominent in the catchlights when Clamshell lighting is used.

@Chazyfizzlez

5 жыл бұрын

@@jasonbodden8816 but the catch lights should be at the top of the iris, not the bottom.

Silver, white or gold reflector? What is the difference?

@joshuablack3163

6 жыл бұрын

The difference is the quality of light produced. Silver will produce a more specular light (I would recommend doing research on this, but basically the light reflects straiter which causes stronger highlights and greater contrast), white produces a more diffuse light (the opposing quality when compared to specular), and gold will be a warmer light. Also the size of the reflector and the distance to your subject will play a factor. The larger and closer your reflector is the softer the light will be.

You use raw images for the first images, but a retouched image on the last. Although I agree with the message, it isn’t an appropriate comparison.

I call shenanigans, you are off my list.

What do you want show? A retouched image lookes better then a raw? Why you not compair only raw images?

Weronika Raczkowski is very talented and beautiful polish women

You show with reflector low no photoshop then when reflector at chest it’s photoshopped 👏☹️

The image in the iris of the model is for me quite distracting Is there a better way of holding the reflector to at least minimise the reflection.

The model though, phew...

Way over edited in my opinion , and you only edited the photos with the “correct” reflector position. Not a fair comparison. But also, reflection from below looks very natural. Light usually comes from above so catch lights should be in the upper portion of the eyes. The only time to use a reflector from below is when it is not the main light but rather a fill light.

Oh look at that! catchlights at the bottom of the eyes.... seriously??? come on, don't be lazy and hold the reflector up.

Like to add on Susan's comment below: f 5,6 and on a crop sensor ?!? Don't you trust your lens at the wide open side f2,8 ?