Sunlight in studio

[Studiowartenber]

Hi there,

I’m trying to create sunlight in the studio as shown in the image. Does anyone know how this shadow/sunlight can be created?
Thanks in advance!
Lars

original photographer:https://instagram.com/alessioalbi?igshid=vmif7ph7ouk0

 

[Roger S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I would like to ask you to either post a link to the original photographer of this image or remove it. We are very adamant about everyone's copyright being preserved.

Thank you.

 

[Studiowartenber]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I would like to ask you to either post a link to the original photographer of this image or remove it. We are very adamant about everyone's copyright being preserved.

Thank you.

Hi there! Sorry about that, I added the link right away!

 

[Skyshot]

It's done using a gel over a flash that's fired through a gobo.

A quick search on YouTube will show you how.

 

[Studiowartenber]

It's done using a gel over a flash that's fired through a gobo.

A quick search on YouTube will show you how.

Thank you! I couldn’t find the Dutch word for it, but Gobos worked!

 

[Skyshot]

You're welcome - I'm glad it worked.

There's not much that you can't find a video on with YouTube. Just watch out for the sponsored ones that are promoting stuff for sale.

 

[Studiowartenber]

You're welcome - I'm glad it worked.

There's not much that you can't find a video on with YouTube. Just watch out for the sponsored ones that are promoting stuff for sale.

Thank you!! I had a shoot last week, and tried the color gels and shadow techniques. I eventually learned it Lindsay Adlers tutorials on YouTube!
I’ll attach the photo’s. Curious what you think of the results!

 

[Skyshot]

Well done. I prefer the b/w shot.

As you will have noticed, moving the gobo closer to the model sharpens the shadow. I think you've got it just about right here.

 

[Southern Gent]

I'm not overly fond off gels especially when it's on the face, but that's a personal preference. Overall they both look good, with the B&W being my favorite.

A Gobo is something attached to the light to shape it. Cookies (short for Cucoloris) is a device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination, and is placed some where between the light and the subject. Many lump them together as the same thing but they aren't. Cookies can be divided into three groups: hard cookies (made from metal, wood, or similar material), soft cookies (made from translucent material) , and brancholorises or dingles (tree branches). Cookies can be incorporated into the scene, like the blind in this one.

Or can even be attached to the lens of the camera, to create some interesting Bokeh as seen here. https://www.diyphotography.net/diy_create_your_own_bokeh/

 

[Skyshot]

Ha, yes very true. I used the term loosely as that's what most on YouTube call them.

Cinefoil is worth having in the studio; you can shape it to whatever you like and cut holes in it so you can use it as a gobo or a cookie - I use it for both. In a lot of cases, you can just get away with a bit of foam board or aluminium foil too.