MPJLab Book 201 1 Studio

Table of Contents
Section 1 | Four Backgrounds Page 1-2 Section 2 | Lighting Ratios Page 3 Section 3 | Broad Key Light Page 4-5 Section 4 | Short Key Light Page 6 Section 5 | Studio portraits Page 7-12 Section 6 | Mixed Location Lighting Page 13 Section 7 | Metal Page 14 Section 8 | Glass Page 15-16

Photos on Pages 1-3 Daniel Barker 2010 | Photos on Pages 4-16 Tony Golden 2010

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Section 1 EXAMPLE | Four Backgrounds

Black Background

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/10

Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 100mm

White Background

White Background

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Section 1 EXAMPLE | Four Backgrounds

Gray Background

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/10

Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 100mm

Gradient Background

Kicker Gradation

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Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 100mm

1:1 Ratio

Section 2 | Lighting Ratios Background Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Focal Length: 70mm

2:1 Ratio

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Focal Length: 70mm

3:1 Ratio

1:1 Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Focal Length: 70mm

5:1 Ratio

2:1

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3:1

9:1 Ratio

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5:1

17:1 Ratio

9:1

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Section 3 | Broad Key Light

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 70mm

Broad Loop

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Broad Split

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Paramount

Section 3 | Broad Key Light

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 70mm

Paramount Alt.

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Back Light

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Section 4 | Short Key Light

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 70mm

Short Loop

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 70mm

Short Split

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 70mm

Spotlight

Section 5 | Studio Portraits

Camera: Nikon D300 ISO: 200 Aperture f/14 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 80mm

Honeycomb

Camera: Nikon D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 46mm

Book

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Curved Flats

Section 5 | Studio Portraits

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 90mm

Scrim

Camera: Nikon D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/10 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 70mm

High-key, Full Length

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 90mm

Umbrella

Section 5 | Studio Portraits

Camera: Nikon D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 90mm

Through Umbrella

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Bank

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Bank & Trap

Section 5 | Studio Portraits

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/7.1 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 90mm

Bank & Trap, Hard

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Bank & Trap, Soft

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Bank & Trap, High Key

Section 5 | Studio Portraits

Camera: D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/9 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 90mm

Bank & Trap, High Key, Hair Light

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Bank & Pan

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Octagon

Section 5 | Studio Portraits

Camera- Nikon D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/9

Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 95mm

Bare-Bulb Sunlight
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Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 62mm

Checkerboard
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Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 40mm

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Section 6 | Mixed Location

Camera: Nikon D300 ISO: 320 Aperture: f/22

Shutter Speed: 1/60 Focal Length: 70mm

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Bank

Section 7 | Metal

Camera: Nikon D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/4.9

Shutter Speed: 1.3 Focal Length: 70mm

Envelope

Keylight is shooting through Vellum

Camera: Nikon D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/22

Shutter Speed: 1/5 Focal Length: 70mm

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Composite Glass

Section 8 | Glass

Camera: Nikon D3X ISO: 200 Aperture: f/22 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 85mm

High-key Glass

Camera: Nikon D300 ISO: 200 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 75mm

Low-key Glass

Camera: Nikon D3X ISO: 100 Aperture: f/13 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Focal Length: 85mm

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EXAMPLE

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