If I had to look at this question and assume you mean flash – and let’s just assume I can say you have unlimited budget – I would go with a Profoto B10 Plus. Is this something that you’re doing yourself? Is this something you need to be able to set up and have no assistant? The next part is, do you know studio lighting? Directional flash, portable lighting, or are you trying to work with natural light? And then the last part is, what’s your budget?
LA: There are a couple of things you have to think about. What would you recommend for a portable lighting setup? What flash, umbrella, reflector, etc? If you search online, you can get this sample kit for under five bucks of hundreds of colors, and I really liked that because I can actually hold them in my hand and see what colors I like and then order them individually as the 12 by 12 inch. I’ve found that, at least for me, there were more of a variety of them and I liked the saturation.Īs I’m sitting here, literally next to me, I’m holding a two and a half inch thick pile of little sample Rosco gels. There’s LEE, there’s Rosco, but in the end I see no difference and pretty much all the gels I use are Rosco gels. LA: So there are technically different thicknesses of gels and there are a couple of main brands. What are your favorite gels? What are some of the best gels you’ve worked with? I had to learn it in college, but haven’t used it since. So it is not a piece of gear that I would say is necessary. But usually for the way that I work, it is a little bit of science mixed with a little bit of magic – Meaning what looks good. Perhaps it would be more useful for architectural photography or scientific photography. There is a reason to use them, but it tends to be used much more in technical photography. LA: That is a good question and the answer is no. And that’s where you see gels come into play. Let’s do something avant-garde with hair and makeup, or something usual with the lighting.
And then on the other side, there’s fantasy.
People will either go for natural light, natural makeup – get to know this individual as they truly are, their authentic selves. There’s a trend toward fantasy and there’s a trend toward authenticity, which are two opposite ends of the spectrum. LA: There are two major trends that I’m seeing for lighting and I’ll pull in what this means for color, too. What trends in lighting with gels are you seeing requested in the Fashion and Beauty Industry in 2020? Thank you to everyone for submitting questions throughout our conversation with Lindsay and during the Q&A! Read through Lindsay’s answers below, and tweet any lingering questions Q&A was lightly edited for clarity and length.
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