with Christian Hough
S
o you've got your Bowens heads and have been feeding your creativity. There is so many reflectors
putting them through their paces; however, you available with Bowens, its easy to feel spoilt. In this
have reached the stage where you want to month's Hough To, Christian will give you a few ideas
expand and experiment a little. Well, as usual, Bowens to set you off in the right direction utilising the Fashion
are one step ahead. Its time to check out the latest Lighting Reflector Kit and get your creative juices
Bowens reflector kits; expanding your setup and flowing!
technique 1.
High-Key Background.
“The Hi-Performance reflector has
power of the background lighting with. Here are a few tips to help you
become one of my favourite Bowens
depending on the reflectiveness of out! Subject looks washed out and
reflectors; offering great control over
the white background used. For faded:
the light, even coverage and
example, if you are using a white
maximum power. Therefore, it is
muslin background, you will find that • Move your subject further away
simply perfect for those clean white
you will need more power than a from the background; or
backgrounds, with minimal bleed and
glossy painted wall. • Decrease the power of your
spill on the subject. Here's
background lights or increase the
how...simply setup you Softlite
That's it; you should be ready to power of your key light to
Reflector onto a Bowens head, which
shoot. You're looking to achieve a compensate; and
will be the main light and illuminate
clean white background without • Ensure that the Hi-Performance
the subject (Key Light). Using two
making the subject look washout. If Reflectors are approximately one to
further Bowens heads for the
you're shooting on digital; utilise the two feet behind your subject and
background, placed at each side of
camera's flashing highlights function directed towards the white
the subject; attach a Hi-Performance
to check that the background is just background; thus avoiding light
Reflector to each background head.
blinking towards the edges of the bleeding back onto the subject.
frame. You should se a fairly
Almost there...
prominent spike to the far right of the
Meter your key light at the subject to
camera's histogram.
f11 and then the two Hi-Performance
reflectors at the background to about
Problem solver:
approximately the same reading. You
The high-key background is one that
may have to increase/ decrease the
many photographers have problems
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