Your tutorial videos are always so clearly demonstrated and explained. For those of us that don’t shoot nearly as much as you, these videos are solid gold. No complicated BS, no trickery. Just straight up useful information. Thanks Nathan!
2:46 Thanks Nathan, these are so good and the tips are much appreciated. Gearing up to take my studio work to the next level and i love 1 light setups. (as you can guess). Thanks for your contribution to the craft and industry. Love
With the optical snoot shots it looks like you have a lot of room ambient fill - very clear from the pullback shot at 5:56. So results are going to vary a lot depending on ones ambient room lighting. If you have a dark studio you may need an extra fill light to get similar looks.
Woah this is so wild!! Not sure if you remember but we worked together back in 2004 before you moved to Calgary, and this was a suggested video for me and I had to do a double take! Glad to see you're thriving and photography has been working out for you so well! Nice to see you again. The video is great too, I'll sub!
Thank you so much. Really helpful you talked about angles and where to position light/ objects. Challenges I've had in past was being told "oh you sorta place the light here", which is harder to recreate... so i appreciate you giving more guidance.
Great images and results, thank you for the video. Please put something on the boom arm end to prevent anyone catching it and taking an eye out, I use tennis balls myself.. saved my eyes many times 🤣
Thank you for doing these videos and sharing your knowledge. All The images are amazing. The image on the right @9:21 is deadly!! Will take time to absorb all this wealth of information. Hopefully won't take RUclips 8 hours to notify me on the next parts.
Great video and awesome photos Nathan! I got rid of my optical snoot (similar to the one you are using) and got a Nanlite Forza 60 (there's the option of the Nanlite FS60B for those on a budget) and their Projection Unit for the Forza 60 or 150 (the ones with the fm mount) The optical Snoot eats too much power and it was a bit of a hassle, the WYSIWYG of the led light and no loss of power output (in fact it magnifies it)
@@NathanElson That's great Nathan! If I may recommend check the Forza 60 and the 150 too, the only downside is that the fm to bowens adapter can't hold the weight of softboxes larger than 90cms, but I'm having too much fun with their projection unit and their fresnel for the Forza 60/150!
Nathan, I thought this was a great video. Some of us don't have a studio but do have a small collection of modifiers. For us, this was a useful video, for sure. I will of course watch your next more elaborate lighting videos, but this is likely to be the one that is most valuable to me. Keep up the great work.
Love this video. I have definitely use aleast two of these in most of my shoot. But definitely will be giving the last set up a go next time great video Nathan 👏🏾🙌🏾
Great videos! I've been enjoying learning from your content! I'm actually in the process of opening my first studio. Do you have any must have items that you could recommend?
Hi I’m just getting into photography I really love and admire this page and work how does the light trigger? Is it an accessory that attaches to the camera, does it come with the light? Sorry for new be question!
That was a very understandable explanation of how to use one light for portraits ! Definitely helped a lot ! and i cant wait to try those set ups as well ! Thank you !!!
I am new to off camera lights. For the overhead light and most shot, is the overhead light the main key light? Or continuous lighting? And I see flashlights popping in the video, are they coming from a flash behind you?
As always, dense, pragmatic, straight to the point and so amazing, beautiful, and inspiring Art photography and outstanding teaching. I love your 1,2,3 lights concept that revisits tranversally, in a new & very interestning way, ideas exposed in prior videos.
Love your work, have to point out an issue: you're sandbagging the wrong leg on your c-stand at 01:01 At other times in the video you've set it up perfectly. The way they're constructed is so that the tall leg goes under the weight, just as you have it. However, you're supposed to sandbag that leg, too. Sandbags do little if they're touching the floor, and the way the physics of c-stands work, the tall leg needs to be bagged in order to anchor the stability provided by the sandbags near the center of the pole and tall leg. By sandbagging the rear legs, you gain little as the bags often touch the floor, and any light+modifier that is heavy enough to lift those legs are going to use the front leg as a lever against them when it lifts up anyway. You might counter my criticism by pointing out that you've done it this way for years and never had a problem. That's great, however, I too have been using c-stands and rigging for many years in a professional setting, and my experience would suggest that you've simply been lucky to not have had to fly a light or modifier that has been heavy enough for it to topple over. Please don't take this criticism personally, I'm simply hoping to pass this on to you and keep you and your subjects safe, and hopefully some of the other watchers, too.
You mentioned you moved your optical snoot about 10 feet back…what if the shoot location doesn’t allow you to move the light back that far, would you still be able to use the snoot?
I may be blind here but where is the flash coming from? I have 1 light, Godox SL60 and the and the Neewer Z1. This one light setup will suit me better for now but I struggle in positioning the speedlight.
What's up my dude thank you so much for sharing your lighting tips I would love it if you would talk a little bit about your lights as well what you use why use them overheating problems etc.. don't have to make a full video on it but would you recommend some lights
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Your tutorial videos are always so clearly demonstrated and explained. For those of us that don’t shoot nearly as much as you, these videos are solid gold. No complicated BS, no trickery. Just straight up useful information. Thanks Nathan!
Thanks Pete!
This was one of the best videos I've seen as an up and comer photographer. Bless you Sir!
Listen, I don’t know how many years it took for you to learn your craft, but I am glad I am getting inspired by one of the best!
Glad to have you on board ;)
I think this is by far the BEST video on lightning I have ever seen. SO GOOD! Thank you for sharing. 🙌🏼
Wow, thank you!
So much in one short video. Lots of ideas to try. I'm a big fan of one large light and lots of feathering. Looking forward to parts 2 and 3.
Awesome, thank you!
Loved them all Nathan!
Awesome!
I love the way you explain every single details 😊
Thank you so much 😀
Great discovering with the V-flat and the light pointing at it. I never though about it. Thanks!!!
Some good tips and ideas here, I'll certainly try some of them out. Thank-you.
2:46 Thanks Nathan, these are so good and the tips are much appreciated. Gearing up to take my studio work to the next level and i love 1 light setups. (as you can guess). Thanks for your contribution to the craft and industry. Love
Hello Nathan, I am a fan of your unique style of portraits I'd really love to see you doing a tutorial on silhouette portraits
Thanks, and if I shoot them sometime, I will show it :)
1:45 without a grid, we can aim the line with the softbox curve also
100%
With the optical snoot shots it looks like you have a lot of room ambient fill - very clear from the pullback shot at 5:56. So results are going to vary a lot depending on ones ambient room lighting. If you have a dark studio you may need an extra fill light to get similar looks.
100%
love these tips and set ups. been getting into studio more and more so it's always good to see how other people do their set ups.
Great to hear!
Woah this is so wild!! Not sure if you remember but we worked together back in 2004 before you moved to Calgary, and this was a suggested video for me and I had to do a double take! Glad to see you're thriving and photography has been working out for you so well! Nice to see you again. The video is great too, I'll sub!
Thank you so much. Really helpful you talked about angles and where to position light/ objects. Challenges I've had in past was being told "oh you sorta place the light here", which is harder to recreate... so i appreciate you giving more guidance.
Glad it was helpful!
best video about flashes ever! Thanks! Cheers from Brazil
Glad you liked it!
Great images and results, thank you for the video. Please put something on the boom arm end to prevent anyone catching it and taking an eye out, I use tennis balls myself.. saved my eyes many times 🤣
I have custom short arms that I use now so there is not a pointy end sticking out anymore :)
Very interesting. A great video
Thank you very much for this master class on lighting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your amazing at what you do! Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video. I’m definitely going to start using my vflats more
Thanks! And yes, they are such a versatile tool.
On "one V-flat" because of the shadows her fingers looks like a skeletons. This picture from 2:00 is amazing. Thank You for this tutorial.
fine inspiration to dig out my projector again.
Thx 🙂
I have yet to try using a projector but it's on my list of to-do's
I just found your channel. Super helpful video. Can’t wait to try these out.
Welcome aboard!
Class ❤
The last set is really cool
I would like to try it
An amazing tutorial. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you! Cheers!
That was a great sharing. I brought something home today
Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much! Very beautiful and useful! Excellent teacher!!
Still the best Nathan. Thank you for all these great lighting tips!
Glad you like them!
Wow 🤩
Love your video’s 🎉
I love a one light setup they just find out so amazing
Your work is fantastic 💯
Thank you!
Brilliant, love your tutorials! Many thanks for sharing your knowledge 💪
Thank you for doing these videos and sharing your knowledge.
All The images are amazing.
The image on the right @9:21 is deadly!!
Will take time to absorb all this wealth of information.
Hopefully won't take RUclips 8 hours to notify me on the next parts.
Sucks that the notification took so long but glad it made it to ya!
Great! Very simple, explained and detailed, with great result.
Thank you for that series of videos 👍
Glad you like them!
I have for sure picked up some tips from this video. Thanks for sharing. I'll defenately will try some of them next time I'm in the studio
Awesome, glad to hear it!
One Word - Brilliant.
Two words - Thank ya
Good vid, thanks. Eager for the next installment.
Coming soon!
Nice Content!! Thank You!!
Good stuff! Always interesting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very pedagogically presented, thanks for sharing Nathan! :)
Thanks for making me use google to understand what you were saying ;)
Thank you for a really awesome video!
So cool! Thanks for your tutorials!❤
Glad you like them!
Great video and awesome photos Nathan! I got rid of my optical snoot (similar to the one you are using) and got a Nanlite Forza 60 (there's the option of the Nanlite FS60B for those on a budget) and their Projection Unit for the Forza 60 or 150 (the ones with the fm mount) The optical Snoot eats too much power and it was a bit of a hassle, the WYSIWYG of the led light and no loss of power output (in fact it magnifies it)
That's solid. I have a Forza 500 and a bunch of the pavotubes. Great lighting, I will have a look at the Forza 60 as well.
@@NathanElson That's great Nathan! If I may recommend check the Forza 60 and the 150 too, the only downside is that the fm to bowens adapter can't hold the weight of softboxes larger than 90cms, but I'm having too much fun with their projection unit and their fresnel for the Forza 60/150!
This is so well done and simple to understand thank you so much !!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is an amazing video tutorial!!!! Great and thank you so much
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello! Your videos are so helpful. Do you use the silver liner in this setup? or white umbrella? Thank you
Nathan, I thought this was a great video. Some of us don't have a studio but do have a small collection of modifiers. For us, this was a useful video, for sure. I will of course watch your next more elaborate lighting videos, but this is likely to be the one that is most valuable to me. Keep up the great work.
Glad it was helpful!
I love what you do will give this a try.
Beauty
Very beautiful Images, thank you!
Always appreciate your video's! Your work is A1 :)
Thank you! Cheers!
I have important shoots coming up. I’m using you guidance given here in one of my shoots. You’re awesome. I’ll be sure to notify here or ig
Beauty, good luck!
Love this video. I have definitely use aleast two of these in most of my shoot. But definitely will be giving the last set up a go next time great video Nathan 👏🏾🙌🏾
Awesome, let me know how it works out for you!
awesome video man, I learned a lot!
Dammm love you're work man keep up with the video's
Appreciate it!
Great video and use of one light setup!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great videos!
I've been enjoying learning from your content! I'm actually in the process of opening my first studio. Do you have any must have items that you could recommend?
Lights and stands ;)
Thank you for putting this together. Great video.
Great video, great Pictures!
Glad you like them!
Great video Nathan. Always look forward to your new releases. This is one of the best. Look forward to the rest of the series!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing work
Thank you! Cheers!
Very informative video, as always! Love the work you put together and the way you explain things. Thanks for sharing! 😃
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great hints, thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
Cool, great tips and mega fotos, Thank you!!
Glad you liked it!
Hi I’m just getting into photography I really love and admire this page and work how does the light trigger? Is it an accessory that attaches to the camera, does it come with the light? Sorry for new be question!
Ur Video always so helpful, thank u so much sir 😍
Always welcome
That was a very understandable explanation of how to use one light for portraits ! Definitely helped a lot ! and i cant wait to try those set ups as well ! Thank you !!!
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you Nathan!
I am new to off camera lights.
For the overhead light and most shot, is the overhead light the main key light? Or continuous lighting? And I see flashlights popping in the video, are they coming from a flash behind you?
Nice vide with good presentation !
Thanks Andre!
Excellent video!
Thank you! Cheers!
As always, dense, pragmatic, straight to the point and so amazing, beautiful, and inspiring Art photography and outstanding teaching. I love your 1,2,3 lights concept that revisits tranversally, in a new & very interestning way, ideas exposed in prior videos.
Thanks Michel! Glad you enjoyed it in the new format :)
I really appreciate this soooo much as I only have 2 lights.
Glad you liked it!
hi, awesome job
the 500W Profotoxplus is strong enough
you're strong enough
So so good ❤
Thank you!
Love your work, have to point out an issue: you're sandbagging the wrong leg on your c-stand at 01:01
At other times in the video you've set it up perfectly.
The way they're constructed is so that the tall leg goes under the weight, just as you have it. However, you're supposed to sandbag that leg, too. Sandbags do little if they're touching the floor, and the way the physics of c-stands work, the tall leg needs to be bagged in order to anchor the stability provided by the sandbags near the center of the pole and tall leg.
By sandbagging the rear legs, you gain little as the bags often touch the floor, and any light+modifier that is heavy enough to lift those legs are going to use the front leg as a lever against them when it lifts up anyway.
You might counter my criticism by pointing out that you've done it this way for years and never had a problem. That's great, however, I too have been using c-stands and rigging for many years in a professional setting, and my experience would suggest that you've simply been lucky to not have had to fly a light or modifier that has been heavy enough for it to topple over.
Please don't take this criticism personally, I'm simply hoping to pass this on to you and keep you and your subjects safe, and hopefully some of the other watchers, too.
Safety 3rd 😉
You mentioned you moved your optical snoot about 10 feet back…what if the shoot location doesn’t allow you to move the light back that far, would you still be able to use the snoot?
Can you do these photos with a speedlight?
After this series, could you do series of videos lighting groups in the studio. Most videos on RUclips is always focused on on shooting an individual.
Solid idea, thanks!
Thanks for the great video! What is that white background that you're using?
9' white and a 9' thunder grey - both from Savage backdrops.
Great tutorial..... Thank you...
Now following here and Instagram 🙏🏻
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you! ❤
I love the one light setup...This was an Annie Liebovitz special.
Thank you kindly!
I may be blind here but where is the flash coming from? I have 1 light, Godox SL60 and the and the Neewer Z1. This one light setup will suit me better for now but I struggle in positioning the speedlight.
Great shots!!!
Thanks!
do you think you could achieve the same results by using regular lights instead of flashes ?
So dig your lighting! Thanks for sharing! Inspo delux :)
What aperture do you usually shoot at?
So… so… awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
Dope video!
Thanks!
@@NathanElson Do you know when you're going to drop the 2 light setup video?
Great information.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for all the informations!
Any time!
What's up my dude thank you so much for sharing your lighting tips I would love it if you would talk a little bit about your lights as well what you use why use them overheating problems etc.. don't have to make a full video on it but would you recommend some lights
Will do!!
Great ! Thank you !
Thanks.
Great video - thank you!!
Glad you liked it!
fantastic tutorial
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanx for the video