Quote Originally Posted by Madison


EDIT How stupid am I? The portrait is in the book. He uses a soft box to the right and a slight fill ring (you can see it in detail in the catch lights, duh! WHy didn't I think of this before I opened the topic).


Then the question remains: Could I do this with two umbrellas? One to the right one on axis with the cam as a slight fill?
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I'm no "pro" at studio lighting, but I'm learning some basic fundamentals: if you want soft light from a small source, you're going to have to work to get it. You could try "double diffusion" with your off-axis umbrella - I usually slap a small piece of Rosco 103 (Tough Frost??) over my speedlites as soon as I decide I want softer light, even if I'm going to put it in an umbrella. You could try that, and/or a sheet of R103 somewhere in the path. I can't speak to how easy/hard it is to substitute for the ring look though.