Quote Originally Posted by Madison


Thank you both but I am not working with speedlights, I am working with monoheads (Bowens Gemini 400) and umbrellas. Wondering how to achieve the same look with those. Ring Light adapters mentioned won't cut it (although Bowens does make a Ring Lite adapter for the Gemini monoheads I *just* discovered.


I dunno. Will have to start experimenting next week I guess.


I don't think Ledger is Fresnel. Fresnel shadows are different (not so soft, even diffused Fresnel light is different). I was thinking a strop light or a rectangular soft box with a minor fill (shot on film, underexposed when developing).





I love that 'painting' look. It's stunning.



Yeah I was thinking soft box, but it looked scrimmed like barn doors, but that is probably just the oblique angle the SB is hitting the wall at.


I've never used fresnel, I was trying to recall something I read in a Michael Grecco book.


If your lights can work as optical or IR slaves you could use a flash and the ring adapter. It is a less expensive alternative. Just not as pretty but more mobile.