How to get great natural light portraits outside on location using a modifier that is extremely cheap and easy to use. We show you 4 natural light outdoor portrait set-ups and variations of those set-ups using the sun and reflectors. Not using a reflector for outdoor portraiture can give you terrible results. Check this out and learn some lighting tips for shooting outdoors in the sun.
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Timestamps:
00:00 4 Natural Light Outdoor Portrait Setups Using Reflectors
00:16 Why Reflector is a Great Modifier?
01:22 What kind of reflector to buy?
01:47 Why get a 5-in-1 reflector?
02:00 Translucent Reflector
02:14 White Reflector
02:32 Gold Reflector
02:42 Silver Reflector
03:07 Black Reflector
03:23 Reflector should be flat
03:36 Reflectors are easy to use - bracket for holding
03:57 Use an a-clamp
04:05 A-clamp and stick to aim reflector
04:42 How to hold reflector
05:12 How to use a reflector
05:22 Set-up #1 - Find the shadow edge
06:23 Place reflector like key light
06:48 Tamron 70-180mm Lens at 100mm & Camera settings
07:45 Butterfly light set-up
07:54 Rotate body positions
08:04 Use hair to keep sun off top
08:33 Look for bokeh in background
08:58 Set-up #2 - Create a clamshell lighting look
10:45 Set-up #3 - Shooting in direct sun
10:55 Use one of the 5 key light portrait positions
12:19 Use second reflector as rim light
13:14 Work in direct sun with no shade
14:20 How to get highlights in eyes
15:11 Shoot almost 360 degrees in direct sun with translucent reflector
15:50 Use larger translucent reflector for group shots
16:14 Set-up #4 - Shooting in shade with gold reflector
17:20 Feather the gold reflected light - get a helper
17:46 White reflector gives softer look
18:29 Conclusion - different ways to use reflectors

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