High Key help please.....

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Hi,

I have recently purchased a 3 head kit from Lencarta which came with a white background. I have two umbrella's and two softboxes available and I now need some advice on the best way that I can achieve the pure white background look when taking portraits.

Can anyone please offer me some expert advice as there are lots of conflicting articles on the interweb thingy???

Many thanks.

Rob
 
Hi. you're going to be looking at probably using 2 lights on a white BG, and expose it somewhere between 1/2 to 1 stop above subject exposure - that should get you close at least - obv depending on how the modifiers deal with the light coming from the heads

this thread should help
 
You'll find this post just 3 posts below this one:)
 
for help with googling its not high key its white bg, high key is where you blow all the whites and retain details only in the dark parts of the face (eyes lips ect)
 
Thank you all, replies were super fast as always.

I will check the videos out over lunch Garry.

Thanks again.
 
Zack Arias's posts were very helpful to me on this stuff:

http://www.zarias.com/white-seamless-tutorial-part-1-gear-space/
http://www.zarias.com/white-seamless-next-post-this-afternoon/
http://www.zarias.com/white-seamless-tutorial-part-2b-full-length-with-onelight/
http://www.zarias.com/white-seamless-tutorial-part-3-from-white-to-black/
http://www.zarias.com/white-seamless-tutorial-part-4-simple-changes-in-post-production/
http://www.zarias.com/white-seamless-tutorial-part-5-wrap-up-questions-contest/

Of particular note is metering from the back of the model's head towards the background to gauge the "wrap" as ZA calls it. Play around with this and learn what's happening. Watch your histogram/overexposure when shooting or even better download your shots as you shoot to see them properly on your monitor. Dodge tool (set to highlights at 10%) is your friend in post production.
 
Lornholio said:
Zack Arias's posts were very helpful to me on this stuff:



Of particular note is metering from the back of the model's head towards the background to gauge the "wrap" as ZA calls it. Play around with this and learn what's happening. Watch your histogram/overexposure when shooting or even better download your shots as you shoot to see them properly on your monitor. Dodge tool (set to highlights at 10%) is your friend in post production.
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The trick is actually to avoid the unnecessary overexposure and too-close shooting distances in the first place, you then avoid the wrap and don't need to worry about unwanted light hitting the back of the front subject, as explained in the video.

And if you get that bit right, you won't need PP either
 
Garry Edwards said:
The trick is actually to avoid the unnecessary overexposure and too-close shooting distances in the first place, you then avoid the wrap and don't need to worry about unwanted light hitting the back of the front subject, as explained in the video.
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Like Arias says, sometimes you might want a little wrap. Good to experiment with it when learning, even if you end up always wanting to completely eliminate it you'll learn how to eliminate it most efficiently.
 
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