Advanced Studio Lighting with Snoots and Projectors

Summary

Photographer Mark Wallace demonstrates advanced studio lighting techniques, focusing on snoots and projector attachments for precise light control. He explains how these tools, along with cookies for projecting patterns, can shape light and create unique effects. Wallace also details using a handheld light meter to set specific exposure differences between key and fill lights, and to dial in camera settings for shooting at wide apertures. The session culminates in creating high-contrast portraits by using a projector with a patterned cookie and a subtraction panel, achieving depth that flat front lighting cannot.

Key points

• Snoots and projector attachments offer precise light control, focusing light like a slide projector.
• Cookies can project patterns onto subjects or backgrounds to alter the visual look.
• Handheld light meters are used to set specific exposure differences between key and fill lights.
• Advanced techniques create high-contrast portraits with depth, avoiding flat front lighting.