Bedtime Stories (The Blue Hour Extended) (Patreon)

Lighting here looks pretty straightforward, the only little twist is there is a flash involved. It’s very subtle and it’s only purpose is to build upon the existing light on the scene.

In the set with the nightlights turned off. There’s a flash in a rectangular soft box just outside camera left, it’s window high and pointed almost towards me thus feathering it and giving just a sliver of light which shapes the body as if light is coming from the windows. Without it she’d be a silhouette.

In the set with the nightlights turned on. Same flash in a rectangular soft box, only this time on camera right. And this time I’m using the pilot light not the actual flash. It has to do with light temperature. I want my added light to have the same light temperature as the nightlights. I put it as high as I can to allow more light on her face. It’s a lot more obvious but I think it’s in sync with the mood. If I wanted to have less light spill on the walls, which I did and still do, I could’ve used a grid on the soft box. Sadly, I did not have one at the time and still don’t, but I love to control light so I intend to acquire one very soon.

The flash is back on camera left for the last three images, again using the constant light building on the light coming from the left nightlight.

You’ll be able to grasp what’s happening better in the behind the scenes video that’s coming next. Stay tuned!

Have a great weekend!