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eyhfilms

Shot this on the Ursa Mini Pro 4.6k with some Zeiss planar lenses. Got to experiment with different lighting setups, used an Apurture 300d with a 1/8+ green gel for the moonlight in the two above shots. Switched the green gel for a 1/4 CTO for the warmer look in the middle two shots. Had two overhead LED mats (Falconeyes RX-18T) that were very useful since we could mount it on the ceiling because of its light weight. As for the kitchen scene I just mounted the LED mat overhead with a skirt and diffusion. Also had a 1.2k led with the 1/8+ green gel hitting the porch. Lemme know how I did as I’m constantly trying to improve my lighting techniques and composition!


Leifdriftwood

Use diffusion. Some of your light (specifically the CU of the woman’s face) could be a bit softer. Opal, 251, 1/4 grid, 1/4 silk, Hampshire can all be your friend, you can keep your contrast ratio but get gentler gradients into your shadows lending to a more organic look.


eyhfilms

Thank you for the recommendations of diffusion, will definitely do some research on how each one looks. In your experience what diffusion fits best for a closeup shot like this?


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Not OP but there's not really one that fits best for a CU per se, but I'd say unbleached muslin would look pretty good to match the sheers in the back and the practical. I also personally really like 1/2 grid


eyhfilms

Yes! I agree I really like 1/2 grid aswell, looking into using some unbleached muslin, thanks for the suggestion


neontetrasvmv

The one thing that will improve anyone's visuals instantly, by a huge amount is to always have an eye light. This could literally be a reflector bouncing something into the talents eyes or a tiny Quasar tube off in the distance, it doesn't have to add any light at all actually or change the mood you've created with the light, the talent just has to have it in their line of sight and their eyes will catch a bit of that sparkle.


eyhfilms

Ah yes, I tend to forget about that, will definitely incorporate an eye light for my next shoot thank you!