Inspirational Visual Dramatic Lighting Blueprint
feat. Czech Playmate COxy Dominika – by Dan Hostettler
This Visual Breakthrough Photo Lighting Guide Puts You First!
It is about time to deliver lighting guides that are contemporarily created with tools of the visual, digital age. I am providing you technical aspects and planning work in an extended visual form.
In today’s completely digitalized era you carry your guides and manuals with you on your mobile devices were they are always available for you, for example, during travel, on set and at a shoot.
Just textbooks alone – seldom equipped with enough significant images – are very unpractical in such situations, am I right? Therefore, this new kind of comprehensive visual guides comes in quite handy, you‘ll see!
DRAMA. Accurate for Flattering a Women’s Shape?
In my vision, composing drama light does not mean to create dusky sceneries but rather working with well-chosen light areas and corresponding accents.
For this guide I have applied light settings in a way that fits the “fundament” of my vision and shooting concept “lustful drama”. It was the ideal visual layout for putting the individual accented image concepts with the model in the limelight. And the location – a castle as visual frame – turned out to be spot-on!
Expect sexy lascivious, dark shadows, round forms, red lips, an overly light-flooded scenario and sensual, seducing emotions!
Time to Set a New Standard!
Every comprehensive lighting scheme is fully visualized in 3D. But 3D not only for the sake of the 3D trend!
This expanded illustration offers you visual simplicity, intelligibility and the freedom to follow your own beat. And all that without having to figure out the way light setting is meant by studying abstract layouts and pondering over them.
No strenuous “Read the Light”” attempt but rather a VISUAL exploration. After all, photography primarily is all about “photo”, isn’t it?
For easy replication in your studio I have included additional 2D plans noting all relevant key figures.
Essentials – Insights – Secrets
- The Castle Location: Welcome in Heaven’s “Hell”
- 5 Different Lighting Scenarios
- My Method: How I Prepare Myself
- Lighting: Keep It Simple
- Everything About Light Modifiers
- Types of Light and Shadow
- Three Important Aspects of Lighting: Color, Contrast & Direction
- Structuring the Shape of Light: Light Modifier Comparison in 3D
- Tech DNA: Gear Used for these Shoots
- Everything Starts with One Light
- Revealing my Flash Power Settings Used
- Revealing Behind the Scenes Imagery
- Photo Terms Glossary
What You will Get
- Inspirational Visual Lighting Guide
- High quality nude imagery; 5 different sets
- Images with Czech Centerfold Playmate Coxy Dominika
- Lighting setups for 1, 2 & 3 lights
- All technical parameters used during the shoots
- Comprehensive 3D lighting setups from different point of views
- Detailed explanation on light directions, impacts on shadows, light interaction and location composition
- Background story and conceptual light planning from every single scenario (set)
- Deconstructing my light setup set by set, step-by-step
- Ideas on creating emotions through lighting (storytelling)
- 105 pages in total
- Over 70 key visuals & descriptions in 3D
- Over 30 behind the scenes & illustrative images
- 36 tasteful nude images in 5 sets
- 5 lighting plans (2D) for replicating situations in your studio
- Instant PDF Download for immediate use on your PC, Mac, IProducts & Droids
About the Author: Dan Hostettler
Swiss born and currently living and working in Prague (Czech Republic), Dan founded his flagship, a dedicated production company, named StudioPrague which has received international recognition for nude photography productions and high end workshops. He has photographed some of the nude world’s most beautiful women and always strives to capture that ‘bold sexy moment’ both in studio and on location.
In this eBook Dan shares his extensive knowledge and vast experience in an easy-to-follow visual and intuitive way to help you fast-track your journey for capturing meaningful and seductive model photos.
Leafing through all of the sections of this new book, it had left me quite speechless. The section I’d enjoyed most was the 3D imagery. So thank Dan, for producing another exceptional publication. Well done!
Dan, just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed the lighting guide ( and your book of Beauty Nudes). Makes me wish I could spend more time in the studio ( and invest in my own at some point).
The guide is simple concise but most of all makes you think about experimenting with light
I have gone through your lighting guide, and I must say I am very impressed. It’s the best user guide for studio lighting setups that I have read so far, and I have purchased four or five others in recent years. Your guide begins with a clear explanation of the lighting equipment that is generally used, and then goes on to show how to use it with excellent diagrams of lighting set-ups and equipment used, and illustrations of the effects of different types of lighting. It is very clear after reading this how to set up such lighting and the… Read more »
I bought the book and have already devoured it! My favorite dramatic lighting example is the Honey Bunny set. I am amazed at the simplicity of the lighting setup and the provocative mood that it created… and thanks for sharing your trick to drag the shutter to 1/15th to capture firelight. I am also drawn to the Femme Fatale set… I think it’s so powerful and compelling to me is because of the low-angle perspective and the use of an 18mm lens, which I don’t own, nor have I ever experimented with one. I have always had the impression that… Read more »