A Humble Wall as a Portrait Photography Studio

Sometimes, the simplest of set ups can be the most effective. In this video from world renown photographer Gary Fong, we see how to use  two simple off camera flashguns, a snoot, some color gels and a plain wall to create a dynamic and interesting look for a photo shoot:

To set up his simple studio Gary does the following:

• He places one of the Canon flashguns low down in front of the wall and attaches his own brand Powersnoot attachment and a colored gel.
• He then sets the flash exposure manually via the slave unit to get a deep rich color from the flash on the wall.
• The second Canon flash is positioned to the right of the wall, high up on a pole pointing towards the model’s position.
• The model is asked to face towards the second flash light, or towards the camera.

The resultant images demonstrate how effective and dramatic this simple lighting set up truly is.