Description
What was you’re very first camera? Was it a modern classic, or a camera that time has forgot? In the case of photographer Gavin Hoey it was a Praktica MTL-5B from the mid 1980’s and in this video he dusts it down for use in a portrait session.
But there’s a twist as the vintage Praktica camera is going to a prop that connects three different one light studio portrait ideas together.
Starting with the Classic 45 degree light position, Gavin sets up a retro photographer scene. Along with his first camera, Gavin also has his very first studio flash as a background prop.
Next Gavin uses his one flash to create a silhouette. Using a basic white wall, he bounces the light off of a silver 5 in 1 reflector to give a small, but important, splash of light on the model and the retro camera.
Finally Gavin set’s the Praktica to B mode, opens the camera back and show how holding the shutter button down transforms the shutter into a tiny frame. With a little lighting experimentation Gavin is able to use one flash to light both his model and the camera at the same time.
Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:40 Finding the best light
1:44 Classic one flash lighting
2:23 Retro photographer portrait session
3:11 Back lit silhouette lighting
3:58 Fill light from a silver reflector
4:51 Semi silhouette portrait session
5:32 B Mode on the Praktica
6:29 Double duty from one flash
7:29 Camera as a frame photo session
8:09 Conclusions and Subscribe
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