How I Lit this Child Prodigy

Gary L. Friedman
Sep 1, 2018 · 3 min read

I took the shot above in a very confined space and so it was essential to have as little “light spill” as possible — that is, light only the subject and try to minimize any of the adjacent objects (like the bookshelf and chair behind her) from being lit as well.

And so I used two grids — one on the front of each flash — on the front, to keep the rays of light as parallel as possible.

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Gary L. Friedman

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Gary L. Friedman is a professional photographer who runs the stock image website FriedmanArchives.com and has written many best-selling camera-specific books.

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