Nick Lovell

Hi, all! Anyone have tips to add shine to hair for hair product spots, and/or a general good high-key setup for hair spots? Not just a kicker or typical hair light for separation, but making hair that's facing toward the camera shine. In this video, Matthew Rosen shows how to place lights to the sides (almost like kickers) to create reflections in the hair... But I find that, when I do this, in order for the lights to be around to the front enough for the hair to reflect the light, it also creates shadows on the face. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLg9SGa9tIQ). The client likes no shadows under the chin, so I've been using a large source as key in kind of a typical clamshell setup with either a reflector or another light from underneath (sometimes both)... Would a harder key light create more shine coming back toward the camera? We have access to lights like Godox VL300s and Aputure LS300s, and also 1x1 and smaller led panels... But not anything like a Briese or Skypanels. Any thoughts or experience on this would greatly appreciated! Thanks!! Nick

Anyone know what they might have used as her key? In the "making of" (and even in some shots of the video itself!) you can see some green sources in the frame... They might be Kino Flos, maybe even Chimeras or something similar... But they definitely have some Cinefoil around them to keep the light going down... But it looks to me like they created green pools of light around the dancers using these sources. Would love to hear what people think they used to light her, though...