How would you go about getting this shot?

[Anders Ledin]

Hi, does anyone have suggestions on how to get the type of shine on cheek and neck? What kind of fill would you use, and from where?

 

 

 

 

[Satsuki Murashige]

Most importantly, make sure the face is wet. The surface needs to be reflective. Bounce card for the reflection works fine - angle depends on where the person is looking. Looking down, low bounce works. Looking forward, low and sidey might work better. You’ll just have to play with the angle on the day. 

[Anders Ledin]

Thanks! So setup for this would be hard backlight, low bounce card for reflection and blacks behind camera ?

[Satsuki Murashige]

I think so. Some negative fill makes sense, the darker the surface is, the more it will show the reflection. That also means darker skin tones will show the reflection better. 

 

[Anders Ledin]

Great, I’ll give it a try :)