Godox Speedlight Portraits in the Studio, Part II. We Continue with Beautiful Low-Key Poses.

Our previous installment concentrated on setting up lighting, and we captured some wonderful images of our lovely subject.    • USE SPEEDLIGHTS for Studio-Quality He...  

Now, in our second half of that session, we explore low-key portraiture with just three SPEEDLIGHTS. Godox V1's were used in two 32" Square Softboxes and our third Godox, as our background light, was equipped with a grid spot and barn doors (included in the Accessory Kit for the round head V1 speedlight).
With the lighting mostly set during Part 1 of this shoot, most of our attention here goes to posing, background control, and a refinement of the lights for each new pose.
With the Godox V1's, we achieved very high quality portraits. Ideally though, more powerful units that have better on-board modeling lights would be preferred, but along with that, of course, come the higher price tags.
I am still very happy with the quality of light these little portables are delivering.

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TECHNICAL NOTES: People always ask, and it's redundant to put the same info in every lighting video, here are some FAQ.

• I always use an ISO of 100 when shooting in the studio. When on location with a scene that needs it, I will use ISO's up to 1600.
• In the studio with the Speedlights and small soft boxes, I average 1/2 power max on my MAIN light, resulting in a working aperture of f/6.3 or f/8. In my classic large studio with Photogenic Powerlights and big Larson Soff Boxes, I average f/11. We are usually shooting a bigger scene and perhaps more people.
• How far away are the lights? As close a possible, depending on number of subjects. Generally 30-40" from the light's surface to subject. Everything must be adjusted when the group gets larger, but the same directional look can be maintained.
• Reflectors: There is a video just on that subject. My default is one large white panel.
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