Shaping Hard Light

Shaping Hard Light

YouTube Video

Mark Wallace

Mark Wallace is a photographer based in the United States. Best known for his web-based video series Digital Photography One on One and Exploring Photography sponsored by Adorama. Millions of people have watched Mark’s videos on YouTube, and the numbers continue to grow. Mark has a strong social media following on Facebook and Twitter, where he spends time interacting with viewers and workshop attendees. In 2014, Mark left the United States to embark on a 2 year worldwide adventure. He visited 28 countries and captured thousands of unique photographs across the globe. In 2016 Mark decided to give up planes, trains, and automobiles and is now exploring the world on his motorcycle.

In this episode Mark Wallace uses flags and subtraction panels to shape hard light. A flag is an object that blocks light and a subtraction panel is just like a reflector except that it absorbs light instead of reflecting it. Watch how mark uses these to create a low key high contrast portrait.

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Photos by Mark Wallace

www.markonabike.com

Mark Wallace
Adorama TV

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