I wanted to talk this week about a piece of equipment that has become a favorite in my arsenal for beauty work. It is the Fresnel Spot. It looks like sunlight and is focusable to broaden its coverage or focus the light down to only cover a small area. The small specular qualities of the light are a little difficult to get used to, especially if you are used to shooting with soft light sources, but if you are going for snappy details, crisp shadows and great color saturation you should consider trying one.

 

When we were preparing for the first image the art director and I were dead set on capturing an image outside. When we arrived at the shoot location and scouted an outdoor area to shoot we underestimated the time it would take to prep the model for our shoot. In the time it took to get the model ready the sun moved overhead and the mid-day heat began to set in, scorching our model and styling team. I should mention that this shoot was done in south Florida in early June. In an attempt to save our original idea, we brought our model indoors and stood her in an open door. Thus made it appear from our camera angle that the image was captured outside. By using the Fresnel to light our model I was able to achieve the same look as direct sun light without the heat, plus this also gave me complete control over the direction and angle our light.


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