Hollywood Lighting

[photobymrsH]

I am doing a project for uni, and just wondered if anyone body has any examples of using Hollywood Lighting, and why did you choose that lighting method and examples or advise would be great thank you .

[Peter De Smidt]

If by that you mean Paramount, butterfly, beauty.....lighting, where the main light is directly above the subject's nose, and a symmetrical shadow is below the nose, then the reason that it was used is that it glamorizes good-looking ladies. Search George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull....

[photobymrsH]

Yes it is those lighting setups, I will look into those Photographers.
Thank you ..

[LabRat]

If by that you mean Paramount, butterfly, beauty.....lighting, where the main light is directly above the subject's nose, and a symmetrical shadow is below the nose, then the reason that it was used is that it glamorizes good-looking ladies. Search George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull....

They would make them look up so that shadow didn't become a mustache and stretch the muscles and skin... Must have been tiring to the subjects eyes!!!

Steve K

[C. D. Keth]

Here's a bit of background on one key component of that style of lighting: the "obie" light.

https://ascmag.com/blog/shot-craft/eye-lights

[Tin Can]

Wow!

Fascinating and I get it! NOW...

I have removed eye highlights from many of my DIGI stills...

Thank you!


Here's a bit of background on one key component of that style of lighting: the "obie" light.

https://ascmag.com/blog/shot-craft/eye-lights

[photobymrsH]

Thank you, i will put that in my notes i have been off uni for a few weeks so i have fell behind and now with us been in isolation its hard to ask tutors etc..

[photobymrsH]

This is brilliant thank you so much this will help me out loads.

Tracey

[Tin Can]

If you watch movies, women are often shot with soft focus and men hard...

[jnantz]

Maybe someone else can remember his website's name, but there used to be someone named Mark Wangerin ( I think?! ) who was an 8x10 photographer who specialized in portraits with a Verito and Hollywood lighting. He had a discussion board on his website and there were guests from time to time like Hurell's retoucher &c...
Last I was in touch with him ( 10+ years ago? ) he wasn't doing photography anymore but something else. He used large lights from a distance do do his work...

Good luck with your project !
John

[Jason Greenberg Motamedi]

Worth a read: Hollywood Portraits: Classic Shots and how to Take Them : Photographs from the Kobal Collection written by Roger Hicks and Christopher Nisperos
https://books.google.com/books/about/Hollywood_Portraits.html?id=7GfsKp7StwcC&source=kp_book_description

[photobymrsH]

That's brill I will have a look more at it tomorrow my brain has gone into sleep mode,research as got to be the most hard work ever!

And thank you all this info is amazing will help me out loads
Tracey :)

[cowanw]

Maybe someone else can remember his website's name, but there used to be someone named Mark Wangerin ( I think?! ) who was an 8x10 photographer who specialized in portraits with a Verito and Hollywood lighting. He had a discussion board on his website and there were guests from time to time like Hurell's retoucher &c...
Last I was in touch with him ( 10+ years ago? ) he wasn't doing photography anymore but something else. He used large lights from a distance do do his work...

Good luck with your project !
John

Mark A. Vieira
https://www.markavieira.com/bio
and yes this is a must purchase, Hollywood Portraits: Classic Shots and how to Take Them : Photographs from the Kobal Collection written by Roger Hicks and Christopher Nisperos; if only to see how you would come to different conclusions.

[Neal Chaves]

Here's an excellent documentary on George Hurrell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G7-J0lOncQ

Many 10" 2K spot/Fresnel lights are now being surplused off on eBay due to the high cost of converting them to LED vs. purchasing new units. These can be economically converted to electronic flash with halogen modeling light or to standard Edison sockets to accept LED or filament bulbs up to 500W. Here is one I did earlier this month at a meeting of our local photo club. 10" DeSisti Leonardo, Dynalite flash conversion, Polarizer and diffusion on Fresnel, Polarlizer on grid/spot backlight and Polarizer on digital camera lens. JPEG straight out of camera.

201986

Here are 10" QuartzColor Castors for $46.99 pus shipping. These were about $3000 each new. An easy conversion.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Strand-Quartz-Color-Castor-Model-270-Stage-Light-w-Barn-Doors-3-Pin-Bates-Plug/174042296314?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

[Tin Can]

https://petapixel.com/2020/01/22/dynalite-shuts-down-50-year-old-lighting-company-files-for-bankruptcy/

[brucetaylor]

Of course you can use those fresnel halogen studio lights as is. If you stay below 2k you can run them from standard household circuits. Try to get complete units with barndoors, scums, etc. Fun stuff!