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