Lesson 7 Strobe and Tungsten

The photograph above is an example of how I used strobe and tungsten in my work in the 1980's

The background was lit with tungsten or an HMI light and the subject was lit with a strobe with and and 40 degree egg crate. The camera set to flash color balance. The 1st step was to figure out an exposure for the strobe set at the fastest sync speed of 1/160. The continuous light on the background is measured to match the f/stop established by the strobe. The use of the shutter speed/f-stop slider helps to visualize the exposure relationships. Care was taken to keep the lights confined to their intended targets and a capture of each light was made separately to confirm its purity

Production Stills by Heidi Zito

Assignment 7

Photograph a person with just the strobe light.

Photograph a person with just the tungsten light on.

Photograph a person using strobe on the person and tungsten
on the background. Try some with motion.


Photograph a person with tungsten on the person and strobe
on the background. Try some with motion