"Hacostadium Lighting Bible" Vol. 2: Classroom Edition

This time, Nissin Japan visited the cosplay amusement spaces"HACOSTADIUM OSAKA" and "HACOSTADIUM cosset Osaka Nipponbashi"!
For this installment, we conducted a shoot using Nissin strobes at Hacostadium, where you can take photos in a variety of situations!
I would like to introduce the photos we took and the techniques used to shoot them in a series.
For this second installment, I will introduce photos taken in the 3F Classroom at "HACOSTADIUM OSAKA".

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▼Check out the photos here!▼Model: Ibuki　Photo: Ai Ehara
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Since the setting is a school classroom this time, the lighting is natural and appropriate for the environment.
The only equipment used is the i40! We didn't even use a stand this time.
There are lighting setups that can be done with just one strobe, so you can easily copy these techniques.
Shooting Method (1)I will explain starting with the first photo, taken with the window behind the model.
The image is that of a natural daytime classroom scene, with bright light streaming in from the window behind.
(Shot with constant lighting only)
Outside the window of this classroom isn't actually the outdoors; there is a wall belonging to another space.
Therefore, if you shoot using only the room's ambient light, the area outside the window isn't very bright, and there's no sense of sunlight pouring in.
So, we create artificial sunlight using strobes!
We used two strobes.
[Lighting Data]
(1) i40 On-camera ceiling bounce, power 1/4
(2) i40 Wide panel, bounced off the wall outside the window, power 1/4, SF (Analog Slave) mode(1) is attached to the camera (on-camera) with the head pointed upward to bounce off the ceiling.
Since the ceiling in this classroom is white, this alone allows for a clean shot.
It serves both as a main light to brighten the face and as a trigger to synchronize strobe (2).
Next, for light (2): when you open the window, there is a narrow space between it and the wall. I placed the i40 there using the included stand, set it to optical slave (SF) mode, and fired it toward the wall.
The i40 is so small that it fits in such a tight space.
The fact that its small size lets you tuck it away in various places is one of the i40's strengths!
Place the i40 outside the window facing the wall, then close the window and curtains.
With just this, you can create the effect of daytime sunlight.
If the light intensity from the window is too strong, it will cause flare, so be sure to adjust it by lowering the power.
Believe it or not... this is all there is to the shooting method for the first photo! It's simple, isn't it? You can copy it right away.
By the way, with a little ingenuity, you can use this lighting for an advanced application.
As shown in the image, attach an orange color filter to the i40 outside the window.
Then...
The daytime classroom scene transforms into an evening scene!
▼other cut▼
Depending on the model's position or angle, their face might end up dark, so adjust the power higher or use a reflector from the opposite side.
Hacostadium allows you to borrow reflectors for free, so you can rest easy!

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The location we shot at this time was the school classroom at "HACOSTADIUM OSAKA".
While it is by no means elaborate lighting, it is easily achievable with minimal equipment, so I think even strobe beginners can copy it immediately.
Ceiling bounce and wall bounce are convenient lighting techniques that can be applied in various places, provided there is a white ceiling or wall.
Using a strobe rather than shooting with constant light results in more vivid, beautiful colors.
Please enjoy your photography using a clip-on strobe! (Shot/Written 2014/10/27: Ai Ehara)
Shooting Data
[Shooting Equipment List]

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Photography/Production
Nissin DigitalHACOSTADIUM OSAKA
HACOSTADIUM cosset Osaka Nipponbashi