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Originally Posted by Belinda
How long does it take you to set up your lights for each set? and how long does a typical shoot last you?
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How long it takes to setup the lights for a set of pictures depends on how many lights I want to use for that set. Sometimes it may be 1 or 2 lights and sometimes it could be 6 or 7 lights. We are using 5 lights on the pics that I posted at the beginning of this thread as well as a focusing light (a light that I shine on the model to help with focusing). It probably took us about 20 minutes to setup the lights and fine tune them to the point that we were ready for the model. Once she's on the set - we'll remeter the lights in her first position, shoot a few test shots just to confirm that everything looks good and then we'll be off and running with the shoot.
My shoots are pretty quick. I can shoot a set of pics in about 15 to 20 minutes. The actual shoot is not what takes so long - it's getting everything setup and ready for the shoot that takes the most amount of time and energy. Styling the set, the wardrobe, the accessories, setting up and fine-tuning the lights and the exposure. Once everything is in order and we start shooting - it's pretty quick from there.