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Originally Posted by tony404
I got one for you, I want to do a xmas shoot my wife in front of the tree with the lights on it. How do I light her but still not make the tree so bright that the christmas lights cant be seen?
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Tony, if I were doing a shot like this - here's what I would do. I would setup the Christmas tree and bring Mandy out in front of that tree about 10 feet or so. Then I would light her from the side with a nice large softbox and feather the light towards the camera - away from the background. Put up a reflector on the opposite side to fill in the shadows on her body. Then, I'd set the camera up on a tripod and experiement with different shutter speeds to pull in the amount of light on the background that you want. Try 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds. At some point you'll find the right exposure that'll expose Mandy in the foreground with flash and the right shutterspeed setting that'll bring in the background lights on your tree. It's a little trickly but once you get everything setup and start playing with it - you'll figure it all out pretty quickly.
