PROJECT DETAILS
CRAFTING THE LIGHT
BEFORE AND AFTER
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TOOLS
Equipment List
Profoto A10
A compact, on-camera flash with a round head for natural light fall-off and pleasing catchlights. Features Profoto AirTTL and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control and seamless integration with other Profoto lights.
Why it’s used: Delivers high-quality, portable lighting for portraits and on-location fashion work, either on-camera or as part of a multi-light setup.
A compact, on-camera flash with a round head for natural light fall-off and pleasing catchlights. Features Profoto AirTTL and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control and seamless integration with other Profoto lights.
Why it’s used: Delivers high-quality, portable lighting for portraits and on-location fashion work, either on-camera or as part of a multi-light setup.
Profoto ProHead
A high-performance flash head designed for use with Profoto’s Pro-series generators. Built for durability, fast recycling, and consistent color output, even at high power.
Why it’s used: Delivers powerful, reliable lighting for demanding studio and location work, supporting a wide range of Profoto modifiers for maximum creative control.
A high-performance flash head designed for use with Profoto’s Pro-series generators. Built for durability, fast recycling, and consistent color output, even at high power.
Why it’s used: Delivers powerful, reliable lighting for demanding studio and location work, supporting a wide range of Profoto modifiers for maximum creative control.
Profoto Magnum Reflector
A high-output hard light modifier that boosts a flash head’s efficiency, delivering a bright, focused beam with smooth fall-off.
Why it’s used: Increases light intensity while maintaining quality, making it ideal for long-distance lighting, simulating sunlight, or adding crisp, punchy highlights in fashion and beauty work.
A high-output hard light modifier that boosts a flash head’s efficiency, delivering a bright, focused beam with smooth fall-off.
Why it’s used: Increases light intensity while maintaining quality, making it ideal for long-distance lighting, simulating sunlight, or adding crisp, punchy highlights in fashion and beauty work.
Profoto Extension Cable
A heavy-duty cable that extends the distance between a Profoto generator and its flash head. Designed to handle high power loads without loss of performance.
Why it’s used: Provides flexibility in light placement on large sets or challenging locations, allowing equipment to be positioned safely and creatively without being limited by generator proximity.
A heavy-duty cable that extends the distance between a Profoto generator and its flash head. Designed to handle high power loads without loss of performance.
Why it’s used: Provides flexibility in light placement on large sets or challenging locations, allowing equipment to be positioned safely and creatively without being limited by generator proximity.
Profoto Air Remote
A wireless transmitter that mounts on the camera’s hot shoe to control Profoto lights remotely. Supports TTL, manual power adjustment, and high-speed sync. Why it’s used: Enables precise, cable-free control of flash settings from the camera position, streamlining workflow and allowing quick lighting adjustments during a shoot.
A wireless transmitter that mounts on the camera’s hot shoe to control Profoto lights remotely. Supports TTL, manual power adjustment, and high-speed sync. Why it’s used: Enables precise, cable-free control of flash settings from the camera position, streamlining workflow and allowing quick lighting adjustments during a shoot.
C-Stand
A versatile, durable stand with a three-leg base and adjustable central column, often paired with a grip head and extension arm. Known for its stability and ability to nest closely with other stands.
Why it’s used: Essential for holding lights, flags, reflectors, or other modifiers in precise positions. Its design allows for creative rigging and efficient use of space on busy sets.
A versatile, durable stand with a three-leg base and adjustable central column, often paired with a grip head and extension arm. Known for its stability and ability to nest closely with other stands.
Why it’s used: Essential for holding lights, flags, reflectors, or other modifiers in precise positions. Its design allows for creative rigging and efficient use of space on busy sets.
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Project Intro
This cover shoot for AURUM Magbook was photographed in one of Vienna’s most fascinating 19th-century inner-city mansions, a place that has stood empty for the past 40 years. Dust on the walls, traces of time everywhere and a sense of old stories still lingering in the space. It was the perfect setting for a darker visual narrative. The goal of this setup was to create ultra-moody images that reflect the atmosphere and soul of the mansion, while telling a story within the story of the house itself. Let’s jump in.
- This lighting setup is naturally influenced by the location you are shooting in. Still, the overall approach can be applied in almost any space when the goal is to create strong contrast and a harder, more dramatic look.
- To achieve this effect, work with smaller light sources such as the Profoto Magnum Reflector or a similar light shaper, as they will give you a harder and more direct quality of light
- One of the strengths of working in locations like this is that the surroundings themselves can help shape the light. Elements such as broken windows, doorways, corridors, or controlled light spill can be used to build a darker, more uncertain atmosphere that gives the location real presence.
- Set your lights to power 5.0 as a starting point, then fine tune the output based on distance, exposure, and the level of contrast you want to achieve.
STEP 2
- Depending on the location, there may be daylight spilling into the space. For this shoot, we decided not to mix daylight with artificial light, but instead to fully underexpose the scene and light it exclusively with flash
- Camera settings: 1/160 s, f/8, ISO 320, depending on your location and the result you want to achieve.
PROJECT DETAILS
CRAFTING THE LIGHT
Project Intro
This cover shoot for AURUM Magbook was photographed in one of Vienna’s most fascinating 19th-century inner-city mansions, a place that has stood empty for the past 40 years. Dust on the walls, traces of time everywhere and a sense of old stories still lingering in the space. It was the perfect setting for a darker visual narrative. The goal of this setup was to create ultra-moody images that reflect the atmosphere and soul of the mansion, while telling a story within the story of the house itself. Let’s jump in.
BEFORE AND AFTER
Transformation made visible.
- This lighting setup is naturally influenced by the location you are shooting in. Still, the overall approach can be applied in almost any space when the goal is to create strong contrast and a harder, more dramatic look.
- To achieve this effect, work with smaller light sources such as the Profoto Magnum Reflector or a similar light shaper, as they will give you a harder and more direct quality of light
- One of the strengths of working in locations like this is that the surroundings themselves can help shape the light. Elements such as broken windows, doorways, corridors, or controlled light spill can be used to build a darker, more uncertain atmosphere that gives the location real presence.
- Set your lights to power 5.0 as a starting point, then fine tune the output based on distance, exposure, and the level of contrast you want to achieve.
STEP 2
- Depending on the location, there may be daylight spilling into the space. For this shoot, we decided not to mix daylight with artificial light, but instead to fully underexpose the scene and light it exclusively with flash
- Camera settings: 1/160 s, f/8, ISO 320, depending on your location and the result you want to achieve.
BEFORE AND AFTER
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TOOLS
Equipment List
Profoto A10
A compact, on-camera flash with a round head for natural light fall-off and pleasing catchlights. Features Profoto AirTTL and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control and seamless integration with other Profoto lights.
Why it’s used: Delivers high-quality, portable lighting for portraits and on-location fashion work, either on-camera or as part of a multi-light setup.
A compact, on-camera flash with a round head for natural light fall-off and pleasing catchlights. Features Profoto AirTTL and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control and seamless integration with other Profoto lights.
Why it’s used: Delivers high-quality, portable lighting for portraits and on-location fashion work, either on-camera or as part of a multi-light setup.
Profoto ProHead
A high-performance flash head designed for use with Profoto’s Pro-series generators. Built for durability, fast recycling, and consistent color output, even at high power.
Why it’s used: Delivers powerful, reliable lighting for demanding studio and location work, supporting a wide range of Profoto modifiers for maximum creative control.
A high-performance flash head designed for use with Profoto’s Pro-series generators. Built for durability, fast recycling, and consistent color output, even at high power.
Why it’s used: Delivers powerful, reliable lighting for demanding studio and location work, supporting a wide range of Profoto modifiers for maximum creative control.
Profoto Magnum Reflector
A high-output hard light modifier that boosts a flash head’s efficiency, delivering a bright, focused beam with smooth fall-off.
Why it’s used: Increases light intensity while maintaining quality, making it ideal for long-distance lighting, simulating sunlight, or adding crisp, punchy highlights in fashion and beauty work.
A high-output hard light modifier that boosts a flash head’s efficiency, delivering a bright, focused beam with smooth fall-off.
Why it’s used: Increases light intensity while maintaining quality, making it ideal for long-distance lighting, simulating sunlight, or adding crisp, punchy highlights in fashion and beauty work.
Profoto Extension Cable
A heavy-duty cable that extends the distance between a Profoto generator and its flash head. Designed to handle high power loads without loss of performance.
Why it’s used: Provides flexibility in light placement on large sets or challenging locations, allowing equipment to be positioned safely and creatively without being limited by generator proximity.
A heavy-duty cable that extends the distance between a Profoto generator and its flash head. Designed to handle high power loads without loss of performance.
Why it’s used: Provides flexibility in light placement on large sets or challenging locations, allowing equipment to be positioned safely and creatively without being limited by generator proximity.
Profoto Air Remote
A wireless transmitter that mounts on the camera’s hot shoe to control Profoto lights remotely. Supports TTL, manual power adjustment, and high-speed sync. Why it’s used: Enables precise, cable-free control of flash settings from the camera position, streamlining workflow and allowing quick lighting adjustments during a shoot.
A wireless transmitter that mounts on the camera’s hot shoe to control Profoto lights remotely. Supports TTL, manual power adjustment, and high-speed sync. Why it’s used: Enables precise, cable-free control of flash settings from the camera position, streamlining workflow and allowing quick lighting adjustments during a shoot.
C-Stand
A versatile, durable stand with a three-leg base and adjustable central column, often paired with a grip head and extension arm. Known for its stability and ability to nest closely with other stands.
Why it’s used: Essential for holding lights, flags, reflectors, or other modifiers in precise positions. Its design allows for creative rigging and efficient use of space on busy sets.
A versatile, durable stand with a three-leg base and adjustable central column, often paired with a grip head and extension arm. Known for its stability and ability to nest closely with other stands.
Why it’s used: Essential for holding lights, flags, reflectors, or other modifiers in precise positions. Its design allows for creative rigging and efficient use of space on busy sets.
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