making subjects appear as if they are lit by room lights but instead they are lit by flash

the goal is to make the photograph appear as if it is only being lit by the room light. in this particular case the chandelier. however, it is lit by a flash to camera right. the flash is used to mimic and supplement the room light because the chandelier does not have enough power to light the entire body. the flash thus give the photo a magical feel and is primarily used sculpt the subject resulting in a smooth, yet sharp contrast between highlights and shadows. additionally, the flash  is manipulated  in ways the room light cannot.

tools
1. large expoimiging rogue flash bender with diffusion panel
2. cheap manual flash, cost about $30 USD
3. impact power sycn16 dc transmitter and impact power sycn16 dc receiver
4. nikon d700
5. nikon 85mm f/1.8 g
6. 11 feet manifrotto light stand
7. CTO gel

techincals

ISO: 1250
aperture: f2.2
shutter: 1/60

flash
about 1/4 power.


N.b. 
flash: i don't know the name of the flash i used and this is purposely done because, i don't want to know. i bought 2 cheap manual flashes that i use as kicker lights for weddings and events. the point is it does not matter. the goal is to learn to control and manipulate the light. though i still carry my alien bees 1600s and nikon flash with me as back ups.

flash bender:  why? again for this particular photograph it does matter the diffuser i used. you can use an umbrella, soft box or any type of diffuser for your photograph. it only matters if you are going for a specific look that a particular diffuser creates. why do i use the flash bender? because i can hold it in one hand, with a flash synch cord and shoot off camera flash at the same time as well as have my assistant hold and direct it quickly for individual and group portraits.

CTO gel: was used to match the temperature of the tungsten chandelier.  i set camera's white balance to tungsten and gel flash with CTO gel. if you don't gel your flash to match the temperature of the room, its higly like you will have ugly colors that cannot be corrected in post. the goal is to photograph the skin tones and capture them to as close they look in real life.



note this type of lighting can be used to supplement candles, bond fires, kerosene lamps, window lights. the main thing is to match the light by gelling the flash with the correct gel and aim the the flash in the direction where the light is pointing towards your subject. as well as including the light source in the frame, because this will create the illusion that the room light is lighting the subject.  you can purchase rosco gels cheaply for camera mount flashes, the only caution is that it contains 1/2 CTO and not a full CTO. however it contains gels for matching window light, fluorescent etc...

another tactic not shown here is, if you have large lamp shades you can hide a flash in the lamp shade to mimic the light of the lamp. there are may ways to accomplish this type of lighting, you need to practice and experiment.

see more here: http://www.shodiphoto.com/2013/06/20/deara-is-fabulous/

keep kewl!