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Tag Archives: Lighting Setup
8 light setups with beautiful backdrops (+ Download)
Well, that’s a great present that came in shortly before christmas! We’ve got 8 new lighting setups for you – try them out, play around with them and shoot many great pictures and photos using them! The download is located down below at the end of the article. Minimalistic use with only one light is the easisest way to set up these ... Read More »
Get creative with set.a.light 3D – an example
A great example on how to easily experiment around and learn with set.a.light 3D! This week I had a session with a part time model from Gibraltar and while presenting my thoughts for the shoot, I asked her what she would like to do. She came up with the idea of a coloured portrait and sent me the well known ... Read More »
How to Build Your First Lighting Setup
1. Start with one light Some of you are eager to go and want to start off with a bunch of lights. But I believe this to be an area where less is generally more. So try starting out with just one main light (flash head and modifier). Once you are pleased with the quality of the first results, go ... Read More »
Harmonious PORTRAIT LIGHT WITH SPOTLIGHT BACKGROUND
Today we start our Setup-Friday which will be a regular feature on this blog. The first setup is for a half body portrait shoot where we used four lights. A beauty dish as the main light, which is head-on, slightly to the felt side of the model, just high enough that you can still get the nice reflections in the eyes of ... Read More »