Studio LightingSetups & Examples

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What is the difference between:

• Bare bulb lighting,

• Umbrella lighting, and

• Soft-box lighting?

StrobeReflector

• Harsh light (strong contrast)

• Strong shadows

Bare bulb/Reflector lighting

Face level

Bare bulb/Reflector lighting• hard shadows

Low next to

ground, pointing

up

Bare bulb/Reflector lighting• hard shadows

Above face

level

Bare bulb/Reflector lighting• hard shadows

Umbrella Lighting

• Softer light (lower contrast)

• Softer shadows

Main lightFill light

Umbrella light• softer shadows

Umbrella light• softer shadows

• Softest light (lowest contrast)

• Softest shadows

Soft-Box lighting

Note the softer shadow due to a softbox

Soft-box light• softest shadows

Soft-box light• softest shadows

Soft-box light• softest shadows

Softbox on boom,

above head level,

pointed down

Strobe with

blue gel

Studio Lighting Tips

• Increase/decrease aperture to reduce flash

exposure on subject

• Increase/decrease shutter speed to reduce

ambient light exposure

Studio Lighting Tips

• Start off at manual mode

• 1/125s, F/8

• Increase/decrease strobe power to get right

exposure

• Keep shutter speed between 1/60 – 1/160 s

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