Photo Studio Lighting Schemes

by Chris Kelleher on April 18, 2008

in Tips and Tricks

These are some good examples of various photo studio light schemes, with diagrams of how the lighting was setup and the resulting images that were taken.

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Original white background, resulting appearance light grey
1. Two superpose softboxes on the left. Value F8 @ ISO 100
2. One light with a diffuser to cut the subject shadow on the background
3. Hairlight on top
3. Silver reflector near subject


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Original white background, resulting appearence light grey
1. Two superpose softboxes on the left. Value F6.7 @ ISO 100
2. One light with a diffuser to cut the subject shadow on the background
3. Silver reflector near subject


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Original white background, resulting appearence light grey
1. Two superpose softboxes on the left. Value F8 @ ISO 100
2. Softbox В± F 5.6
3. One light with a diffuser to cut the subject shadow on the background


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Black background
1. Umbrella 60 in. silver at 9 feet high. Value F8 @ 100 ISO
2. Foamcore panel white


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Original white background, resulting appearence white
1. Two superpose softboxes on the left. Value F11 @ ISO 100
2 and 3. Light with barndoors 8 feet high combine value В± F16
4. White reflector near subject


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Original white background, resulting appearence white
1. Two superpose softboxes on the left. Value F8 @ ISO 100
2 and 3. Light with barndoors 8 feet high combine value В± F13
4. Silver reflector near subject
5. Fan


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Black background
1. Beauty dish reflector. Value F11 @ 100 ISO


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Red background hidden behind a white paper folding screen and a bath tub
1. Strip softbox. Value F8 @ 100 ISO
2. Softbox. Value F 5.6 @ 100 ISO
3 and 4. Flash with red filter directed at backdrop bottom
5 Cardboard
6. White paper folding screen elevated on a solid base.


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Original white background, resulting appearence white
Mirror on the floor
1. Two superpose softboxes on the left. Value F 9.5 @ ISO 100
2 and 3. Light with barndoors 8 feet high combine value В± F16
3. Cardboard


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Background cloud canvas
Accessory, paper umbrella
1. Softbox, value F 9.5 @ 100 ISO
2- Strobe low power behind the umbrella


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Black background
1. Softbox. Value F11 @ 100 ISO
2. Cardboard


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Black background
1. Softbox. Value F8 @ 100 ISO
2. Strobe with barndoors and honeycomb grid 20 degres,variable intensity
3. Reflector white


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Dark grey background
Plexiglass sheet on the floor
1. Softbox elevated. Value F 9.5 @ 100 ISO
2. Silver reflector
3. Diffuser
4. Cardboard under the flash


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Original dark grey background, resulting appearence very dark grey
1. Softbox on the left. Value F 9.5 @ ISO 100
2. Strip softbox В± F 5.6
3. Strobe (high) with barndoors and grid, 20 degree on the backgroung, low intensity


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White background, model on the ground
1. One softbox positioned horizontally over the subject. Value F 7.1 @ ISO 100
2 and 3. Light with barndoors 8 feet high combine value В± F16


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White background
1. One softbox. Value F 11 @ ISO 100
2. Strobe with color gel red and barndoors on the floor value +F22


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adedip October 2, 2009 at 6:18 am

These are very interesting! maybe next time I’d suggest to post bigger scheme image the number are not really readable (but we can easily guess ;) )
thanks!

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