Lighting setup
2-light Classic beauty lighting with soft, even illumination on the face and moderate shadows under the chin. lighting setup for portrait / pageant with a Clean, elegant, professional. mood using Beauty dish with grid, Silver reflector, Large octagonal softbox.
A video tutorial demonstrating a beauty dish lighting setup for a female model, using a beauty dish with a grid as key light, A large octabox as fill and a silver reflector for filling up shadows.
A beauty dish is positioned above and slightly in front of the subject. A large silver reflector is placed below the subject, out of frame. A large octabox is positioned behind the photographer as an overall fill.
The key light is a beauty dish with a grid, placed overhead for butterfly lighting. A large silver reflector provides fill from below. A large octabox is positioned behind the photographer as an overall fill.
Settings extracted from the on-screen display in the final frame of the video, which is a diagram of the lighting setup.
2 lights · Elegant, glamorous, sophisticated, editorial.
2 lights · Dreamy, warm, cinematic, nostalgic, fashion-forward, dark moody.
2 lights · Clean, soft, flattering, and vibrant.