Lighting setup

Clean White Studio Lighting with Overhead Softbox

1-light Key light with reflector fill lighting setup for catalogue / e-commerce with a Candid, behind-the-scenes mood using large softbox.

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Lighting diagram
Clean White Studio Lighting with Overhead Softbox — lighting diagram

Complete setup guide

What this setup creates

A female model is photographed in a studio using an overhead dome-shaped softbox as the key light and white reflector boards for fill, resulting in soft, diffused lighting on a seamless white background.

Light placement

Overhead to the right of the subject

How to build it

Key light is an overhead dome softbox. Fill light is provided by large white reflector boards positioned in front of the model. The background is a seamless white paper roll.

Lighting style
Key light with reflector fill
Key light
Top light
Light quality
Soft light, Low contrast
Shadows
Flat lighting
Background
Seamless backdrop
Colour
Neutral
Visual mood
Commercial clean, Natural

Camera settings

Suggested starting point
Aperture
f/8
Shutter speed
1/160s
ISO
100
Focal length
85mm
White balance
5500K

Inferred standard studio portrait settings for clean, sharp, and well-exposed images with natural colors.

Gear & modifiers

  • large softbox
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