Lighting setup
3-light Dramatic body portrait lighting emphasizing form and separation from the background. lighting setup for fashion / portrait with a Dramatic mood using Lantern Softbox, Strip Softbox, Grids.
The video demonstrates how to achieve a dramatic, moody lighting setup for a body portrait. It uses a lantern as the key light and strip boxes as rim lights. The final image shows a female model with pronounced shadows and highlights, creating a bold and artistic look.
Key light is a lantern softbox positioned to the front-side, creating soft but directional light. Two strip boxes with grids are used as rim lights from behind the subject.
2 lights · Vibrant, clean, bold, confident, fashion-forward.
1 light · Clean, commercial fashion look with smooth falloff and controlled highlights.
1 light · Dramatic, high-contrast, editorial, natural, artistic.