Dramatic Fashion Portrait with Gel Lights

Overview

A video tutorial demonstrating a 2-light setup for dramatic fashion portraits using a key light with barn doors and a gelled backlight on a dark grey seamless background, with smoke effects.

Gear & modifiers

• Barn doors
• Warm gel
• Negative fill
• Smoke machine

AI notes

Key light: strobe with narrow reflector and barn doors, high 45-degree angle. Backlight: bare bulb strobe with warm gel, behind model to the left. Negative fill panel camera-right. Subtle smoke/fog effect used in final images. Dark grey seamless background.

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