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Dramatic Portrait with Gridded Softbox and Blue Gel

2-light Two-light setup with gridded key and gelled background. lighting setup for catalogue / fashion with a Artistic and dramatic with contrasting cool and warm tones. mood using Softbox, Grid, Blue gel.

2 lightsTwo-light setup with gridded key and gelled background.Artistic and dramatic with contrasting cool and warm tones.catalogue
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Dramatic Portrait with Gridded Softbox and Blue Gel — lighting diagram
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Overview

A two-light setup featuring an overhead gridded softbox as the key light and a gelled background light to create a dramatic and artistic portrait with cool and warm tones.

Gear & modifiers

  • Softbox
  • Grid
  • Blue gel

AI notes

Key light is an overhead softbox with a grid, positioned camera-left. Background light is a strobe with a blue gel, placed low and camera-right, facing the backdrop.

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