Lighting setup

Dramatic Portrait with Hair Lights and Gels

4-light Dramatic and colorful with distinct hair and background lighting. lighting setup for portrait / fashion with a Dramatic mood using Beauty dish with grid, Yellow reflector, Cyan gel.

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Dramatic Portrait with Hair Lights and Gels — lighting diagram

Overview

A studio portrait shoot featuring a female model, lit with a beauty dish as key light, and two hair lights with yellow and cyan gels for dramatic effect. A Background light with a red colour gel. The final image shows warm skin tones and cool hair accents against a dark, gradient background.

Gear & modifiers

  • Beauty dish with grid
  • Yellow reflector
  • Cyan gel
  • Red gel

AI notes

One beauty dish with a grid for key light, positioned above and front. One hair light with yellow reflector on model's left. One hair light with cyan gel on model's right. A Background light with a red colour gel.

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