Lighting setup
1-light Hard, directional key light with projected shadow patterns and passive fill. lighting setup for portrait / fashion with a Dramatic, high-contrast, editorial, natural, artistic. mood using Bare bulb, Artificial leaves (gobo), White Thermocol Reflector.
A creative portrait setup using a single NANLITE FC-120C as key light with artificial leaves placed in front to project a shadow pattern onto a dark green background. A white thermocol reflector provides fill light.
One bare bulb Nanlite FC-120C as key light, positioned camera left, to create hard, directional light for the model and background. Artificial leaves are placed directly in front of the key light to project shadow patterns onto the dark green backdrop. A white Thermocol reflector is positioned camera right as a passive fill to prevent overly deep shadows on the model's face while maintaining contrast. Background is a dark green seamless paper.
1 light · Clean, commercial fashion look with smooth falloff and controlled highlights.
1 light · Intimate, soft, and artistic with a premium, editorial feel.
1 light · Bold and energetic with high contrast and saturated color.