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Dramatic Refrigerator Light Portrait

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Lighting diagram

Dramatic Refrigerator Light Portrait — lighting diagram

Complete setup guide

What this setup creates

A video showcasing how to use a refrigerator as a unique key light source for dramatic portraits, with a fill light to soften shadows. There's a top-bounce backlight for ambience. The shoot takes place in a kitchen/living room setting.

Light placement

The key light is positioned inside an open refrigerator, providing light from below and to the side. The fill light is positioned front-right of the model.

How to build it

The key light is a continuous light source placed inside an open refrigerator. A second continuous light with a small diffusion filter acts as a fill light. There's a top-bounce backlight for ambience. The background is a dimly lit kitchen and living room.

Lighting style: The key light is a strong, warm light from within the refrigerator, creating dramatic underlighting. A continuous fill light with a small diffusion filter is used to soften shadows.
Key light: Underlight
Light quality: Hard light, High contrast
Shadows: Dramatic shadows, Moody
Background: Ambient spill
Colour: Warm tones
Visual mood: Dramatic, Cinematic, Raw

Camera settings

From the tutorial

Aperture: f/2
Shutter speed: 1/160s
ISO: 500
Focal length: 35mm

Camera settings were extracted from the setup diagram.

Gear & modifiers

refrigerator
small diffusion filter

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