What this setup creates
A female model is photographed in a studio setting with soft, directional lighting, featuring a patterned background and warm color accents. This setup is ideal for creating elegant and artistic portraits.
Light placement
Key light camera left (45 degrees), fill/edge light camera right, warm gel light in front of the subject.
How to build it
Key light is a large parabolic umbrella with diffusion camera left. Fill/edge light is a octa softbox with grid camera right. A third light with a warm-colour gel is positioned in front of the subject to the right as a highlight and potential face light. A white reflector acts as a cutter on the right.
- Lighting style
- Soft, directional lighting with warm accents.
- Key light
- 45 degree
- Light quality
- Soft light, Diffused
- Shadows
- Clean shadows, Moody
- Background
- Colored gel, Seamless backdrop
- Colour
- Warm tones
- Visual mood
- Luxury, Premium, Commercial clean, Dramatic
Camera settings
Suggested starting point- Aperture
- f/8
- Shutter speed
- 1/160s
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 85mm
- White balance
- Flash
Inferred from typical studio portrait settings for soft, controlled lighting and optimal depth of field.