Lighting setup
5-light High contrast, glamorous, dramatic lighting setup for catalogue / fashion with a Glamorous and dramatic with strong highlights and deep shadows. mood using Small octabox with grid, Continuous light with barn doors and grid, Snoot and bare bowl.
A photoshoot featuring a female model with short blonde hair and a sequined skirt, using three continuous lights to create a glamorous and dramatic look. The key light is a gridded octabox, a second light with barn doors acts as a top light, and a snooted backlight creates sparkle on the skirt. 2 backlights, one with bare bowl and one with a snoot, are pointing towards the camera.
Three continuous lights are used. The key light is a small octabox with a grid positioned camera-right (model's left) for soft front-side lighting. A second light with barn doors and a grid is on a boom arm as a top light. The third light, a snooted bare bowl light, is far behind the model to create an edge light on the skirt, creating star-like reflections. The background is underexposed to appear black.
2 lights · Vibrant, clean, bold, confident, fashion-forward.
1 light · Clean, commercial fashion look with smooth falloff and controlled highlights.
1 light · Dramatic, high-contrast, editorial, natural, artistic.