What this setup creates
A single female model is photographed in a studio setup with a gelled background light to create a dramatic, fashion-forward portrait.
Light placement
Key light at 45 degrees to the subject. Large reflector opposite the key light for fill. Background light behind the subject, aimed at the backdrop.
How to build it
key light with yellow gel, barn doors and grid. Large white V-flat used as a fill light. Green gel for background light.
- Lighting style
- Two-light setup with gelled background creating a color gradient.
- Key light
- 45 degree
- Light quality
- Soft light, Semi-hard
- Shadows
- Clean shadows, Moody
- Background
- Colored gel, Gradient background, Seamless backdrop
- Colour
- Cool tones, Cinematic teal-orange
- Visual mood
- Fashion-forward, Dramatic, Dark moody, Cinematic
Camera settings
Suggested starting point- Aperture
- f/8
- Shutter speed
- 1/160s
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 50mm
- White balance
- Flash
Standard studio settings for a controlled lighting environment with flash. Focal length chosen for a versatile perspective.