Lighting setup

Male Portrait with Beauty Dish Key and Backlight

2-light Two-light setup with diffused key and edge backlight. lighting setup for catalogue / fashion with a Relaxed and engaging. mood using Beauty dish with grid, Bare bulb.

2 lightsTwo-light setup with diffused key and edge backlight.Relaxed and engaging.catalogue
Lighting diagram
Male Portrait with Beauty Dish Key and Backlight — lighting diagram

Complete setup guide

What this setup creates

A tutorial demonstrating a portrait lighting setup using a beauty dish with a grid as the key light and a bare bulb as a backlight, against a seamless beige background.

Light placement

Key light to the right of the standing subject (camera left from seated subject), backlight to the left and behind subjects.

How to build it

The key light is a beauty dish with a grid, positioned 45 degrees to illuminate the front of both subjects. The bare bulb backlight creates a rim light on the left side of the subjects. Beige seamless background.

Lighting style
Two-light setup with diffused key and edge backlight.
Key light
45 degree
Light quality
Soft light, Diffused
Shadows
Clean shadows
Background
Seamless backdrop
Colour
Warm tones
Visual mood
Natural, Commercial clean

Camera settings

From the tutorial
Aperture
f/9
Shutter speed
1/200s
ISO
200
Focal length
24-105mm

Camera: Canon R6 m2

Gear & modifiers

  • Beauty dish with grid
  • Bare bulb
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