Lighting setup

Moody Overhead Key Light with Copper Reflector Fill

2-light Dramatic and moody with warm, golden tones. lighting setup for fashion / fitness with a Dramatic portraits with warm tones. mood using Yellow color gel, Barn doors, optical snoot.

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Lighting diagram
Moody Overhead Key Light with Copper Reflector Fill — lighting diagram

Complete setup guide

What this setup creates

An overhead light with a yellow gel as key, a fill with warm colour gel bounced off ceiling for a warm fill.

Light placement

One overhead key light on a stand; one fill light is bounced off the ceiling.

How to build it

One with an optical snoot on a stand, placed high and pointed downwards. It has yellow gel. A second light source is created by bouncing light off the ceiling with warm colour gell.

Lighting style
Dramatic and moody with warm, golden tones.
Key light
45 degree
Light quality
Semi-hard, High contrast
Shadows
Deep shadows, Moody, Low-key
Background
Seamless backdrop
Colour
Warm tones
Visual mood
Dramatic, Luxury, Dark moody, Fashion-forward

Camera settings

Suggested starting point
Aperture
f/8
Shutter speed
1/160s
ISO
100
Focal length
85mm
White balance
5500K

Inferred standard studio portrait settings for a continuous light setup to ensure adequate depth of field and ambient light rejection. White balance selected to avoid color casts from the yellow gel.

Gear & modifiers

  • Yellow color gel
  • Barn doors
  • optical snoot
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