Lighting setup
5-light Glamour/Pageant lighting with color accent lighting setup for pageant / fashion with a Elegant and dramatic mood using Diffused umbrella (fill), Strip softbox with grid (hair light), Strobe with blue gel and barn doors (background/rim).
This video demonstrates a four-light setup for a pageant-style portrait. It uses a beauty dish with a grid for the key, a diffused umbrella for fill, a strip softbox for rim light, a bowl reflector with grid for hair light, and a blue-gelled strobe bounced off the wall for background separation and a cool rim light.
Five-light setup with key, fill, hair, and a gelled accent light bounced off the background. Softboxes and umbrellas provide soft light. Blue gel adds a cool tone and background separation.
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.