Lighting setup

Patterned Shadow Portrait with Soft Light

4-light Soft key light with textured background and hair light lighting setup for portrait with a Elegant, modern, artistic mood using Large softbox with grid, Beauty dish, Optical snoot with gobo.

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Lighting diagram
Patterned Shadow Portrait with Soft Light — lighting diagram

Overview

A video showcasing a studio lighting setup for a model, featuring a large softbox with a grid, a beauty dish, an optical snoot with a gobo for patterned shadows, and a hair light. The final image shows a female model posing with soft, even lighting and artistic patterned shadows on the background.

Gear & modifiers

  • Large softbox with grid
  • Beauty dish
  • Optical snoot with gobo
  • Snoot

AI notes

The key light is a large softbox with a grid placed at 45 degrees to the camera left. A beauty dish is used as the fill light. An optical snoot with a gobo projects a patterned shadow onto the white seamless background. A snoot acts as a hair light.

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