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

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What this setup creates

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.

Light placement

Key light is 45 degrees, camera left. Hair light is behind the subject. Optical snoot projects pattern onto the background. Beauty dish used for main fill.

How to build it

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.

Lighting style
Soft key light with textured background and hair light
Key light
45 degree
Light quality
Soft light, Low contrast
Shadows
Clean shadows, Dramatic shadows
Background
Seamless backdrop, Texture projection
Colour
Neutral
Visual mood
Luxury, Premium, Fashion-forward

Camera settings

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

Standard studio portrait settings for controlled lighting and sharp focus. White balance adjusted for neutral tones.

Gear & modifiers

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