Lighting setup
3-light Soft directional lighting with controlled background separation and cinematic gradient. lighting setup for portrait / fashion with a Commercial, fashion, sophisticated mood using Octabox with Grid, Standard Bowl Reflector with Grid, Beauty Dish with diffuser.
A professional studio portrait session featuring a female model in business casual attire, illuminated by a three-light setup including a key light with a grid, a hair light with a diffuser, and a bare bulb background light for a gradient effect on a blue seamless background.
Light 1 (Key Light): Camera Right, approximately 45° from the model and slightly above eye level. Light 2 (Hair / Rim Light): Camera Left, behind the model. Light 3 (Background Light): Camera Left, aimed across the background toward Camera Right.
Corporate Fashion Portrait with Cinematic Background Gradient. A clean commercial fashion setup that combines soft directional lighting with controlled background separation. The octabox provides flattering light on the face and wardrobe, while the hair light and gridded background light create depth without making the image look over-lit. Light 1 (Key Light): Position: Camera Right, approximately 45° from the model and slightly above eye level. Modifier: Octabox with Grid. Light 2 (Hair / Rim Light): Position: Camera Left, behind the model. Modifier: Beaty Dish with Diffuser. Light 3 (Background Light): Position: Camera Left, aimed across the background toward Camera Right. Modifier: Standard Bowl Reflector with Grid.
Lens given as Canon RF 24-105mm f/4. Focal length assumed to be within this range. White balance not specified in notes.
3 lights · Dark, warm, and cinematic with controlled highlights, soft skin, and separation from the background.
3 lights · Polished and commercial, with a high-fashion sensibility.
2 lights · Elegant, glamorous, sophisticated, editorial.