What this setup creates
This video showcases a professional studio photoshoot for an Indian wedding featuring two models in traditional attire. The lighting setup includes a large umbrella as the key light, a small umbrella for fill, and a gelled top bounce fill and hair light for added effect. The instructor explains the setup, and the final images capture a grand, festive, and luxurious mood with warm, rich colors against a textured, architectural backdrop.
Light placement
Key light is placed on the camera right, fill light is placed on the camera left, edge light is given from the camera left behind the model, and top bounce light is just above the camera to give overall ambience.
How to build it
The setup aims to create a luxurious and traditional aesthetic for Indian wedding photography. The backdrop is rich and textured, complementing the elaborate attire of the models.
- Lighting style
- The lighting aims for a luxurious and traditional aesthetic, with soft shadows and rich, warm tones.
- Key light
- Edge light
- Light quality
- Soft light, Low contrast
- Shadows
- Clean shadows
- Background
- Seamless backdrop, Ambient spill, Colored gel
- Colour
- Warm tones
- Visual mood
- Luxury, Premium, Dramatic, Natural
Camera settings
From the tutorial- Aperture
- f/9
- Shutter speed
- 1/160s
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 24-105mm
Lens is 24-105mm f/4. White balance not specified but can be inferred as warm due to lighting setup and final image.
