What this setup creates
A photoshoot tutorial demonstrating a soft front key light from a large umbrella, a background light with a pink gel and gobo, and a reflector for fill. The subject is a young male model, posing against a white seamless background which is later illuminated with a heart-shaped pattern.
Light placement
Key light is a large umbrella, front-left. A second strobe is to the right, aimed at the background. A third strobe with red gel is behind the model, to the left, acting as a background accent. Another light with a snoot is hitting the shimmer that is creating pattern on the background.
How to build it
The key light provides soft, broad illumination. The background is lit with a pink gel and a heart-shaped gobo. Another light with a snoot is hitting the shimmer that is creating a pattern on the background. The video demonstrates the setup for a studio portrait with a clean, well-lit background.
- Lighting style
- Soft and even illumination on the subject, with a warm, gelled background for mood.
- Key light
- 45 degree
- Light quality
- Soft light, Diffused, Low contrast
- Shadows
- Clean shadows, Flat lighting
- Background
- Colored gel, Spotlight, Seamless backdrop
- Colour
- Warm tones, Neutral
- Visual mood
- Dreamy, Commercial clean, Natural
Camera settings
From the tutorial- Aperture
- f/9
- Shutter speed
- 1/160s
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 24-105mm
- White balance
- Flash
Settings extracted directly from the video's lighting diagram. Focal length range provided, assuming a typical portrait focal length from this range is used for the final shot. White balance inferred as 'Flash' due to studio strobes.
