Lighting setup

Soft & Warm Portrait with Octabox and Reflector

1-light Soft, warm, and evenly diffused with controlled shadows. lighting setup for catalogue / e-commerce with a Warm, inviting, natural, and clean. mood using Octabox, Large thermocol reflector.

1 lightSoft, warm, and evenly diffused with controlled shadows.Warm, inviting, natural, and clean.catalogue
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Soft & Warm Portrait with Octabox and Reflector — lighting diagram

Complete setup guide

What this setup creates

A studio portrait lighting setup featuring a single octabox key light and a large white reflector for soft, even illumination. The subject is a female model against a seamless fabric backdrop with warm, natural tones. Camera settings are extracted from an on-screen diagram.

Light placement

One octabox off-center to the right, feathered for broad soft light. A large thermocol reflector positioned on the left for fill light. The background is a seamless light-colored fabric.

How to build it

The octabox is positioned off-center to the right, feathered for broad soft light. A large thermocol reflector fills shadows on the left. The background is a seamless light-colored fabric. Bare branches are used as a prop in the final shots.

Lighting style
Soft, warm, and evenly diffused with controlled shadows.
Key light
45 degree
Light quality
Soft light, Diffused, Low contrast
Shadows
Clean shadows, Flat lighting
Background
Seamless backdrop
Colour
Warm tones, Neutral
Visual mood
Natural, Commercial clean, Dreamy

Camera settings

From the tutorial
Aperture
f/9
Shutter speed
1/160s
ISO
200
Focal length
24-105mm

Camera: Canon R6 m2

Gear & modifiers

  • Octabox
  • Large thermocol reflector
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