Lighting setup
4-light Clamshell lighting with hair light lighting setup for portrait / pageant with a Polished and professional, showcasing model features. mood using Beauty dish, Strip softbox, Snoot.
A photography tutorial on setting up studio lighting for a beauty portrait using a beauty dish as key, a strip softbox for fill, a snooted hair light and a light towards the backdrop to add a gradient. Includes negative fills for enhanced shadow control.
Key light (beauty dish) above and slightly in front, strip softbox below, snooted light from behind as hair light, a light towards the backdrop to create a gradient. Black negative fills on sides.
One beauty dish as key light, one strip softbox as fill, one snooted light as hair light. Two black negative fills on the sides. Grey seamless background for the final shot. a light towards the backdrop to create a gradient.
Inferred standard studio portrait settings. Specifics not visible in video.
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.