Lighting setup

Studio Fashion Lookbook with Three-Light Setup

3-light Three-point lighting for clean separation and soft key. lighting setup for fashion / catalogue with a Clean, professional, bright, commercial mood using Strip light with grid, Beauty dish with grid, Umbrella with diffuser.

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Studio Fashion Lookbook with Three-Light Setup — lighting diagram
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Complete setup guide

What this setup creates

A detailed breakdown of a three-light studio setup for fashion photography, featuring a female model on a seamless white background. The setup uses two gridded backlights (strip and beauty dish) and a diffused umbrella as a key light for clean, commercial results.

Light placement

Backlight 1: camera right, Backlight 2: camera left, Key Light: front, overhead

How to build it

2 backlight, Backlight 1: from camera right, strip light with grid, Backlight 2: from camera left, beauty dish with grid, Key Light: umbrella with diffuser

Lighting style
Three-point lighting for clean separation and soft key.
Key light
Front light
Light quality
Soft light, Diffused, Low contrast
Shadows
Clean shadows, High-key
Background
Seamless backdrop, Pure white
Colour
Neutral, Warm tones
Visual mood
Commercial clean, Fashion-forward, Luxury

Camera settings

Suggested starting point
Aperture
f/9
Shutter speed
1/160s
ISO
200
Focal length
85mm
White balance
5500K

Standard studio portrait settings for good depth of field and ambient light control.

Gear & modifiers

  • Strip light with grid
  • Beauty dish with grid
  • Umbrella with diffuser
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