Lighting setup
3-light Soft, diffused key light with fill from reflector and negative fill for contrast control. lighting setup for catalogue / fashion with a Clean, professional, natural. mood using Octabox with grid, Reflector (bare), Black cutter.
A video tutorial demonstrating a simple studio lighting setup for a female portrait using an octabox as the key light, a bare reflector as hair light and a bare reflector with grid, along with a cutter for light control. The subject is posed in a chair at a white table against a dark background.
The key light is a large octabox with a grid, positioned camera left, providing soft, diffused light. A bare reflector is used camera right to fill in shadows. A black cutter (flag) is used to shape the light and create negative fill on the right side of the model. The background appears to be dark and seamless, possibly a black or dark grey backdrop. The model is sitting on a white table or platform.
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