What this setup creates
A female model is photographed against a blue background using a parabolic umbrella as the key light and another umbrella for fill, a light is hitting the shimmer and reflection is creating pattern on the backdrop, creating a vibrant, energetic commercial portrait.
Light placement
Key light camera right, fill light camera left.,a light is hitting the shimmer and the reflection is creating a pattern on the backdrop.
How to build it
A large parabolic umbrella with a strobe acts as the key light, positioned 45 degrees camera right. A smaller umbrella provides fill from the camera left. a light is hitting the shimmer and reflection is creating a pattern on the backdrop. The background is a solid blue, likely seamless paper, giving a cool tone that contrasts with the model's warm-colored outfit.
- Lighting style
- Key light is a parabolic umbrella camera right, with an umbrella camera left acting as fill. This creates a soft, diffused light with moderate shadows.
- Key light
- 45 degree
- Light quality
- Soft light, Diffused
- Shadows
- Clean shadows
- Background
- Seamless backdrop, Texture projection
- Colour
- Cool tones
- Visual mood
- Energetic, Commercial clean
Camera settings
From the tutorial- Aperture
- f/9
- Shutter speed
- 1/160s
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 24-105mm
Settings extracted from the provided lighting diagram.
