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Catalogue Lighting Setups

Catalogue work lives and dies on consistency — the same light, frame after frame, look after look. These setups are built to be locked down and repeated across a full shoot day.

Repeatable lookbook lighting for full-length shots
Even, shadow-controlled brand-grid setups
On-model apparel lighting with clean separation
Flat lay and laydown catalogue lighting

Setups in this category

18 setups

Vibrant Fashion Shoot with Octa and Strip Lights

2 lights · Two lights, gridded octa for subject, strip light for background and separation. Controlled spill. · Vibrant, clean, bold, confident, fashion-forward.

Simple Studio Portrait with Overhead Octabox

1 light · Feathered overhead key light with passive reflector fill for soft, even full-body illumination. · Clean, commercial fashion look with smooth falloff and controlled highlights.

Dramatic Portrait with Projected Leaf Shadows

1 light · Hard, directional key light with projected shadow patterns and passive fill. · Dramatic, high-contrast, editorial, natural, artistic.

Intimate Portrait Through Rain-Smeared Glass

1 light · Soft, flattering beauty light with controlled shadows and natural foreground texture. · Intimate, soft, and artistic with a premium, editorial feel.

Professional Studio Portrait with Three-Light Setup

3 lights · Soft directional lighting with controlled background separation and cinematic gradient. · Commercial, fashion, sophisticated

Split Tone Portrait with Red and Blue Lights

2 lights · Split lighting with RGB video lights to create a high-contrast and colorful effect. · Bold, athletic, high-impact, intense, dramatic

Dramatic Fashion Portrait with Beauty Dish Key and Rim Light

3 lights · Dramatic and sophisticated lighting with a strong key and rim light, enhanced by negative fill for increased contrast. · Dramatic

Clean Front-Lit Portrait with Beauty Dish

2 lights · The primary lighting is from a single beauty dish with a grid, creating soft, even illumination. One light with simple reflector bounces from the ceiling. Black flags provide negative fill to enhance contrast. The overall effect is clean and professional. · Clean, professional, slightly commercial

Vibrant Soft Light Beachwear Portrait

4 lights · Warm, high-key studio lighting with color accent. · Vibrant, summery, clean, fashion-forward.

Dramatic Portrait with Gridded Softbox and Blue Gel

2 lights · Two-light setup with gridded key and gelled background. · Artistic and dramatic with contrasting cool and warm tones.

The Perfect E-Commerce and Look book Setup

3 lights · Soft, even illumination with good separation from the background. · Warm, pleasant, and commercial.

High Contrast Red Fashion Shoot with Bare Bulb

1 light · A single bare bulb flash creates a hard, high-contrast light with distinct shadows. · Bold and energetic with high contrast and saturated color.

Soft Key Portrait with Magenta Accent Lighting

2 lights · Soft, flattering light with colored background accents. · Soft, flattering, dreamy, warm

Fashion Portrait with Red Gel Background

4 lights · Key light is soft and directional, hair light provides separation, and background lights create a colored gradient. · Fashion-forward and vibrant with a pop of color from the background.

Dramatic Charcoal Product Shot on Black

4 lights · Dark and dramatic with high contrast, emphasizing product texture. · The video shows a studio product photography tutorial for a charcoal face scrub tube on black surrounded by charcoal chunks. The final shot is dark and moody.

Soft & Clean Portrait with Overhead Octabox

1 light · Soft, diffused front-top lighting with enhanced contrast from v-flats. · Professional, polished, clean

Overhead Softbox Portrait with White Seamless

1 light · Clean and soft overhead lighting designed for versatile portraits and product shots, minimizing harsh shadows. · Clean, professional, slightly dramatic due to model posing.

Dramatic Refrigerator Light Portrait

3 lights · The key light is a strong, warm light from within the refrigerator, creating dramatic underlighting. A continuous fill light with a small diffusion filter is used to soften shadows. · The mood is dramatic and intriguing, with warm light and high contrast.

Catalogue lighting — what you need to know

Catalogue and lookbook shoots are about repeatability more than drama. You want a large, soft key that stays flattering as the model or product moves, a fill that keeps shadow density constant, and a separately lit background so every frame drops onto the grid the same way. Lock your light positions and power settings before the first look, mark the floor, and shoot everything at the same distance. SetMyLight matches you to setups built for exactly this kind of high-volume, consistent work.