Studio LightingSetups & Examples
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What is the difference between:
• Bare bulb lighting,
• Umbrella lighting, and
• Soft-box lighting?
StrobeReflector
• Harsh light (strong contrast)
• Strong shadows
Bare bulb/Reflector lighting
Face level
Bare bulb/Reflector lighting• hard shadows
Low next to
ground, pointing
up
Bare bulb/Reflector lighting• hard shadows
Above face
level
Bare bulb/Reflector lighting• hard shadows
Umbrella Lighting
• Softer light (lower contrast)
• Softer shadows
Main lightFill light
Umbrella light• softer shadows
Umbrella light• softer shadows
• Softest light (lowest contrast)
• Softest shadows
Soft-Box lighting
Note the softer shadow due to a softbox
Soft-box light• softest shadows
Soft-box light• softest shadows
Soft-box light• softest shadows
Softbox on boom,
above head level,
pointed down
Strobe with
blue gel
Studio Lighting Tips
• Increase/decrease aperture to reduce flash
exposure on subject
• Increase/decrease shutter speed to reduce
ambient light exposure
Studio Lighting Tips
• Start off at manual mode
• 1/125s, F/8
• Increase/decrease strobe power to get right
exposure
• Keep shutter speed between 1/60 – 1/160 s
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