Lighting setups

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Photographer John Gress shows examples and how to light for nine types of portrait lighting.

Want to level up your lighting setup for studio portraits? This photography cheat sheet is your handy guide to essential pro lighting setups to master.

Studio lighting can be a scary thing if you haven’t used it before. It’s not as scary as you might think! Home studios can be set up with minimal gear but still create a big impact. Here are 5 lighting setups all done with just one light, one modifier, one reflector, and one v-flat. You don’t need to have a huge space to shoot these setups I’m going to discuss. You don’t have to go spend a ton on this gear starting out either! When I started my studio, I shot with lighting that was under…

Three Point Lighting Set Up: A three-point lighting set up uses three lights to achieve depth within the image and is Often used for interviews.Three lights are used, a key light, fill light and ba…

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