Studio indoor portrait lighting

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Studio indoor portrait lighting with dual lights and a soft box for flat lighting

Place two flash lights with a soft box in front of the model at a angle of 45? The lighting method of shooting at an angle is affectionately called "butterfly light" by photographers. This lighting method makes full use of the characteristics of soft light and can soften the skin of the characters. It is generally suitable for shooting female portraits. The lighting method of using two flashlights to create soft light and shooting from left to right makes the model's face shadow-free. This lighting method is often used in artistic portrait shooting in photo studios. A similar lighting method is the "crocodile light" which also uses two flashes and is arranged at an angle of 45 degrees. Both "butterfly light" and "crocodile light" are primary lighting methods. Photos taken using these two lighting methods can often win the favor of the models themselves, but they also have certain limitations. First of all, it is difficult for Asians with black hair to show rich details when shooting using this lighting method, and they are often "pitch black". Secondly, the soft skin without light and shadow changes is eye-catching, but it lacks realism and tends to give people a flashy, "too sweet" visual experience.

Indoor portrait lighting in the studio, using a single light and a reflector to create perfect makeup

This example introduces a classic lighting method, which uses a high-position single light and a soft box , and uses low-position reflectors to fill in the light, which perfectly expresses the model's skin while retaining the necessary three-dimensional sense of the model's face.

This lighting method is widely used in modeling makeup shots in fashion magazines and in many cosmetics advertisements. Its advantages are outstanding, and it can excellently express the character's skin texture and the three-dimensional sense of facial features. This effect comes from the high-position light projection and the low-position reflector fill light. The reflector and the single light above create a clear contrast between light and dark and a sense of layering on the character's face and clothes, overcoming the shortcomings of flat light. When choosing a soft box, if possible, try to choose an octagonal soft box with a larger area to make the light more uniform. At the same time, the shape of the softbox also indirectly determines the shape of the eye light in the model's eyeballs.

Indoor portrait lighting effects in the studio create a charming glow

In outdoor natural light portrait photography, the backlighting conditions can be used to brighten the model’s hair and create a beautiful glow. , in the studio, you can also use auxiliary light sources to create beautiful glow.

The lighting method in this example uses a flash with a softbox diagonally in front of the model as the main light. Its task is to illuminate the front and face of the model, and at the same time, under the model A flash is placed diagonally behind the camera to light up the model's hair. Its lighting principle is very similar to the backlight shooting in natural light photography. It just replaces the reflector in front of the person in the outdoor shot. It became a flash, and the flash behind the character replaced the sunlight and took on the important task of lighting up the model's hair.

The lighting method of using auxiliary light sources to create luminescence is not only valid in this lighting method, but can also be applied to many other lighting methods. The flash that creates luminescence can be only one, or There are two lights on the left and right, and the photographer still needs to learn how to use them in real shooting.

Studio indoor portrait lighting with double softboxes to create a high-key overflow effect

This high-key picture shooting method is very interesting. The photographer guides the model to lean against a large softbox , and at the same time set up another large soft box in front of the model, with the first soft box and the flash behind it as the background, facing the soft box of the other flash. When the photographer presses the shutter, the camera triggers the flash behind the model through the flash trigger. The soft box becomes a pure background in the picture under the strong light. At the same time, the model's outline and skin texture are outlined by the highlight. It will even produce a "light overflow" effect on the character's skin. This fill light method can convey a holy and mysterious visual meaning. There are two points to note. First, this fill light method has a negative impact on the photographer's lens. The quality requirements are high. In addition, this fill light method is not conducive to expressing colorful shooting subjects.