Three Light Setup
Last Friday I had a great photoshooting! I worked on quite a few themes but the most interesting one is the one I want to share with you today. It all started off when I decided I wanted to do a shoot with a cool russian hat I found at a costumes shop.
The lighting on this picture is based on a three light setup. The main light comes from a Profoto Beauty Dish with Grid above the model. It produces a high contrast well lit picture. The grid on the beauty dish focuses most of the light on the model’s face and upper body. Thanks to the grid, the arms and legs are not lit as strongly as the face, which is important if you want to make the model’s face stand out.
In order to accentuate the model’s body, I used a Profoto Strip Light from the side. That creates the nice body highlight on the right side of the picture. You can see it best on the legs and the pants. Finally, I used a snoot to create a spot on the background, giving the picture more depth.
Camera settings were f10 1/200s with a Canon 5D Mark II and 100mm 2.8L II lens
Here is the setup:
And here a candid picture illustrating the lighting:
Do you have any samples with a similar lighting?
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Thanks for sharing your lighting setups. They are really great. How big is the beauty dish which you use?
Hi Mikkel!
the beauty dish is about 50cm diameter
cheers!
Luis
Thanks for taking your time to write back. Is there a specific brand you would recommend? I have almost zero experience working with beauty dishes. I primary work with Nikon flashes combined with different soft boxes. But i am ready to get a beauy dish to give my pictures a little more “edge”.
I work with Profoto and am very happy with it. However, Profoto is for big flashes and not Nikon portable flashes. I dont think beauty dishes exist for portable flashes, you really have to get studio strobes. Once you get studio strobes, then buy a beauty dish which is compatible. You will definitely enjoy the new options it opens up!
Hi there.
Nice info, i’m just about to buy af Profoto BD (without accesories)så happy to see some setups.
It is possible to get a BD for Nikon flashes (or other flashes as well), not the kind made by Profoto but a product developed by photographer Damian McGillicuddy
http://www.art4artssake.co.uk/