Questions tagged [studio-lighting]
From simple to complicated setups, if it involves the techniques and equipment necessary to artificially light objects or people within the studio environment, it is generally considered to be studio lighting.
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What is Rembrandt lighting, and when do I use it?
I often hear studio photographers talk about 'Rembrandt Lighting' when they're setting up lights and doing studio portrait photography. What is Rembrandt Lighting, and when do I use it?
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In portrait photography, what is 'broad' lighting? What is 'short' lighting?
What are 'broad' and 'short' lighting when it comes to studio portraiture, and when should I use each?
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What is butterfly lighting, and when do I use it?
I often hear the term 'Butterfly Lighting' used when discussing high-fashion and glamor photography. How do I set up Butterfly Lighting, and when do I use it?
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What should I consider when choosing continuous lighting vs. strobes for studio photography?
If one were to want to get started with studio photography (I'm thinking things like portraits, headshots, perhaps pets, etc) what would be the considerations in choosing whether to go with continuous ...
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How can I get a pure white background in studio photography?
I am a natural light photographer that is venturing into studio/backdrop portraits at the request of some of my clients.
I have a portable studio for my needs with a white muslin backdrop.
I am ...
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How can I photograph a reflective convex cylindrical trophy without reflections?
What I need to do:
Take a standard "Product Shot" of an old trophy/cup with writing on that doesn't look a complete mess thanks to reflections
What I have available to do it:
Two radio triggered ...
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What are the best techniques for making great photographs of LEGO creations?
There are better and worse photos of LEGO creations out there. What techniques give better photos? It seems hard to photograph LEGO blocks because they are shiny.
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What is "feathering" a light?
When I read instructions about lighting setups, I often see reference to to "feathering" this or that light.
I have some ideas what that means: for example, I imagine taking a flashlight and ...
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What is split portrait lighting?
Ok, so I got interested enough in the other lighting setups, what is split portrait lighting and when is it appropriate to use?
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How to get started with strobes?
I have a Canon Rebel T2i With a Kit lens and a 50mm 1.8 prime with me. I want to get started with strobes. Now the thing is, I don't have any idea about all the stuffs I'd be needing like the remotes, ...
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What type of lighting would provide slightly more contrast than a softbox for product photography?
I am a self-trained amateur and shoot product photography for my clothing company. My typical set-up is 2 500-watt continuous softboxes, lighting a product from above with each light just to the left ...
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How can I blow out the background when shooting down for clothing on the ground?
I'm looking for suggestions to blow out the background when shooting down for clothing on the ground. I've tried putting the clothing on a plain white background that I typically use when shooting ...
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Why do my studio shoots usually end up fuzzy? [closed]
I have been into photography for about a year now. I am very grateful I can use a studio of the local photographer here. Together we have build a cyclorama wall and the photo shoots are going pretty ...
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What are the 5 basic lighting setups used in studio portrait photography?
In this great answer, the person explains “one of the 5 basic lighting setups used in studio portrait photography”—Rembrandt lighting.
What are the other four? Where should they be used? What are ...
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Shooting glass product with embossment
Have been going crazy trying to wrap our heads around our problem for the past 2 weeks trying to find the right equipment settings, position our camera and lights for photoshoot. We need to take ...
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What's the technical difference between artificial and natural light?
Comments like this one got me wondering...
Assuming two light sources of equal size and relative intensity (let's say as an example monolights and the sun) and assuming that you're shooting raw to ...
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Photographing glass - light 'quality'?
I've read many articles on how to shoot clear glass objects. They seem to be very concerned with how you light it, but not so much how to determine the 'quality' of that light.
There also seems to ...
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Is the Deflector Plate recommended when using a Westcott Rapid Box with the cover on?
I recently added a Westcott Rapid Box 10"×24" Strip to my setup, and am really happy with how it lives up to the "rapid" name, and when in use takes up a lot less area in my cramped working space. I'm ...
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How to do lighting for product photography of scrapbooking stuff?
I have tried to do some simple product photographing. It is mainly some scrapbooking stuff my wife has produced, like candles and gift cards. Up until now I have been using my Nikon SB-700 for ...
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Having difficulty lighting various reflective product packaging- use dulling spray?
Beginning photographer, first post- I'm trying to merchandize and shoot a product composition with a lot of beef jerky packages. The crinkly reflective packaging is proving really difficult to light. ...
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What is clamshell lighting, and when should it be used?
I've heard of Clamshell Lighting. What is it, and when should it be used?
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What does UV coating do for a flash tube?
For studio portrait lighting, is it better to have a UV coated flashtube, or a clear flashtube, and why? Does it make a difference what ambient light there is?
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Home Studio Exercises/Studies?
I have a basic home studio setup now, and I want to get better at using it. So far I've just been shooting away at the dog, and a couple stuffed animals.
I really don't have any feel for lighting ...
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What are the connectors like on a "standard light stand"?
I am trying to buy some equipment for placing a camera and some lighting over my desktop. And having no physical shops in range and no friends or places to go and ask, all my "research" is via the ...
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High-Key Image Processing
I just came across a great photographer on Facebook and I was literally stunned when I looked over his albums. He had some portraiture work that I would call as "Freaking Awesome"! Here's the gallery:
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How do you set the power for a flash in manual mode?
How do you calculate the flash power fraction, assuming you want to keep constant the other variables of ISO, aperture, and distance from subject to flash?
The Guide Number formula for a flash (...
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How can I photograph reflective surfaces without the camera being visible?
I want to make some grunge maps (surface imperfection overlay graphics for 3D rendering) by photographing flat (not round) real-world surfaces. However, when I try to take pictures of reflective ...
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How to get beautiful even and soft lighting on face?
How do I get bright even and soft light on a face like this?
Image taken from this link
I got the exact same equipment but I wasn't able to reproduce the result.
First I tried lighting it from ...
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How can I set up studio lighting when I'm constrained by low ceilings?
I want to open my own portrait studio and of course money is tight considering I still need to buy light equipment.
Now, I am trying to use what is available to me and I can't afford to rent a ...
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How can I shoot in a studio at the widest apertures?
I ran into a limitation while shooting a newborn baby this weekend. I was indoors next to a set of windows. I was also using an off camera flash on a stand through an umbrella. The flash was a Canon ...
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Will two lights plus octaboxes be a good starter setup for portrait photography, or can I get away with one umbrella?
I want to step into studio lightning for portraits and I'm searching for a good setup.
Is it a good option to buy two flashes and octa-boxes (one from left and one from the right) or should one ...
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Product Photography: White object on white background producing white halo
I'm very new to product photography and would like any newbie advice to the following problem:
I have a basic light setup with 4 florescent lights with umbrellas with a white muslin cloth backdrop. ...
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Would it be better to use hotshoe flashes or studio lights for a product shoot?
I need to make some shots of headwear for a website. Pictures are basically something put on the dummy head. I don't need super-professional pictures but I want something reasonably good, better than ...
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Most effective directed speedlight diffusers?
Since I have a wireless flash I figured I may as well get a tripod adapter and some sort of diffuser so I can supplement strobes, and especially use it off-camera at locations I wouldn't haul ...
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Universal wireless radio transmitter that can trigger Elinchrom studio strobes, Yongnuo speedlites and Godox flash
I have a pair of Elinchrom D-Lite-2 IT 200Ws studio strobes. The strobes have built-In Skyport wireless receivers and the set came with a Elinchrom Skyport ECO transmitter. This transmitter broke ...
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How can I best shoot portraits with only two lights?
Assuming a two light setup, what would the best use of the two lights?
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Makeup showing very weak and washed out [closed]
I did my first makeup oriented photo shoot last night and results were a surprise, and not in a good way!
I wanted under the eyes to start from black and gradually go to pink. The makeup artist did ...
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How can I take a professional self-portrait?
I'm a novice photographer. I own a Canon EOS 100D and want to take a picture like this one of myself.
Apart from a tripod, remote controller, tether cable, and a laptop, what else do I need to set up ...
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Can I use auto exposure with studio lights?
I was recently given a pair of older studio lights complete with softboxes and a basic hot-shoe trigger. I have zero experience with studio lights I admit. I intend to use it with my Canon EOS 550D. ...
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Studio Lighting Flowers
I'm currently using a pair fluorescent lamps (similar to these) to light some flowers (artificial flowers, to be precise) and I'm not 100% satisfied with the outcome.
Colours don't seem to be right ...
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How can I take 'balance flash' pictures with studio lights indoors?
I'm used to taking pictures indoors using studio lights against backgrounds but what kind of settings do I need to use studio lights as the flash, inside the home where I would also like to include ...
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