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1. Introduction: My name is Roy, and I'm a professional photographer
with a passion for creating powerful
portraits using simple, effective lighting. Have you ever looked at beautiful portrait photos and
wondered, how was this lit? Is it complicated and do
I need tons of equipment? This is what we're going
to create in this course. These are exactly the kinds of pot threads I'm
going to teach you using just three
straightforward lighting setups that you can apply right away. In this course, we'll explore the fundamentals of
potrait lighting and how small changes in
light position and modifiers can completely
transform your images. What we will cover
in this course, a beauty setup using
a beauty disk with a white reflection screen for clean and soft
flattering light. We are filling in
the shadows with a reflection screen
and a small soft box. Rim light or a tang light setup using two long soft boxes on each side to create the dramatic edges and
separation from the background. We're also going to use one light small square softbox and create both soft
and dramatic buttrets. These setups are designed
to be easy to understand, quick to build, and
incredibly versatile. This course is for
both the beginner and the experienced
photographers. If you want to improve your
pot threads and understand lighting better and gain confidence working
with studio lights, then this course is for you. The first lessons focus on fashion and a basic way
of lighting pot threats, understanding light directions,
quality, and placement. The follow up lessons
walk you step by step through
each sliding setup, including real examples and practical tips you can
use on your own chutes. With just a few lights and simple modifiers and
a bit of practice, you'll be able to create professional looking portraits
in almost any space. Let us know which setup you
used and what you've learned, I'm very curious to
see your results. Then let's get into it.
2. Beauty Light Set Up: Alright, let's start with our first setup,
the beauty setup. This is one of the most
popular lighting styles for pthreads because
it creates a clean, soft, flattering light and works beautifully for fashion,
beauty, and headshots. Alright. I'm here with my model Sega, welcome
in the studio, and today we are going to talk about the beauty
disc lighting setup. The beauty disc is placed
directly in front of the model, slightly above eye level and aligned downward
towards the face. This creates a soft
but directional light that enshans the facial
structures and adds beauty cats light to the eye and gives a gentle shadow under
the cheek bones and jaw line. The reason I love a beauty
dish for potrets is because it sits right between
heart and soft light. It gives you definition, but still keeps the skin
looking very smooth. And I'm going to show
you the difference between with and without a diffuser in front
of the beauty dish. And also, we are using a reflection screen to make the cheeks and the shadows in the face very soft and gentle, and that makes it very nice for fashion and beauty potrets. And we also going to change the reflection screen
for a small softbox. So let's get into it. The
settings of the camera. The settings I really prefer to use are for shutter speed, one on the 25 of a second, and I really like a lot of
sharpness and definition. That's why I use 11 for
a aperture and 100 ISO. And on the settings, I am adapting the light. So I'm just putting the
light harder or softer to make it fit with my settings
of the camera. So, let's go. It is very important to place the model in front of the
beauty disc and pretty close, as well, because it is
a close up put thread, and I'm going to shoot without a diffuser
and with a diffuser, and I'm going to show
you why I prefer a diffuser more than shooting with a beauty
disc and no diffuser. So let's go. Yeah, nice. All right, Main can you please grab the diffuse from here in front of the
beauty disk please? Yes, three, two, one. Nice. Yes, please. Okay. Yes, Marin. If you put the diffuser against, now we are, three, two, one. Always, when I make or
create a new lighting setup, I always start with
one main light. This is the main
light, and we add it. The add on is the reflection
screen, and as you can see, it is very gentle and very soft and a smooth
skin because of the diffuser and the nice
lighting of the beauty disc and the reflection of
all the shadows of the reflection screen. And now we are removing
the reflection screen, and I'm going to
use another light with a small square soft box. And we're gonna
see the difference between a light screen
and a soft box. Oh. Nice. Instead of the light screen, we are using a
softbox right now. And sometimes it is nice to only use not the middle of light
source is always the hardest. And sometimes you only
want to use the top, and then you're gonna play with the lighting, Yeah,
to your taste. So let's do it. Alright. Three, two, one. Let me see what this is
a little bit too bright, so I just have to
adapt it a little bit. A little bit softer.
Alright, three, two, one. These are the images, what we did with the soft box. And because we can change the strong and the
softness of the light, you can play with the
shadows in the face. This setup is perfectly for
headshots, beauty portraits, fashion work or any time you want your subject
to look at their best. This beauty setup is
incredible sample, but also extremely powerful. With just one light
and a reflector, you can create professional
clean portraits in almost any space. Now that you
understand this setup, let's move on to our second
lighting style where we'll use rim lights to add
a drama and separation. See you in the next lesson.
3. Rim Light Set Up: This is the look
we are creating. Notice the bright edges of the light along the side
of the face and the body. The glowing outline is what
makes this setup powerful. Let me show you how
this one is built. We are using two long soft boxes placed on each
side of the model. There is no main light. The light comes from the
sites of the subject. The camera setup is the same
as the previous lesson. It is 125 of a second. The apt is 11, and I like a really low ISO because you have
less or no noise. So 100 ISO the first softbox is placed slightly
behind the model, aimed towards the face and the shoulders and the
same on the other side. They are psssing just behind
the subject angled forward, creating a light that wraps around the edges of the model. The goal here is not to
light the front of the face, but to highlight the
outline of the subject. Yes, thank you. All right. If you use smaller soft boxes
or wider soft boxes, the rim will be less consistent. Let's look at the few
quick variations. Alright, I'm going to
shoot with the rim light, and I'm going to change
the lighting every time a little bit
forward to the site. So you see the different
effects what rim light can do. So let's go. This is setup one. Now I'm going to change the lights a little bit to
the side, a little bit more. And always try to keep them in the same position on each
side. So mirror them. Alright. Two. Yeah, nice. This is setting two. Yes, and three. This
is also setup what is very popular with
fitness pthrets because you see the
definition of the muscles. I prefer to use the rim like this to make it
more like kind of silhouette and also to give the muscles more
definition for the face. You also can play with this. This is also something
I really like. Can you please turn
to the side? Nice. One really creative way with rim light is also just to put one light out and make
a really close up of the front of the
face from the side. So you use the same technique only only use one
light like this. So we put this one out. Can
you please one more time, turn to the side a
little bit closer. Yeah, and we're going
to focus on this part. Can you look a little bit down? Yeah, like this. Little bit down a little bit your
head to watch me? Yeah, like this. Nice. One common mistake with rim light is placing the
lights too far forward. When that happens, you lose the edge effect and start
lighting the face too much. Remember, rim light
works best when they stay slightly
behind the subject. This setup is all
about shape and separation with just two lights, you can create striking portrats that feel cinematic
and powerful. See you in the next lesson
and thank you for watching.
4. One Light Set up: Now we are going to explore a single light setup using
a small square softbox, but we will add a little twist, a white screen on the
opposite side of the model. This is simply way to control the shadow all with just one
light and a white screen. Our setup is very simple. One small square
softbox as a key light slightly above eye level and angled down
towards the face. A white screen or reflector on the other side to bounce back the light and
soften the shadows. The camera settings
of this pot thread is apure 2.8 because
I really like to play with my apture in
this one and make the eyes really sharp and make the rest
of the face more unsharp. I like this effect for
this lighting setup. And the same shutter speed, one, 125, and always
100 or 125 ISO. I only change my
one light source till I think it's perfect. So let's get into it. Alright, first, I'm going
to shoot with one light, and then I'm going to add
the reflection screen, and then you can
see the difference and the effect of the screen. Alright, yes, three, two, one. Nice. Let me see if
the lighting is good. A little bit softer. And I also focus on the ice
because with an aperture 2.8, it's always really difficult. When the sharpness
point is on the air, then you got the
wall face and sharp. So you have to put your
focus on the right spot. Yeah, nice. All right. Now I'm going
to add the screen. All right. Three, two, one. If you want to create
a more dramatic look, you also can switch
the black and the white screen with each other because the shadows
are going to be more strong. So let's see what's happened
if you change that. Okay, three, two, one. This one light setup combined with a white and
black screen shows how shadows and highlights
define the mood of a pot red. You don't need multiple
lights, careful placement, a soft box, and a
simple screen to create a dramatic,
professional result. I have several
courses available. Would you like to learn more and explore the wonderful
world of photography, feel free to check out
everything I have to offer. For now, thank you so much
for taking my course, and I hope to see you
again. Thank you.
Roy Ensink, Do what you love and share!
