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Title: Studio Lighting 2
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Photography Copyright Simon Pole lighting module Copyright Kevin Kertz
This may be downloaded and used for reference purpose.

Unfortunately, the host has removed the page containing the lighting module.

Difficulty: Beginner-intermediate

Part 2. Low key soft light Portraiture/Glamour

Intention:
Casual soft light portraiture using a plain black background and keeping it pure black.
The light falls back on the model and falls off toward background keeping it black.
If the model is two far forward you will get deep shadowing around the eyes.

Model position.
At least 6 feet/2 m from background to prevent light spilling on background.

Method and metering
Softbox 1 tilted slightly forward away from background metered f5.6 for 1:1 ratio (flat lighting f4 for 2:1 ratio for added contrast and soft shadow.
Softbox 2, tilted slightly forward away from background metered f5.6
Lighting models hair with a directional light (snoot with honeycomb grid) pointed down from rear right (in this example)
Models with blond/light hair may not need a hair light, models with dark hair a hair light is recommended if available.

Meter background, because of light position, direction and distance from background, you should get a reading of f0 or very close to f0, giving you a pure black background.

Camera position can be anywhere in a 45º arc in front of model

Metering process:
Incidental at models eyes.
Meter Softbox 1 f5.6 or f4/f2.8 (if you want a bit more of a ratio)
Meter Softbox 2 f5.6 (key light)
Meter hair light f5.6
Meter background f0 (out of cameras tonal range at f5.6)

Variant: If you only have two lights, the hair light (snoot) can be left out, which will work with a light haired model.

Light meter settings:
Incidental, ISO 100, 1/125, f5.6 (or you preferred setting)

Shutter and f stop can differ this must the reflected in your metering.

This type of lighting is a little more tricky and relies on the position of the model relative to the two softboxes, light falls back onto model, if the model is too far forward you will get deep shadowing in the eyes and any other recessed parts.

Description
Title: Studio Lighting 2
For :

Photography Copyright Simon Pole lighting module Copyright Kevin Kertz
This may be downloaded and used for reference purpose.

Unfortunately, the host has removed the page containing the lighting module.

Difficulty: Beginner-intermediate

Part 2. Low key soft light Portraiture/Glamour

Intention:
Casual soft light portraiture using a plain black background and keeping it pure black.
The light falls back on the model and falls off toward background keeping it black.
If the model is two far forward you will get deep shadowing around the eyes.

Model position.
At least 6 feet/2 m from background to prevent light spilling on background.

Method and metering
Softbox 1 tilted slightly forward away from background metered f5.6 for 1:1 ratio (flat lighting f4 for 2:1 ratio for added contrast and soft shadow.
Softbox 2, tilted slightly forward away from background metered f5.6
Lighting models hair with a directional light (snoot with honeycomb grid) pointed down from rear right (in this example)
Models with blond/light hair may not need a hair light, models with dark hair a hair light is recommended if available.

Meter background, because of light position, direction and distance from background, you should get a reading of f0 or very close to f0, giving you a pure black background.

Camera position can be anywhere in a 45º arc in front of model

Metering process:
Incidental at models eyes.
Meter Softbox 1 f5.6 or f4/f2.8 (if you want a bit more of a ratio)
Meter Softbox 2 f5.6 (key light)
Meter hair light f5.6
Meter background f0 (out of cameras tonal range at f5.6)

Variant: If you only have two lights, the hair light (snoot) can be left out, which will work with a light haired model.

Light meter settings:
Incidental, ISO 100, 1/125, f5.6 (or you preferred setting)

Shutter and f stop can differ this must the reflected in your metering.

This type of lighting is a little more tricky and relies on the position of the model relative to the two softboxes, light falls back onto model, if the model is too far forward you will get deep shadowing in the eyes and any other recessed parts.