Studio lighting techniques

Lighting technique is critical to get good
photographs in a studio set up.
Photographers employ a number of techniques for
creating a desirable setting

This lighting technique is
borrowed from the
‘painting’ discipline.
Rembrandt, a painter, used
this type of light for his
subjects while drawing their
portraits. For creating this
type of lighting, one needs
to set up a light at one side
of a subject such that one
half of his/her face is lit
while the other half is dark
with just a small lit area
looking like an inverted
triangle

A reflector can be used on the other side of the subject to
reduce the depth of shadow

This is a one light
set up. The source of
light is installed on
side of the subject so
that light falls only
on one part of the
face.
The other half of
the face is completely
dark with no patch of
light. A reflector may
be added for
reducing the depth of
darkness on the
other half of the face

In this type of studio lighting technique, the key source of
light is set up at a high angle in front of the subject

Due to light falling from a higher angle, ashadow is
created below the nose and chin. A reflector is placed
near the lap of the model to reduce or eliminate any
unwanted shadow

Studio lighting techniques

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