Studio Portraits Using Continuous Lights

Two Lighting Setups That Create Depth to the Images

Written on the 30^th of January, 2023

Moving on from my last indoor cinematic headshots photoshoot with my cousin Mohammad AlQenaei, I decided to shoot him the following few images using continuous lights.

I did two different lighting setups. Both setups involve two lights. In the first lighting setup, I used one key light and the second light as a background light on the unlit side to create depth in the image. Here are the images:

Here is the lighting setup for these two images:

In the second lighting setup, I used one key light on him and the second light as a rim light on the until side at 180 degrees from the key light to separate him from the background. Here are the images:

Here is the lighting setup for these two images:

The Gear I Used

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