From the course: Lighting for Photographers: Portraiture
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Exploring a four-light portrait scenario
From the course: Lighting for Photographers: Portraiture
Exploring a four-light portrait scenario
A four light setup can be used for everything from corporate, to seniors, to character portraits. It's also a great lighting for video interviews. I used four lights and a reflector for this setup with Paulina. Natalie Fobes: All right! Bring it in as close as you can to her. Sam: Okay. Natalie Fobes: Even closer. Remember that the closer and the larger the light sources relation to their subject, the softer the light. Look what happens, when I move the soft box back. So here she is in the middle of the soft box. A lot different light than what we had in the front. If the soft fox is in front or slightly in front, then it wraps around her face. Sam: And you can still get some light on the right side. Natalie Fobes: You get the light on both sides. Now that we've got our key light figured out, let's work with the hair light. I think it's going to be okay, but, we're going to check it out. Sam: Okay. Natalie Fobes: Yes, that's great! Now I always like to check the hair light without the…
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