How-To Create a Cinematic Portrait With Hard Light

In this video Jeff Carpenter breakdowns his lighting setup for a recent shoot with Allee-Sutton where he created a beam of light on her face to create drama and interest. Check out the video to see how he did it!



THE FINAL PORTRAIT:

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This shot was a 3 light setup as follows:




Key light - Paul C. Buff Digibee with barn doors to flag the light. To create the crisp shadow on Allee’s face I also had a @vflatworld v-flat that I purposely didn’t close all the way so there was a gap that created a shadow with a hard edge.

Rim/Hair Light - Another Digibee with a gridded strip box and a blue gel.

Background Light - Yet another Digibee with a snoot and a blue gel on a Savage Universal fashion gray seamless.

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