Lighting

Diagrams

I get lots of questions about lighting, so I thought I’d layout some shots and how I lit (or is it lighted?) them. Hopefully this will be fairly informative, let me know what you think and if you have any special requests! Illustrations that I used to create these diagrams are courtesy of photographer Kevin Kertz.

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1 Julia
July 27, 2009 at 7:40 am

So informative!! Thank you so much for posting these!!
2 Teemu
July 27, 2009 at 10:53 am

Great post, very informative! Thanks!!
3 Kieran
July 27, 2009 at 12:42 pm

Dude this is excelent. Simple and to the point, yet informative.
Thanks!
4 John
July 27, 2009 at 1:27 pm

these are awesome, thank you so much for sharing!!
5 Bauni
July 30, 2009 at 5:09 am

Very informative indeed, i use the first way of lit a subject and i always wondered how would it be with other way of lightning systems, like ring flashes.

Thanks for posting this (:
6 Shaun
July 31, 2009 at 12:16 am

Once again man very helpful
7 Chip Johansen
July 31, 2009 at 10:56 am

Thanks for the diagrams. I always enjoy seeing the “how they did it” for work that I admire. Thanks!
8 AL
August 3, 2009 at 6:13 am

Wow great ..one small question …power settings for the main light , any hints ?
9 Oscar
August 9, 2009 at 4:42 am

Thanks for providing these lighting diagrams. Its a great way to learn how successful photographers do it.
10 Richie
August 10, 2009 at 9:12 am

Hey folks,

WoW, what a big thank you for sharing your techniques! It is so rare to find GOOD photographers that help out!

We do the same and we also invite people in the studio at times to help!

So, just to say thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

Richie
11 Russ Robinson
August 23, 2009 at 7:28 pm

Thanks so much for sharing these diagrams…they will help me immensely as I experiment with different lighting methods. If you get around to it, relative power settings between the various strobes would be a real plus as well, but I’ll figure out the appropriate settings for my equipment eventually. Thanks again!
12 Miss Ernie
September 6, 2009 at 6:44 am

Thank you very much for the diagrams.

I was just curious about one of the setups and that’s the “one light source”. I’m definitely going to have to try out a shoot using the white side of the reflector instead of the silver side. I’ve always used the silver and didn’t even think, not even once, about using the white. Thanks for opening up my eyes.

Thanks again for your generosity.
13 WALWORTH
October 10, 2009 at 6:18 am

Wow you are so smart ! very good work !!
14 Janis
December 8, 2009 at 4:18 am

Just throwing this out because for some that might be interested, there is also another alternative on iPhone called Strobox that you can create these types of lighting diagrams with. You can check it out more on http://app.strobox.com . Hope this helps some of you. Let me know what you think.
15 Tim Randall
March 28, 2010 at 8:23 pm

Let the debate commence!
16 gbenga
March 29, 2010 at 4:35 pm

i like your photos, they are cool and your light placements are technical. i`m deeply impressed, please post more of your pictures. thanks