Lighting Diagrams
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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28 Comments
27 July 09 at 7:40am
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So informative!! Thank you so much for posting these!!
27 July 09 at 10:53am
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Great post, very informative! Thanks!!
27 July 09 at 12:42pm
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Dude this is excelent. Simple and to the point, yet informative. Thanks!
27 July 09 at 1:27pm
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these are awesome, thank you so much for sharing!!
30 July 09 at 5:09am
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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 (:
31 July 09 at 12:16am
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Once again man very helpful
31 July 09 at 10:56am
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Thanks for the diagrams. I always enjoy seeing the "how they did it" for work that I admire. Thanks!
03 August 09 at 6:13am
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Wow great ..one small question ...power settings for the main light , any hints ?
09 August 09 at 4:42am
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Thanks for providing these lighting diagrams. Its a great way to learn how successful photographers do it.
10 August 09 at 12:28am
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10 August 09 at 9:12am
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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
23 August 09 at 7:28pm
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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!
06 September 09 at 6:44am
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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.
10 October 09 at 6:18am
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Wow you are so smart ! very good work !!
08 December 09 at 4:18am
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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.
20 March 10 at 2:07am
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25 March 10 at 11:51am
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28 March 10 at 8:23pm
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Let the debate commence!
29 March 10 at 4:35pm
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i like your photos, they are cool and your light placements are technical. i`m deeply impressed, please post more of your pictures. thanks
01 December 10 at 2:56pm
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Very great post. To create lighting diagrams you can use this free software: http://rienquepourlesyeux.free.fr/Lighting%20Studio%20Photo/studio%20lighting.htm "Lighting Studio Creator" is a lighting diagrams software for Windows. You can open / save / print / export in JPG. You can add settings for all elements. It is interresting to have the settings of the lights, Flashs, DSLR, with and height of reflector, ... Go and see.
15 December 10 at 4:17pm
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Wow, love how you shot the face of the box. Great idea! For catch lights from various Buff products, including 47 inch octobox with grid, see: http://glamourphotography.co/?p=739
10 January 11 at 3:11am
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Terrific post! i’m bookmarking this!
13 January 11 at 11:45pm
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03 February 11 at 8:37am
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Thanks for the great Post! I've enjoy reading your posted articles. It has a lot of relevant ideas and information as well.
02 July 11 at 10:29am
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I invite you for more lighting diagrams to http://www.lightlab.pl
26 July 11 at 10:34am
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Thanks for sharing! I needed some inspiration. Badly! ;)
26 July 11 at 11:46am
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Be absolutely sure to check out www.shootforlove.com - that is where I'll be posting A LOT more inspirational and educational material. Please note that it is still in BETA testing and not open to the public yet... but there is a little bit of information there and you can sign up for the free email list for future announcements. :-)
14 August 11 at 10:08am
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Is this the lighting you are talking about for the (One light source) diagram? http://www.photoflex.com/Pro_Products/Constant_Lighting/StarLite_sup__reg___sup__QL_Kits/StarLite_sup__reg__sup___large_digital_kit/index.html If not, could you please let me know what you use? I love your diagrams, Great work. c: