What light setup was used ?

Sup world,

Needed a bit of help, I was wondering if anybody could please tell me the lighting setup for this specific photograph. Looks really good and I would like to try it out .

Thanks,

Photo :

http://www.lyleandscot​t.com …rounds/wc_vinta​ge_men.jpg

Looks like straight head-on lighting to me with the light above the camera lens axis (probably a hothshoe flash on a bracket).

Using a slower shutter speed would have eliminated the black band at the bottom of the image.

What Leo said

ed. wrote in post #12977082
What Leo said

Really? I'd say it's higher than a bracket would take it and softer than straight flash. Beauty dish maybe..?

jackerin wrote in post #12977815
Really? I'd say it's higher than a bracket would take it and softer than straight flash. Beauty dish maybe..?

Looks like a small beauty dish to me. But the catchlights are not perfectly round, so it might have been a small softbox. Very small.

Something to this effect I think...

http://www.digitalpixe​ls.net …table-softbox-500x559.jpg

Judging by the light fall off I'd say the source isn't very close. Judging by the shadow transition I'd say the source isn't very small. Judging by the catch light it's either a large beauty dish (22" or bigger) or a larger octobox (3'-5') further away. I'm leaning toward octobox.

Wouldn't this just be basic butterfly lighting

I know it really impossible to truly tell, but i'f you zoom in on each eye you can just make out what looks like two hand holding a camera with a square light source above it.


EDIT: It would be butterfly I guess.

Jarrad wrote in post #12978374
Judging by the light fall off I'd say the source isn't very close. Judging by the shadow transition I'd say the source isn't very small. Judging by the catch light it's either a large beauty dish (22" or bigger) or a larger octobox (3'-5') further away. I'm leaning toward octobox.

this is what I think also.

This is a classic butterfly lighting. There's probably a white reflector in the bottom front to fill in the shadows. Black gradient band on the bottom is most likely from post-proccesing.