Lighting skills or one trick pony? Let's see your schemes

When I started doing commercial photography we used film, 35mm cameras were for covering events, medium format was for portraits and other "small page" images, and for the real stuff we used 4x5 or bigger. It was normal workflow to spend hours lighting a setup before taking the first exposure, usually on polaroid to show the art director so they could compare with their layout.

Digital has changed the world in that regard. For all of us. The purpose of this thread is to encourage forum members to share images and the lighting schemes behind them. Whether you are a commercial photographer, part-time photographer or amateur. Show us how you light your images.

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I learned as a young commercial photographer that each situation demanded its own lighting solution. Naturally there were some "do it this way to get the job done" situations. Weddings, for example, were Rollie, flash over the camera, bang, bang, bang. The really avant guard, shot B&W with 35mm and available light.

So, show us an image and describe the lighting scheme.

I'll do a few to get things started.

First: a portrait.
This was shot in a studio with three lights. Main, fill and kicker.

So this is like the "show your set-up" and the "show your lighting set-up" threads but specifically for commercial 'togs?

Scatterbrained wrote in post #16154640
So this is like the "show your set-up" and the "show your lighting set-up" threads but specifically for commercial 'togs?

I said commercial but no. Anyone can participate.

Are we suppose to "show" the BTS lighting set-up or "discuss" about the BTS lighting set-up?

Which ever you prefer and have image to help with.
As you can see from my examples, no chance for BTS images but I do remember what the basic lighting setup was for the shot.

Ah, well I'm not a pro, but I'll throw something up to help get this started..........

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^^^ Nice example of using mirrors to multiply the light sources.

One light big soft box camera left metered monitors and set exposure and light to hold detail in the monitors.

One more. This was on location. I usually use light stands but this cabinet works just fine. When on location I usually like to shoot through the seamless so I don't have to worry about light spill on the subject and I don't have to mess with barn doors. Two lights into B/G from the back side.

I'll play.

This little device is about the size of an iphone. This is two exposures. The first one I shot with a single speed light with some black felt wrapped around it to create a snoot. I bounced a little light back onto the body with a white card. The second exposure was just to record the light coming from the unit. I blended the two exposures together in PS.

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On the product shot I can here the art director now. You need more shadow separation on the bottom of the product.

dmward wrote in post #16155289
^^^ Nice example of using mirrors to multiply the light sources.

+1 and skilfully done.

Great thread!!!

I like the portraits. I especially like the idea of shooting the lights through the seamless.
If there's room that seems much cleaner than lights on either side fired at the paper.

Gives me an idea for a 4x7 ft translucent pop open I have. Thanks.

Light on white, light off gray. What could be easier?

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