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Learn five simple lighting setups using just one light and some helpers. Whether you are shooting on location or in the studio, these will work great!…

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One Speedlight For 5 Male Portrait Lighting Setups

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Simple Shoot-Through Umbrella for Male Portrait Lighting

[skipto time=0:00]00:00 – Intro[/skipto]
[skipto time=0:47]00:47 – Rembrandt Lighting[/skipto]: Positioning the Light (Direction), Cutting Away Ambient Light, Set Impression, Adjustments, Adding Fill-In w/ V-Flat, Results
[skipto time=3:42]03:42 - "Paramount"/Butterfly Lighting[/skipto]: Set Impression, Adjustments, Results
[skipto time=5:04]05:04 – Clamshell Lighting[/skipto]: Adding Simple Disc Reflector (Silver vs. White), Set Impression, Adjustments, Results
[skipto time=6:35]06:35 – Square Light Setup[/skipto]: Reflector, 2 V-Flats, Set Impression, Adjustments, Results
[skipto time=7:26]07:26 - Backlit Flat Light[/skipto]: Reflector, Changing Light Direction, Set Impression, Results
[skipto time=8:36]08:36 – Summary & Outro[/skipto]

Learn five simple lighting setups using just one light and some helpers. Whether you are shooting on location or in the studio, these will work great!

A simple umbrella, some cheap cardboard(s), and a speedlight will do. If you fancy an upgrade, get large white panels acting as a v-flat.Apply these lighting setup ideas in any place, small or large.

Gear You Need

1x Speedlight
1x Simple Shoot-Through Umbrella
5-in-1 Disc Reflector or Cardboard

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Model Sammy Cantu Video Training: Lighting 101 Video Training: Lighting 102 Video Training: Lighting 103 Video Training: Lighting 104 [molongui_author_box profile_layout="layout-7"]

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