31. The rectangular ring light

This creative beauty lighting setup is a simplistic setup with a very unique twist.

In this beauty photography class Karl tries something completely new and puts a creative spin on a modifier designed for rim lighting. While this setup could, essentially, have been achieved with one light, Karl shows how the addition of a second light adds an additional element.

The final result is a beautiful, soft effect with almost no shadows — a flattering effect ideal for beauty photography.

In this beauty photography class we cover the following:

  • Studio Lighting: How to set up multiple studio lights
  • Two light setup for beauty photography
  • How to creatively use modifiers
  • How to achieve soft light
  • How to use a hair light in beauty photography

NOTE: This course is available with English subtitles

Comments

  1. Hi Karl, what about using a large scrim with a mask instead of a soft box ? Does it make sense ?
    Thank you
    Egidio

    1. Hi Egidio yes that would work as long as you have enough light going through it and all around the edges. Keep in mind though that a scrim also bounces a lot of light back off of the light side whereas a softbox doesn’t

  2. Hi Karl…What will be the output of the photo WITHOUT the mask? or How WITHOUT using mask affects the output?.

    1. Hi, there is no backlight only the one on the hair, that is only doing the hair. The background is being lit from the rectangle light that is lighting the model.

  4. Hi Karl. Thank you for the analytical and generous teaching process.
    One question: I noticed that you are not using any Softboxes or Octaboxes with Grids on. What is your opinion on those?
    Would Softboxes or Octaboxes with Grids offer any advantages on small studio spaces?

    1. Hi Yannis, yes they stop light bouncing around off nearby walls in a small studio but they do make the softbox light quality slightly harder. In a big studio space you generally don’t need them.

  5. Love the creative process and the edges on the shoulders!
    Is the black mask silvered on the inside of the softbox ?

  7. Thanks for show a creative DIY solution for us that don’t own “all the light modifiers in the world”, Karl!

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