Laws of Light: 5 Portrait Lighting Setups
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- #LawsOfLight is back with the five basic portrait lighting setups to take your studio photography to the next level.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1:30 - Rembrandt
2:56 - Split Light
4:37 - Broad Light
5:30 - Paramount Light
8:16 - Loop Light
11:52 - Hard Light
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In this video, we'll show you how to do the five basic lighting setups every photographer should know. These techniques will help guide you through studio lighting and different ways you can modify these lighting setups to your liking.
- Jay P.
Jay P. Morgan has been working as a Commercial Photographer and Film Director in the Los Angeles area for more than 20 years developing an impressive list of clients from Paramount to McDonald's. Jay P.'s experience with elaborate set design and extensive lighting are key to the success of his illustrative work.
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Thank you so much for this. How would these 5 vary with an older subject. Where you have to account for skin creases and wrinkles. Thank you.
What lighting setup (product names) were you using on this shoot?
For creases and wrinkles, use a large softbox, or if you have only a small softbox, bring it closer to the face. Then add a white reflector to the opposite side (or another softbox instead of the reflector). Harsh lighting is okay for faces with perfect skin, and soft lighting for imperfect skin. .
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What really differentiates this from the other videos is that you used a continuous light-source instead of a strobe, and you focused just on the lighting rather than taking each photograph. That makes it easy for us to visualize how the lighting changes as you move the reflector around, and see the changes in real-time. Very well-done!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for your comment.
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I've seen so many lighting videos, and unless they're still shots with text that explains, sure they have a continuous light source that is moved around.to show you the different lighting set ups No efance , but where have you been.
I love how he sounds like it's something easy for everyone to pick up, and not some kind of mystic knowledge that you have to be grateful he shares. I'm grateful anyway.
Thanks for your gratitude. Appreciate your support!
Rembrandt 1:27
Split light 2:51
Broad light 4:32
Paramount (butterfly) 5:26
Loop light 8:14
Lighting positions with one light source 10:25
Changing the size of the light source 10:59
Thanks for sharing those and thanks for watching!
LOVE when people put these in the comments
Videos like this are what makes TH-cam one of the greatest tools on the internet. Thank You so very much, Mr. Morgan!
Thanks Daniel! We are releasing a new video on food photography this week, so make sure you stay subscribed for that!
Oh, I will. Thank You! Keep up the great work. Looking forward.
I've been doing portraits for over 50 years. This is the best YT tut on lighting I have EVER seen. Thanks..........
That is so good to hear. Thanks for the nice comment!
What a patient model! 😂 You both did great. Thank you for this!
Appreciate the comment Donovan. Thanks for watching!
Wow, a complete lighting course in a 15 minute video. Fantastic. I was surprised you didn't include short lighting in there though. Regardless, this is a must watch for any beginner.
Thanks, Charles!
This is probably the best explanation I've seen so far on YT regarding basic uses of softbox. Very helpful for beginners.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment!
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This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! This was awesome!
Good to hear! Thanks for watching!
I'm actually an artist and watching this is helping me to grasp how to paint lighting on my characters more. Thank you so much!!
Glad you found it helpful for your art!
A true educator if I’ve ever seen one! WOW! I wish college had been exactly like this! I went to college for fashion and felt completely cheated, because the corse work was so diluted with other crap. I dropped out. I love this video because this is the first time I felt like a student (enjoying) watching a teach, since middle school, 15 yes ago! The model is gorgeous she looks like Victoria Beckham!
Glad to hear you found the video so enjoyable and educational!
This is the best lighting video I've found so far. Your really doing a great job explaining everything and demonstrating and showing how it looks with variation in camera awesome!!!!
Thanks! Be sure to check out the rest of our laws of light playlist for more lighting tips. th-cam.com/play/PLuReQyMP8EfpPyI0WkAKWWfrajt9eO9Fp.html
you flatter us. we try our best to make it as easy to understand as possible! check out the rest of our laws of lighting playlist here: bit.ly/2p6etxW
Sir, You're amazing, thank you. Just what i needed, instead of other people trying to turn it into a montage, you made it educational. Definitely subscribing!
thanks for subscribing! it really helps our channel to grow so we can continue to do this!
I have to say, I really appreciate this video. There’s so many videos on TH-cam, on all different aspects of photography and they can often be muddled and overwhelming. This was clear and informative and simple. I learnt a lot. Cheers 👍
Glad it was helpful! Appreciate you nice comment. Thanks for watching!
I Love the Paramount Light. I've Always Been a Fan of the Hollywood Look.❤❤❤
It is a nice look. Thanks for watching!
So incredibly helpful. Best explained video I have found so far. Thank you!
One of the best on lighting.
You da best
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I liked your style, not heavy on the editing it really made you more real and relatable. Some might say you were too dark but since the focus isn't on you it makes sense. Easy and clear explanations. I took notes thank you!
Thank you so much!! Glad you found it educational!
JP, hands down, this is the best video summarizing lighting and techniques!!! Your ability to explain as well as visually deliver these lighting concepts with great ease makes this enjoyable and most importantly easy to understand. FINALLY, I GET IT. THANK YOU!!!
You're welcome! I'm so glad that people are able to take these lighting techniques and use them in their own photography!
JP you give the BEST and most helpful tips and lessons!
Thanks, Jason! Tell your friends about us ;)
Really great video! I especially appreciate that this was all done with a single light. This is something I can practice at home. Here I go! Cheers
Glad you enjoyed it! Have fun experienting.
This is gold right here! Im just about to do a photoshoot and this helped me a lot
Glad you found it helpful!
I love the energetic way you have to communicate and teach everything! That’s amazing.. keeps me hooked on your channel!!!
That's awesome. So glad you find it valuable!
I really like how you cover and explain the "why" and not just "this is what you do". I really enjoyed explanation and personality...
Thanks for the input Kirk. We appreciate your support.
This is the best lighting video, simple and straight forward, thank you good Sir, you're the man.
Thanks Edwin! We hope that this helps you in your future portrait shoots! Follow us on instagram for more updates on our videos and BTS :)
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These are pure gold! Always excited when I see a lighting video from JP! Thanks guys!
You're welcome!
I love getting refresher videos in they remind you what you often forget or overlook!
That's great to hear, Stephen. Thanks for checking out our video! Take a look at our other laws of light videos: bit.ly/2HeQkfC
You know you da man when a lighting technique is named after you.
Go Rembrandt! Thanks for watching!
I love this guy's voice. You sure, are an easy listen. And this video is so great! Thank you 2 years later.
One of the best videos I have seen you do. I like the way you explained loop lighting. Also an excellent demonstration of a hard light Rembrandt lighting pattern.
Thanks Mark! We are still releasing videos on this laws of light series so check out playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLuReQyMP8Efocat1tpVTYXeFZ2gXNaIXf.html
Perfect example of explaining something hard, in very simple way. GREAT TUTORIAL!!!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for the positive feedback!
Thank you for an excellent video: It is _very_ educational and easy to follow for new aspiring photographs as me. Great work!
Great Stefan! Check out our lighting setup for couples: th-cam.com/video/XYyW7lqnj6w/w-d-xo.html
Great video!! Each step explained and demonstrated in a lively and engaging manner! I'm starting out in Portrait Photography and your tutorial was recommended by Ann Aveyard, Master Craftsman in photography of The Guild of Photographers (UK) Seeing each set up demonstrated in the harsh light, with the photobox removed, was so effective! Very professional model, with the human touch!! Have subscribed.
Loved how you showed a prime example of how everything works and explained it in detail 🙏🏽
Appreciate your feedback!
Really appreciate the demonstration of the effect on the strength of the fill light. "Every single face is different." Best advice.
Thanks, Gabriel! Check out our other Laws of light episodes: th-cam.com/video/6GJ4P1T7OHI/w-d-xo.html
Hands down AWESOME video! I am a videographer stepping into the world of flash photography and this truly shows the abilities of proper lighting. I LOVE it. Thank you so much for showing me what you can do with one light and a bounce card! Beautiful stuff!
Thanks Tim! We are always really excited to release new videos :) We have a video coming out this week on food photography, so stay subscribed to check it out!
Great lesson on basic portrait lighting. All too often people try to explain basic lighting by using more lights than a rock concert and confusing and scaring the newbie. Get the single light poses down and see how to change from one to the other and you have a solid base upon which you can build up the complexity.
Thanks, Ed!
Exactly
Your the only one on youtube who gets this right especially when it comes to short and broad lighting, all others light the shadow side and call the pattern short light with the same light, thanks
thanks gregory for checking out our site. remember to subscribe!
Really well done . Straight, to the point, efficient and effective. No muss, no fuss. Clear explanations and makes it look not fussy or intimidating. I like the views from top and front so you can see the orientation of the light and model better. Great job!
Thanks for watching Jon! We have a new one light portrait series, have you seen it yet?
Great video! I've heard of some of these, but really didn't know what they mean. I know this was for portrait photography, but I will be using these on my own videos as well. Thank you!!
Yay! So glad you thought this was helpful!!
I REALLY appreciate the real-time manipulation of lightning principles. It helps a person like me who learns visually and detailed. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment!
Lots of practical info. Didn’t realize all the lighting variations. Very helpful.
"just get that softbox off, it is very easy to do".. 11:23 I was laughing 😂 😂 😂
Watching this video with a Rembrandt: a life in 180 paintings in my hand. Always want to learn the lighting & composition side of knowledge from great classic paintings & their creators. So thrilled when Rembrandt pop up on your video. Maybe a new series video idea: what could learn of lighting & composition from great classic paintings.
Great idea! We do pull a lot of our inspiration from more classical ideas
I love photography. I took a class in college and I learned more in this video than I did there. Thank you. I subscribed and will go through all of your videos.
Been there, done that, and presented it to the camera club on several occasions.
Going back to basics is important even for those who have experience.
Thank you and well done as usual.
Thanks for watching Herman! Stay subscribed for more lighting tutorials in the future!
Been scouring TH-cam for basic lighting info. This is by far the most competent one I’ve seen! Will watch it many times. Is that what Butterfly light is? Loop? Now I know, others just give a label. Thank you!
Glad it is helping you out Edward. Hope you continue to learn more and more.
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She posed for 14 mins straight.
Wow.
Thank you
Yup, she’s more impressive than this hack
great model lol, requires very little instruction
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Longer then that I suppose..
I have just used this for my Year 11 students. It demonstrated great examples of the subtleties of lighting the big affect on a portrait. Thank you.
That is great to hear. Thank you for your comment Jamie and thank you for sharing the video.
I just needed to do a quick lighting set up review and lo and behold here's one of the best commercial directors I've worked with giving me the tips. Thanks JP!
You're welcome D.L.! Stay subscribed to see our newest videos on lighting!
You're a cool dude JP, thanks for this. You might want to cover controlling the light in these different setups. Gridding, flagging, spills etc. Every setup has it's own challenges regarding to light positions, studio space and the types of background (luma and hue). Back in the time when I was starting with photography, this stuff gave me headaches. A complete tut on this topic could be pretty useful to the community. Cheers
Love this video. It's very helpful!
Lucky for you, flags will be next!
"She's alive.. not dead!" HAHA I love your videos. Seriously.
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Thank you so much! This helped with my photography class so much. I just didn’t understand it in my textbook. I love how real you are in your videos, too! Thanks!
Glad it helped! Good luck with your class!
light is a difficult concept for me to grasp. and ive had these techniques explained to me before but watching this is the first time i really understand. amazing video. you are like the bob ross of grip. very comprehensive and you make anyone feel like they can do it after watching this. thank you very much
Notice what he is using here? Dollar per dollar any fool can learn this in 20 minutes.Give this guy a $20 LED ring light and Canon T1i the result would be he would not be able to even take 1 single shot. These "Pro's" rely too much on their full frame $5000 cameras and $2000 strobes, not enough using their brains. Any of this information can be learned in a matter of hours, but good luck getting the equipment required to actually use this information properly. All these techniques were made and designed around an expensive setup, never really meant consumer equipment.
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Rembrant's favourite light was a skylight and he positioned his sitters underneath.
Surprised you didn't mention Vermeer whose studio had a large north facing window.
Thanks for adding that perspective. Love it!
The Slanted Lens just a suggestion, but how about a series covering how great photographers approach lighting.
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Fantastic. Very informative and well explained - thank you!
Absolutely the best tutorial on portrait lighting, Ever!
Wow, thanks! Appreciate the feedback!
0:49 - Very helpful in understanding lighting concepts when you have five images on screen at same time.
Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
That was great! From start to finish. Even the tiny jokes, not too on the nose, right timing, and the various combinations of the techniques. This was really helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it and found it educational as well!
Amazing!!! Thank you for putting this video together.
JP, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you sir.
No, thank you, sir!
I love this! The attention to detail is brilliant. True mastery of the craft.
Thanks for your comment and your support!
Super thankful for this! Now I learned the 5 lighting setup that I can use on my subjects. How cool!! 🤗❤️
Great! So glad to hear that this video was helpful for you! Check out some of our new videos too. We have one on how to use strobe lighting with ambient light for shooting subjects outside!
I learn so much from watching your videos, I've been looking for solutions in forums for the last few months, but your videos help me a lot more. I owe you my subscription! Thanks
Great to hear! Thanks for the sub!
One of the best videos I've ever watched on lighting!
Good to hear. Glad you found it helpful!
I am not sure who had more fun between Jay P, the model, and me. This was an awesome video. Extremely practical. Well done.
Great to hear! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your comment!
I love your videos so much! You are the photography teacher I've always wanted!
Thanks so much Erica! Happy the videos are helping you. :)
Nice refresher..... Great model!
This is a wonderful video! Explained well, engaging and great teaching style. Thank you. Thumbs up’d
Great teaching!!! Thank you
Great teacher! I loved how you demonstrated each lighting example. Very helpful, thank you!
You're very welcome! I appreciate your support!
This was the best video by far on lighting under 20 minutes! Well done!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment!
I appreciate this video so much. Everything was covered and explained very well. I enjoyed listening because the way things were explained was entertaining, simple, and direct.
Glad it was helpful and that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much teacher ! This is I was looking for .
This video lesson will gonna be forever.
Bravo!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
Jay "Really easy to fill in" P. Morgan everyone! Thanks for the informative video!
This was an amazing tutorial. Great job explaining and the model was beautiful! Very easy on the eyes and ears. Chill music.
hi tone, thanks for checking out our video! take a look at the other laws of light videos.
Thank you for the video. I like how you showed where to position the light and model. As a visual learner, I was able to immediately see how the light positions change with the split screen (half with the model up close, and the other half with you moving the light around), instead of me having to "imagine" how the light would look.
Thanks Angela. Yes, that split screen really helps show the details of the lighting. Thanks for watching!
Excellent basics !!
Thank you!
Thank you for this video! So many information in one place
It is a very useful video. I googled a lot and even went through a lot of TH-cam video but this one was really useful. Got the whole concept 👌 thank you.
Great video - well scripted - the model is highly professional as well as attractive - she just sits there patiently as the center of attention without distracting from the lecture and training bits - a well crafted tutorial with good technique explained and demonstrated. Thanks. JT
Thanks for your nice feedback. Appreciate your comment!
A great explanation about lighting. Amongst the numerous videos I've seen here (and I've seen a lot, believe me !), this is the clearest and best tutorial up to now !! Congratulations, I'm a fan now 😉
Glad it was helpful! Hope you find the rest of our "Laws of Light" series just as helpful!
JP your videos are some of the best and most helpful! Thank you man!
💁♀️ it's nice to know someone appreciates all the hard work we do!
That is an amazing light explanation! Thank you for creating such a detailed tutorials!
Thanks for watching and keep on clickin!
BIG BIG BIG thanks ! This tutorial is awesome. Learned a lot.
So glad you found it helpful. Appreciate your support!
Well done series. Good review of lighting techniques.
Excellent stuff and so much clarity!!! Thumbs up!!
thanks for your comment! we try our best!
Excellent video on lighting. I liked the Rembrandt look.
I agree. It is a nice way to light.
As a newbie, this is by far the best video i've seen on portrait lighting. Thanks!
Wow, thanks! Glad you found it helpful!
Agree with MANY comments...this is, hands down, the most (fluidly) precise, informative, and easily digestible portrait lighting tutorial--and you keep things hopping. Viewers site various reasons why this presentation is spot-on, but what I witness is someone who actually knows LIGHTING (the physics of LIGHT; lighting terminology) either from experience, perhaps a formal education in photography, or both? My guess is both. Regardless, it's obvious you know what you're talking about and hence, can explain these patterns in an engaging and simple tutorial. Appreciate!
Omg. My friend you made my day. Thanks for the smile on my gloomy day.
Hope things are still looking up.
thanks for taking the time to explain everything so detailedly!
My pleasure! Glad you found it helpful!
Great Teacher. You summarized the lesson very well in a nutshell.
Glad you found it educational. Thanks for watching!
Your tutorials are the BEST!
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
Outstanding video. Thank you!!!
This is such an fantastic video! Such in depth information conveyed simply and concisely. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤
You are so welcome! Thanks for your comment!
That was extremely simple and helpful.