How to Position Lights for Photography

Video Transcript

"When you are positioning the lights in your studio there are two really basic setups that don't require much light. One is a two light setup. In the first scenario you put this light at about a forty five degree angle to the model. We will pretend that I am the model, in reality you would probably have it about six feet out but for demonstration purposes I am keeping it nearby, and then the other light is pointed at the background. If you don't have the light pointed at your white background it will tend to look gray, so and it also helps separate your model from the background, another two light setup would be, again keeping one of the lights shining on your background to separate the model from the background and the second instance you could either use a shoot through umbrella which I have here or a big soft box. In reality you would probably position this directly in front and slightly above your model and then you would have your model hold the reflector or use a reflector board stand and this will, when the strobe goes off it will be lighting the person from above and below so you won't get any awkward shadows but it is a really effective technique and you only need two lights to do it."