Digital Photography 101
Chapter 5: Lighting Systems
5.10: Basic Studio lighting
Previously we looked at the virtues of flash photography as a
means of portable and versatile lighting in the field. Let's now
expand on this and look at studio lighting. Lighting of this nature
is desirable in situations when you have plenty of time and a location
to set up lights for the perfect results. You may have seen umbrella
reflectors? Well the purpose of these is to simply diffuse the light
and break up the direct rays making for softer light with fewer
shadows, same as the flash hood reflector.
This is a typical studio lighting set up…
The big difference between flash lighting and studio light is
the later is turned on continuously so you can see the results you
are going to get and not rely so much on seeing results after the
shot is taken.
A studio set up of lights can be as complicated and creative as
you want it to be. Sometimes coloured gels are inserted over lights
to creat coloured compositions and the like to suit the photographer's
creative desires.
The above diagram is a main light to the right reflecting into
an umbrella and a reflector on the left to bounce some of the light
back to fill in the shadows with less intensive illumination. The
result is a well-illuminated subject with a more natural look.
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