Three lighting settings that serve as the basis for most portrait photography with studio lighting are Low-key, Mid-key and High-key. Here we show you three basic studio flash setups you need to get started with studio lighting studio flashes.
Once you learn these techniques, you will be able to set up most types of lighting for portrait photography.</ p>
The setup for low-key is simple. You use two light sources, one as main light and one as profile light. The main light is placed at an angle of approx. 45 degrees to the subject in close proximity to the camera. The second light source is used to separate the subject from the background. The light should only hit part of the subject and be placed on exactly opposite side of the main light (the light sources point towards each other).
A very simple lighting setup, only one light source is used. Place the motif on the a distance from the background so that the light casts a softly toned shadow from the subject. If you want to further develop the lighting, add another light source such as a candle or similar.
High Key is somewhat more complicated than the other two. but follow the instructions below and try your hand at it will you succeed! ”High-key” means in principle that a studio flash is used to illuminate the background as that it becomes completely white. The easiest way is for a flash to be placed behind the subject directed towards the background, which gives an even light image behind the entire subject. Another flash is used as main light on motive.