Today’s Photography Thursday edition of “Video Corner” is a continuation from Video Corner #15: How to Use Lighting Ratios in Photography, which was posted last Thursday. The video below discusses a variety of specific lighting setups and their lighting ratios by looking at 7 different lighting setups (outlined below the video for your reference) with each setup including several sample photographs.

• Setup 1: Portrait Light
  1. Lighting ratio of 2:1
  2. Uses a large and small softbox
  
  
• Setup 2: Fashion Light
  1. Lighting ratio of 4:1 or 8:1
  2. Uses a reflector and softbox with a grid
  
  
• Setup 3: Beauty Light
  1. Similar to Fashion Light, except uses a beauty dish instead of a softbox
  2. Lighting is harder and has more contrast
  
  
• Setup 4: Fashion Light II
  1. Lighting ratio of 1:1
  2. Uses a standard head for the background and a small softbox for the subject
  
  
• Setup 5: Beauty Shots
  1. Complicated setup using 6 lights, multiple reflectors, standard heads, a ring light, a softbox and umbrellas
  2. Generally uses a 2:1 lighting ratio
  
  
• Setup 6: Glamour Light
  1. Uses 5 lights: ring flash with a softlight reflector, 2 standard “kicker” lights, 2 standard heads
  2. Typically uses a 2:1 lighting ratio
  
  
• Setup 7: Flare
  1. Uses a ring flash and a bare bulb for intentional lens flare
  2. Lighting ratio of 4:1