Studio Lighting Tips

Ok, so I have had a studio in my house for some time now and have done lots of research on lighting.  Although most of my research has been limited to books I have found over the years that there is a lot of very useful information available on the web.  For this posting I am going to limit myself to sharing useful videos that I have discovered on YouTube.  Future postings will be focused on several goods books that I have discovered.


Warning - Most of the videos listed below are produced by the same person and although the tips are great he sometimes (always) ends the video with a corny saying....I let you discover what that might be.  Enjoy :-)

1. Studio lighting for white backgrounds
2. Light Tec - Understanding Light Modifiers part 1
3. Light Tec - Understanding Light Modifiers part 2
4. Light Tec - Strip Lighting
5. Light Tec - High Key Photo Lighting
6. Light Tec - Shooting with a Ring Flash
7. John Ricard - Lighting technique with artistic curves
8. Beautiful Photo Studio Portraits w/ One Light

I recently used the tip on using Strip Lighting to generate the following images.

Setup for both of the shots was as follows:

• 9" x 36" Strip box mounted on 400W AlienBee strobe, set at 45 degrees in front of model
• Hair light positioned above and behind subject, set at 45 degrees to model
Ok, so I have had a studio in my house for some time now and have done lots of research on lighting.  Although most of my research has been limited to books I have found over the years that there is a lot of very useful information available on the web.  For this posting I am going to limit myself to sharing useful videos that I have discovered on YouTube.  Future postings will be focused on several goods books that I have discovered.

Warning - Most of the videos listed below are produced by the same person and although the tips are great he sometimes (always) ends the video with a corny saying....I let you discover what that might be.  Enjoy :-)


1. Studio lighting for white backgrounds
2. Light Tec - Understanding Light Modifiers part 1
3. Light Tec - Understanding Light Modifiers part 2
4. Light Tec - Strip Lighting
5. Light Tec - High Key Photo Lighting
6. Light Tec - Shooting with a Ring Flash
7. John Ricard - Lighting technique with artistic curves
8. Beautiful Photo Studio Portraits w/ One Light

I recently used the tip on using Strip Lighting to generate the following images.



Setup for both of the shots was as follows:
• 9" x 36" Strip box mounted on 400W AlienBee strobe, set at 45 degrees in front of model
• Hair light positioned above and behind subject, set at 45 degrees to model
• Gold reflector to bounce light back onto side of subjects face furthest from the light
• Black background
• Gold reflector to bounce light back onto side of subjects face furthest from the light
• Black background























Overall, both photos turned out very nicely.  The strip box makes a great addition to your studio and will prove useful in creating exciting photos.