Lighting Tutorial: It’s a Hardbox Light

A stunning headshot of a black male model near Chicago Illinois

Over time, I have seen many images where a pattern is projected onto someone’s face, and I’ve always struggled to simulate this type of lighting. My attempts usually resulted in poorly defined shapes and not the sort of razor-sharp edges I was expecting.

Fashion Photography: DIY Light Saver

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Adapting the look of LED or Fluorescent tube backgrounds for still photography with a DIY approach using softboxes, a v-flat, a knife and three Profoto lights.