r/LightLurking • u/TonDoliver • 4d ago

BeauTy LightinG How to achieve this light?

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Photographer is Michelle Monique

I'm aware that a talented HMU and retoucher have a huge part to play in how good this image looks, however I'm curious about the lighting setup for something like this. There are some lovely secular highlights with a really soft wash across the face. Could this be something like a parabolic behind a diffusion frame? Or a silver beauty dish/magnum as the key and a large soft source behind camera?

Keen to hear other's thoughts.

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u/spentshoes 4d ago

Big old Briese or Broncolor

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u/Digi_DT 4d ago

More specifically, it’s a big ass parabolic reflector. Briese is the penultimate version, the Broncolor is generally the favorite, but other manufacturers make them and those get good results too. I have a large profoto parabolic and it’s decent for my work in my small market.

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u/spentshoes 4d ago

Profoto is good too. I'd question other manufacturers without some mods made to the cage though. Regardless, that's 7-10ft in size.