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    This document outlines 6 lighting setups that the author uses for portrait photography. It provides the lighting equipment, modifiers, and camera settings for each setup. It also includes a link to download the author's color grading pack. The goal is to teach photographers how to recreate the author's signature lighting and editing style. Photographers are encouraged to modify the setups to suit their individual needs and environments.

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    This document outlines 6 lighting setups that the author uses for portrait photography. It provides the lighting equipment, modifiers, and camera settings for each setup. It also includes a link to download the author's color grading pack. The goal is to teach photographers how to recreate the author's signature lighting and editing style. Photographers are encouraged to modify the setups to suit their individual needs and environments.

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    This document outlines 6 lighting setups that the author uses for portrait photography. It provides the lighting equipment, modifiers, and camera settings for each setup. It also includes a link to download the author's color grading pack. The goal is to teach photographers how to recreate the author's signature lighting and editing style. Photographers are encouraged to modify the setups to suit their individual needs and environments.

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    My Lighting Setups - Amazing Klef

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    This document outlines 6 lighting setups that the author uses for portrait photography. It provides the lighting equipment, modifiers, and camera settings for each setup. It also includes a link to download the author's color grading pack. The goal is to teach photographers how to recreate the author's signature lighting and editing style. Photographers are encouraged to modify the setups to suit their individual needs and environments.

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    The book outlines different lighting setups and camera settings for portrait photography. It also provides a link to download color grading presets.

    Six different lighting setups are described involving different combinations of main lights, fill lights, and modifiers. The setups are used for portraits, headshots, and beauty photography.

    The author mentions tweaking the setups by changing modifiers, light intensity, and camera settings to suit different conditions and achieve different looks. Color gels are also used to 'spice up' images.

    SYNOPSIS

    This book extensively outlines how I setup my lighting to create


    exceptional images. It also contains camera settings, modifier types &
    and a link to my “color-grade like Amazing Klef” digital kit which is
    available on my store (www.theamazingklefstore.com) but has been
    included for free.

    Before I allow you dive in and start creating amazing images, I must
    remind you that one of the secrets to being a sought-after photographer
    is adding your touch to every image you create. So, take these setups,
    customise & modify them to work for you. You don’t have to follow
    everything exactly as it is written, if something is not working for you –
    adjust it to suit your conditions and environment

    Can’t wait to see your magic.


    SETUP 1:

    Main light: Godox AD600 @1/8 in 120cm Octa box feathered horizontally over the subject

    Fill: Large silver Reflector placed at chest level

    Camera Settings:
    Nikon D750 or Canon EOS-r
    85mm or 50mm
    Aperture: f6, f7 or f8
    ISO: 100
    Shutter Speed: 1/125 or 1/160
    I use this light setup to shoot a lot; from headshots, simple portraits for campaigns, music artists,
    professionals to creative beauty images. I build my other lighting setups off this.
    NB: You can tweak this setup to achieve different results, like using a parabolic umbrella instead of the
    octa box or a beauty dish or whatever modifier you desire. You can also play around with light intensity &
    camera settings ------This light setup was used to shoot the next set of images.
    SETUP 2:

    Main light: Godox AD600 @1/8 in 120cm Octa box feathered horizontally over the subject
    Fill 1: Godox AD600 @1/8 or 1/16 in 7ft Parabolic Umbrella placed camera right or left in front of subject.
    Fill 2: Large silver Reflector placed directly opposite fill one.

    Camera Settings:
    Nikon D750 or Canon EOS-r
    50mm 0r 35mm
    Aperture: f7 or f8
    ISO: 100 or 125
    Shutter Speed: 1/125 or 1/160
    This is my trade mark setup!! I call this the CLEAN Portraits setup.
    NB: You can tweak this setup to achieve different results, like using different modifiers or adding props etc.
    This light setup was used to shoot the next set of images.
    SETUP 3:

    Main light: Godox AD600 @1/8 in beauty dish or whatever modifier wokrs feathered horizontally over the
    subject or otherwise.
    Side lights: Godox AD600 @1/16 or 1/8 in reflectors (cones) with or without colour gels
    Fill: Large silver Reflector placed at chest level

    Camera Settings:
    Nikon D750 or Canon EOS-r
    50mm, 85mm 0r 35mm
    Aperture: f8 or f7
    ISO: 100 or 125
    Shutter Speed: 1/125 or 1/160
    I use colour gels a lot to spice my shoots up, they create a high key effect and when used properly can take
    images from basic to maddddd!!! This lighting setup with or without gels is what I used to create the next
    set of images. I add an extra light sometimes, put a colour gel on all the lights, replace a modifier or take
    one or two lights off to create something different. I also use fog, water, garri and other elements to make
    the images more interesting; BTS videos of my shoots are on my Instagram
    www.instagram.com/amazingklef
    SETUP 4:

    Main light: Godox AD600 @1/8 or 1/4 in cone/reflector without grid pointed at the model as shown in
    diagram or in whatever directions projects the look you’re trying to achieve.

    Camera Settings:
    Nikon D750 or Canon EOS-r
    50mm or 35mm
    Aperture: F7 or F6
    ISO: 100 or 125
    Shutter Speed: 1/125 or 1/160
    Sometimes I add a fill light or reflector to soften the shadows, I also replace the cone with other modifiers.
    This is a hard-light setup I use mostly for fashion looks and people with great skin.
    You can also add a gel to the cone to get a different result. See next set of images for what I’ve created
    with this setup.
    SETUP 5:

    Main light: Godox AD600 @1/8 or 1/4 in 120cm Octa box feathered horizontally over the subject
    Background: 7ft Parabolic Umbrella placed some inches behind subject
    Fill: Large silver Reflector placed at chest level or otherwise

    Camera Settings:
    Nikon D750 or Canon EOS-r
    85mm 0r 50mm
    Aperture: f8 or f7
    ISO: 100 or 125
    Shutter Speed: 1/125 or 1/160
    This setup is pretty easy, I use this for headshots & creative portraits.
    SETUP 6:

    Main light: Godox AD600 @1/8 in a beauty dish with colour gels above subject
    Background light: Godox AD600 @1/8 in a cone with colour gels behind model, pointed at the background
    Fill: Large silver Reflector placed at chest level or none for full images

    Camera Settings:
    Nikon D750 or Canon EOS-r
    85mm or 50mm
    Aperture: f8 or f7
    ISO: 100 or 125
    Shutter Speed: 1/125 or 1/160
    This setup can be used with or without gels.
    Side lights can also be introduced & modifiers can be changed to achieve desired texture
    The images below can be shot with any of the light setups above but with a shutter speed of “1” or”2”
    COLORGRADING
    Click the link below to download my ColorGrade like Amazing Klef
    Pack for free:

    https://delivery.shopifyapps.com/-
    /626b0a5e59a8039d/3588739be49412cc

    Enjoy!
    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    I’d like to say a very big thank you to everyone that has ever supported
    my career, booked or referred me.

    I’d also like to thank my team, family, & management.

    S/O to #TeamAmazing and everyone around the world supporting this


    journey.

    This book is dedicated to my parents; Mr & Mrs Dominic A.

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