DOUGLAS Skincare Campaign
PROJECT DETAILS
CRAFTING THE LIGHT
BEFORE AND AFTER
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TOOLS
Equipment List
Profoto Air Remote
A wireless transmitter that mounts on the camera’s hot shoe to control Profoto lights remotely. Supports TTL, manual power adjustment, and high-speed sync. Why it’s used: Enables precise, cable-free control of flash settings from the camera position, streamlining workflow and allowing quick lighting adjustments during a shoot.
A wireless transmitter that mounts on the camera’s hot shoe to control Profoto lights remotely. Supports TTL, manual power adjustment, and high-speed sync. Why it’s used: Enables precise, cable-free control of flash settings from the camera position, streamlining workflow and allowing quick lighting adjustments during a shoot.
Profoto Pro 11
A top-tier 2400 Ws studio generator offering ultra-fast flash durations, short recycle times, and exceptional color consistency. Features wireless control and AirX connectivity for remote operation.
Why it’s used: Delivers unmatched speed, power, and reliability for high-end fashion, beauty, and commercial shoots where precision and performance are critical.
A top-tier 2400 Ws studio generator offering ultra-fast flash durations, short recycle times, and exceptional color consistency. Features wireless control and AirX connectivity for remote operation.
Why it’s used: Delivers unmatched speed, power, and reliability for high-end fashion, beauty, and commercial shoots where precision and performance are critical.
Profoto ProHead
A high-performance flash head designed for use with Profoto’s Pro-series generators. Built for durability, fast recycling, and consistent color output, even at high power.
Why it’s used: Delivers powerful, reliable lighting for demanding studio and location work, supporting a wide range of Profoto modifiers for maximum creative control.
A high-performance flash head designed for use with Profoto’s Pro-series generators. Built for durability, fast recycling, and consistent color output, even at high power.
Why it’s used: Delivers powerful, reliable lighting for demanding studio and location work, supporting a wide range of Profoto modifiers for maximum creative control.
Profoto Extension Cable
A heavy-duty cable that extends the distance between a Profoto generator and its flash head. Designed to handle high power loads without loss of performance.
Why it’s used: Provides flexibility in light placement on large sets or challenging locations, allowing equipment to be positioned safely and creatively without being limited by generator proximity.
A heavy-duty cable that extends the distance between a Profoto generator and its flash head. Designed to handle high power loads without loss of performance.
Why it’s used: Provides flexibility in light placement on large sets or challenging locations, allowing equipment to be positioned safely and creatively without being limited by generator proximity.
Profoto Zoom Reflector
A versatile hard light modifier for Profoto flash heads, featuring an adjustable zoom function to change the beam spread from wide to focused.
Why it’s used: Provides crisp, punchy light with controllable spread, making it suitable for everything from general illumination to accent lighting in both studio and location work.
A versatile hard light modifier for Profoto flash heads, featuring an adjustable zoom function to change the beam spread from wide to focused.
Why it’s used: Provides crisp, punchy light with controllable spread, making it suitable for everything from general illumination to accent lighting in both studio and location work.
Profoto Umbrella Shallow White M
A medium-sized, shallow-profile umbrella with a white interior for soft, even light. Designed for quick setup and portability.
Why it’s used: Produces a flattering, diffused light with gentle contrast, ideal for portraits, beauty, and fashion shoots where a natural, soft look is desired.
Profoto Umbrella Shallow White M
A medium-sized, shallow-profile umbrella with a white interior for soft, even light. Designed for quick setup and portability.
Why it’s used: Produces a flattering, diffused light with gentle contrast, ideal for portraits, beauty, and fashion shoots where a natural, soft look is desired.
Profoto Softlight Reflector White (Beauty Dish)
A 65 cm white beauty dish designed for Profoto flash heads, producing a unique mix of soft, even light with a hint of crispness. The white interior offers a more gentle, flattering quality than silver versions.
Why it’s used: A go-to for fashion and beauty photography, delivering smooth skin tones, natural-looking highlights, and round catchlights while maintaining detail and shape.
Profoto Softlight Reflector White (Beauty Dish)
A 65 cm white beauty dish designed for Profoto flash heads, producing a unique mix of soft, even light with a hint of crispness. The white interior offers a more gentle, flattering quality than silver versions.
Why it’s used: A go-to for fashion and beauty photography, delivering smooth skin tones, natural-looking highlights, and round catchlights while maintaining detail and shape.
Poly Board Black Large
A large, rigid panel made from black foam core or similar material, used to block or absorb light. Typically lightweight but sturdy enough for repeated use on set.
Why it’s used: Reduces light spill, deepens shadows, and increases contrast by preventing unwanted reflections. Commonly used in pairs to create controlled, moody lighting setups.
A large, rigid panel made from black foam core or similar material, used to block or absorb light. Typically lightweight but sturdy enough for repeated use on set.
Why it’s used: Reduces light spill, deepens shadows, and increases contrast by preventing unwanted reflections. Commonly used in pairs to create controlled, moody lighting setups.
Poly Board White Small
A small, rigid panel made from white foam core or similar material, used to reflect light. Lightweight and easy to position around the set.
Why it’s used: Bounces light back onto the subject to fill in shadows, soften contrast, and create a more even, flattering illumination.
A small, rigid panel made from white foam core or similar material, used to reflect light. Lightweight and easy to position around the set.
Why it’s used: Bounces light back onto the subject to fill in shadows, soften contrast, and create a more even, flattering illumination.
Grid Cloth
A durable, reinforced fabric with an embedded grid pattern, available in various densities from full to half-stop diffusion. Often mounted on frames or used as large overheads.
Why it’s used: Softens and spreads light while maintaining directional control, making it ideal for creating smooth, even illumination without excessive light spill.
A durable, reinforced fabric with an embedded grid pattern, available in various densities from full to half-stop diffusion. Often mounted on frames or used as large overheads.
Why it’s used: Softens and spreads light while maintaining directional control, making it ideal for creating smooth, even illumination without excessive light spill.
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Project Intro
The goal of this setup is to create a punchy, glowy beauty light that works very well for commercial shoots as well as beauty editorials. Let`s dive in!
STEP 1
- Mount your Beauty Dish (Profoto Softlight Reflector White) above the camera.
- Tilt it roughly 40° down toward the model for that signature beauty-light look—smooth midtones, crisp highlights. This is your key-light.
- Add a small white polyboard under the model’s chin to soften any harsh shadows.
- Start at power 6.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 2
- Mount a 6×6 frame with 6×6 grid cloth, centered behind the camera.
- Place a Profoto ProHead with Zoom Reflector directly behind the grid, aiming through it.
- Use this as ambient fill to lift subtle shadows on the model’s face.
- Start at power 4.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 3
- Mount two Profoto White Medium umbrellas at the back to evenly wash the backdrop with soft light.
- Flag each with a black polyboard behind to block spill into the set.
- Start at power 5.0 and tweak until the background feels uniformly lit.
- Camera settings: 1/160 s, ƒ/11, ISO 160.
PROJECT DETAILS
CRAFTING THE LIGHT
Project Intro
The goal of this setup is to create a punchy, glowy beauty light that works very well for commercial shoots as well as beauty editorials. Let`s dive in!
BEFORE AND AFTER
Transformation made visible.
STEP 1
- Mount your Beauty Dish (Profoto Softlight Reflector White) above the camera.
- Tilt it roughly 40° down toward the model for that signature beauty-light look—smooth midtones, crisp highlights. This is your key-light.
- Add a small white polyboard under the model’s chin to soften any harsh shadows.
- Start at power 6.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 2
- Mount a 6×6 frame with 6×6 grid cloth, centered behind the camera.
- Place a Profoto ProHead with Zoom Reflector directly behind the grid, aiming through it.
- Use this as ambient fill to lift subtle shadows on the model’s face.
- Start at power 4.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 3
- Mount two Profoto White Medium umbrellas at the back to evenly wash the backdrop with soft light.
- Flag each with a black polyboard behind to block spill into the set.
- Start at power 5.0 and tweak until the background feels uniformly lit.
- Camera settings: 1/160 s, ƒ/11, ISO 160.
BEFORE AND AFTER
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TOOLS
Equipment List
Profoto Air Remote
A wireless transmitter that mounts on the camera’s hot shoe to control Profoto lights remotely. Supports TTL, manual power adjustment, and high-speed sync. Why it’s used: Enables precise, cable-free control of flash settings from the camera position, streamlining workflow and allowing quick lighting adjustments during a shoot.
A wireless transmitter that mounts on the camera’s hot shoe to control Profoto lights remotely. Supports TTL, manual power adjustment, and high-speed sync. Why it’s used: Enables precise, cable-free control of flash settings from the camera position, streamlining workflow and allowing quick lighting adjustments during a shoot.
Profoto Pro 11
A top-tier 2400 Ws studio generator offering ultra-fast flash durations, short recycle times, and exceptional color consistency. Features wireless control and AirX connectivity for remote operation.
Why it’s used: Delivers unmatched speed, power, and reliability for high-end fashion, beauty, and commercial shoots where precision and performance are critical.
A top-tier 2400 Ws studio generator offering ultra-fast flash durations, short recycle times, and exceptional color consistency. Features wireless control and AirX connectivity for remote operation.
Why it’s used: Delivers unmatched speed, power, and reliability for high-end fashion, beauty, and commercial shoots where precision and performance are critical.
Profoto ProHead
A high-performance flash head designed for use with Profoto’s Pro-series generators. Built for durability, fast recycling, and consistent color output, even at high power.
Why it’s used: Delivers powerful, reliable lighting for demanding studio and location work, supporting a wide range of Profoto modifiers for maximum creative control.
A high-performance flash head designed for use with Profoto’s Pro-series generators. Built for durability, fast recycling, and consistent color output, even at high power.
Why it’s used: Delivers powerful, reliable lighting for demanding studio and location work, supporting a wide range of Profoto modifiers for maximum creative control.
Profoto Extension Cable
A heavy-duty cable that extends the distance between a Profoto generator and its flash head. Designed to handle high power loads without loss of performance.
Why it’s used: Provides flexibility in light placement on large sets or challenging locations, allowing equipment to be positioned safely and creatively without being limited by generator proximity.
A heavy-duty cable that extends the distance between a Profoto generator and its flash head. Designed to handle high power loads without loss of performance.
Why it’s used: Provides flexibility in light placement on large sets or challenging locations, allowing equipment to be positioned safely and creatively without being limited by generator proximity.
Profoto Zoom Reflector
A versatile hard light modifier for Profoto flash heads, featuring an adjustable zoom function to change the beam spread from wide to focused.
Why it’s used: Provides crisp, punchy light with controllable spread, making it suitable for everything from general illumination to accent lighting in both studio and location work.
A versatile hard light modifier for Profoto flash heads, featuring an adjustable zoom function to change the beam spread from wide to focused.
Why it’s used: Provides crisp, punchy light with controllable spread, making it suitable for everything from general illumination to accent lighting in both studio and location work.
Profoto Umbrella Shallow White M
A medium-sized, shallow-profile umbrella with a white interior for soft, even light. Designed for quick setup and portability.
Why it’s used: Produces a flattering, diffused light with gentle contrast, ideal for portraits, beauty, and fashion shoots where a natural, soft look is desired.
Profoto Umbrella Shallow White M
A medium-sized, shallow-profile umbrella with a white interior for soft, even light. Designed for quick setup and portability.
Why it’s used: Produces a flattering, diffused light with gentle contrast, ideal for portraits, beauty, and fashion shoots where a natural, soft look is desired.
Profoto Softlight Reflector White (Beauty Dish)
A 65 cm white beauty dish designed for Profoto flash heads, producing a unique mix of soft, even light with a hint of crispness. The white interior offers a more gentle, flattering quality than silver versions.
Why it’s used: A go-to for fashion and beauty photography, delivering smooth skin tones, natural-looking highlights, and round catchlights while maintaining detail and shape.
Profoto Softlight Reflector White (Beauty Dish)
A 65 cm white beauty dish designed for Profoto flash heads, producing a unique mix of soft, even light with a hint of crispness. The white interior offers a more gentle, flattering quality than silver versions.
Why it’s used: A go-to for fashion and beauty photography, delivering smooth skin tones, natural-looking highlights, and round catchlights while maintaining detail and shape.
Poly Board Black Large
A large, rigid panel made from black foam core or similar material, used to block or absorb light. Typically lightweight but sturdy enough for repeated use on set.
Why it’s used: Reduces light spill, deepens shadows, and increases contrast by preventing unwanted reflections. Commonly used in pairs to create controlled, moody lighting setups.
A large, rigid panel made from black foam core or similar material, used to block or absorb light. Typically lightweight but sturdy enough for repeated use on set.
Why it’s used: Reduces light spill, deepens shadows, and increases contrast by preventing unwanted reflections. Commonly used in pairs to create controlled, moody lighting setups.
Poly Board White Small
A small, rigid panel made from white foam core or similar material, used to reflect light. Lightweight and easy to position around the set.
Why it’s used: Bounces light back onto the subject to fill in shadows, soften contrast, and create a more even, flattering illumination.
A small, rigid panel made from white foam core or similar material, used to reflect light. Lightweight and easy to position around the set.
Why it’s used: Bounces light back onto the subject to fill in shadows, soften contrast, and create a more even, flattering illumination.
Grid Cloth
A durable, reinforced fabric with an embedded grid pattern, available in various densities from full to half-stop diffusion. Often mounted on frames or used as large overheads.
Why it’s used: Softens and spreads light while maintaining directional control, making it ideal for creating smooth, even illumination without excessive light spill.
A durable, reinforced fabric with an embedded grid pattern, available in various densities from full to half-stop diffusion. Often mounted on frames or used as large overheads.
Why it’s used: Softens and spreads light while maintaining directional control, making it ideal for creating smooth, even illumination without excessive light spill.
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