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 Grid
A honeycomb-shaped light modifier that narrows a flash head’s beam angle without changing its light quality. Available in different degrees for varying levels of focus.
Why it’s used: Controls light spill and increases directionality, allowing photographers to highlight specific areas or subjects while keeping surrounding areas in shadow.
A honeycomb-shaped light modifier that narrows a flash head’s beam angle without changing its light quality. Available in different degrees for varying levels of focus.
Why it’s used: Controls light spill and increases directionality, allowing photographers to highlight specific areas or subjects while keeping surrounding areas in shadow.
Profoto Umbrella Deep Silver S
A small, deep-profile umbrella with a silver interior that creates bright, specular light with strong contrast. The deep shape helps concentrate and direct the beam.
Why it’s used: Perfect for adding sharpness, texture, and highlight definition in beauty, fashion, or product photography, especially when working in tight spaces or for accent lighting.
Profoto Umbrella Deep Silver S
A small, deep-profile umbrella with a silver interior that creates bright, specular light with strong contrast. The deep shape helps concentrate and direct the beam.
Why it’s used: Perfect for adding sharpness, texture, and highlight definition in beauty, fashion, or product photography, especially when working in tight spaces or for accent lighting.
Profoto RFI Softbox 4x6"
An extra-large rectangular softbox measuring 120×180 cm, designed for very soft, even illumination with minimal shadow edges. Works with Profoto flashes via the RFi speedring.
Why it’s used: Perfect for full-body portraits, fashion editorials, and product shoots where large, flattering light coverage and smooth fall-off are required.
An extra-large rectangular softbox measuring 120×180 cm, designed for very soft, even illumination with minimal shadow edges. Works with Profoto flashes via the RFi speedring.
Why it’s used: Perfect for full-body portraits, fashion editorials, and product shoots where large, flattering light coverage and smooth fall-off are required.
Briese Focus 77 Profoto Mount
A medium-sized (77 cm) parabolic reflector designed for focused, controllable light with a distinct, high-contrast look. Compatible with Profoto flash heads via its dedicated mount.
Why it’s used: Delivers a punchy yet refined light with pronounced directionality and smooth fall-off, making it perfect for beauty, fashion, and product photography where detail and shape are key.
Briese Focus 77 Profoto Mount
A medium-sized (77 cm) parabolic reflector designed for focused, controllable light with a distinct, high-contrast look. Compatible with Profoto flash heads via its dedicated mount.
Why it’s used: Delivers a punchy yet refined light with pronounced directionality and smooth fall-off, making it perfect for beauty, fashion, and product photography where detail and shape are key.
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.
Rollmops
Cylindrical rolls of diffusion or black fabric mounted on a collapsible frame, designed to be quickly deployed and rolled up when not in use.
Why it’s used: Provides fast, flexible light control — either softening light (diffusion) or blocking it (black) — while saving space and speeding up set changes.
Cylindrical rolls of diffusion or black fabric mounted on a collapsible frame, designed to be quickly deployed and rolled up when not in use.
Why it’s used: Provides fast, flexible light control — either softening light (diffusion) or blocking it (black) — while saving space and speeding up set changes.
Lee Filter Foil Purple
A colored lighting gel from Lee Filters that adds a rich purple tint to light sources. Made from heat-resistant polyester, it attaches to lights using clips or filter holders.
Why it’s used: Introduces a bold purple hue for creative effects, enhancing mood, adding color contrast, or creating stylized looks in fashion and editorial photography.
A colored lighting gel from Lee Filters that adds a rich purple tint to light sources. Made from heat-resistant polyester, it attaches to lights using clips or filter holders.
Why it’s used: Introduces a bold purple hue for creative effects, enhancing mood, adding color contrast, or creating stylized looks in fashion and editorial photography.
Lee Filter Foil Turquoise
A colored lighting gel from Lee Filters that adds a turquoise hue to light sources. Made from heat-resistant polyester, it can be clipped to lights or placed in filter holders.
Why it’s used: Creates a distinct turquoise color effect for creative lighting, mood shifts, or color separation in fashion, beauty, and editorial photography.
Lee Filter Foil Turquoise
A colored lighting gel from Lee Filters that adds a turquoise hue to light sources. Made from heat-resistant polyester, it can be clipped to lights or placed in filter holders.
Why it’s used: Creates a distinct turquoise color effect for creative lighting, mood shifts, or color separation in fashion, beauty, and editorial photography.
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Project Intro
Our goal is to craft a high contrast, editorial ready lighting setup that gives us precise control over every element. Let’s dive in!
STEP 1 (Key Light)
- Mount a Briese Focus 77 on a Profoto ProHead at far camera-right for strong contrast and crisp highlights(see 3D render)
- Flag and flag again: use black Molton on a stand plus flags/polyboards to block spill onto the backdrop—this keeps your background dark for later color accents.
- Add a black polyboard on the model’s left to deepen side contrast.
- Start at Power 7.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 2 (Fill to Key)
- To the right side of the camera, position a half-open Profoto Deep Silver umbrella to lift the model’s shadows without lighting the backdrop.
- Start at Power 3.0 and adjust as needed.
STEP 3
- Hang your colored gels in front of two backlights:
- o Left: Profoto 4×6 Softbox with grid + gel—start at Power 4.0 and tweak to suit your space.
- o Right: Profoto ProHead with Zoom Reflector, grid + colored gel—start at Power 3.0 and adjust as needed.
- These units splash color onto the backdrop without affecting your model.
STEP 4
- This was captured with an 8-15mm super‑wide‑angle/fish-eye lens at 1/160 s, f/11, ISO 160. Feel free to tweak these settings to suit your creative vision.
PROJECT DETAILS
CRAFTING THE LIGHT
Project Intro
Our goal is to craft a high contrast, editorial ready lighting setup that gives us precise control over every element. Let’s dive in!
BEFORE AND AFTER
Transformation made visible.
STEP 1 (Key Light)
- Mount a Briese Focus 77 on a Profoto ProHead at far camera-right for strong contrast and crisp highlights(see 3D render)
- Flag and flag again: use black Molton on a stand plus flags/polyboards to block spill onto the backdrop—this keeps your background dark for later color accents.
- Add a black polyboard on the model’s left to deepen side contrast.
- Start at Power 7.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 2 (Fill to Key)
- To the right side of the camera, position a half-open Profoto Deep Silver umbrella to lift the model’s shadows without lighting the backdrop.
- Start at Power 3.0 and adjust as needed.
STEP 3
- Hang your colored gels in front of two backlights:
- o Left: Profoto 4×6 Softbox with grid + gel—start at Power 4.0 and tweak to suit your space.
- o Right: Profoto ProHead with Zoom Reflector, grid + colored gel—start at Power 3.0 and adjust as needed.
- These units splash color onto the backdrop without affecting your model.
STEP 4
- This was captured with an 8-15mm super‑wide‑angle/fish-eye lens at 1/160 s, f/11, ISO 160. Feel free to tweak these settings to suit your creative vision.
BEFORE AND AFTER
A closer look at professional environments.
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 Grid
A honeycomb-shaped light modifier that narrows a flash head’s beam angle without changing its light quality. Available in different degrees for varying levels of focus.
Why it’s used: Controls light spill and increases directionality, allowing photographers to highlight specific areas or subjects while keeping surrounding areas in shadow.
A honeycomb-shaped light modifier that narrows a flash head’s beam angle without changing its light quality. Available in different degrees for varying levels of focus.
Why it’s used: Controls light spill and increases directionality, allowing photographers to highlight specific areas or subjects while keeping surrounding areas in shadow.
Profoto Umbrella Deep Silver S
A small, deep-profile umbrella with a silver interior that creates bright, specular light with strong contrast. The deep shape helps concentrate and direct the beam.
Why it’s used: Perfect for adding sharpness, texture, and highlight definition in beauty, fashion, or product photography, especially when working in tight spaces or for accent lighting.
Profoto Umbrella Deep Silver S
A small, deep-profile umbrella with a silver interior that creates bright, specular light with strong contrast. The deep shape helps concentrate and direct the beam.
Why it’s used: Perfect for adding sharpness, texture, and highlight definition in beauty, fashion, or product photography, especially when working in tight spaces or for accent lighting.
Profoto RFI Softbox 4x6"
An extra-large rectangular softbox measuring 120×180 cm, designed for very soft, even illumination with minimal shadow edges. Works with Profoto flashes via the RFi speedring.
Why it’s used: Perfect for full-body portraits, fashion editorials, and product shoots where large, flattering light coverage and smooth fall-off are required.
An extra-large rectangular softbox measuring 120×180 cm, designed for very soft, even illumination with minimal shadow edges. Works with Profoto flashes via the RFi speedring.
Why it’s used: Perfect for full-body portraits, fashion editorials, and product shoots where large, flattering light coverage and smooth fall-off are required.
Briese Focus 77 Profoto Mount
A medium-sized (77 cm) parabolic reflector designed for focused, controllable light with a distinct, high-contrast look. Compatible with Profoto flash heads via its dedicated mount.
Why it’s used: Delivers a punchy yet refined light with pronounced directionality and smooth fall-off, making it perfect for beauty, fashion, and product photography where detail and shape are key.
Briese Focus 77 Profoto Mount
A medium-sized (77 cm) parabolic reflector designed for focused, controllable light with a distinct, high-contrast look. Compatible with Profoto flash heads via its dedicated mount.
Why it’s used: Delivers a punchy yet refined light with pronounced directionality and smooth fall-off, making it perfect for beauty, fashion, and product photography where detail and shape are key.
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.
Rollmops
Cylindrical rolls of diffusion or black fabric mounted on a collapsible frame, designed to be quickly deployed and rolled up when not in use.
Why it’s used: Provides fast, flexible light control — either softening light (diffusion) or blocking it (black) — while saving space and speeding up set changes.
Cylindrical rolls of diffusion or black fabric mounted on a collapsible frame, designed to be quickly deployed and rolled up when not in use.
Why it’s used: Provides fast, flexible light control — either softening light (diffusion) or blocking it (black) — while saving space and speeding up set changes.
Lee Filter Foil Purple
A colored lighting gel from Lee Filters that adds a rich purple tint to light sources. Made from heat-resistant polyester, it attaches to lights using clips or filter holders.
Why it’s used: Introduces a bold purple hue for creative effects, enhancing mood, adding color contrast, or creating stylized looks in fashion and editorial photography.
A colored lighting gel from Lee Filters that adds a rich purple tint to light sources. Made from heat-resistant polyester, it attaches to lights using clips or filter holders.
Why it’s used: Introduces a bold purple hue for creative effects, enhancing mood, adding color contrast, or creating stylized looks in fashion and editorial photography.
Lee Filter Foil Turquoise
A colored lighting gel from Lee Filters that adds a turquoise hue to light sources. Made from heat-resistant polyester, it can be clipped to lights or placed in filter holders.
Why it’s used: Creates a distinct turquoise color effect for creative lighting, mood shifts, or color separation in fashion, beauty, and editorial photography.
Lee Filter Foil Turquoise
A colored lighting gel from Lee Filters that adds a turquoise hue to light sources. Made from heat-resistant polyester, it can be clipped to lights or placed in filter holders.
Why it’s used: Creates a distinct turquoise color effect for creative lighting, mood shifts, or color separation in fashion, beauty, and editorial photography.
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