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 Deep White L
A large, deep-profile umbrella with a white interior that delivers soft, even light with gentle contrast. The deep shape allows better light control and direction than shallow umbrellas.
Why it’s used: Produces flattering, wraparound illumination for fashion, beauty, and portrait photography, while maintaining control over light spread and spill.
Profoto Umbrella Deep White L
A large, deep-profile umbrella with a white interior that delivers soft, even light with gentle contrast. The deep shape allows better light control and direction than shallow umbrellas.
Why it’s used: Produces flattering, wraparound illumination for fashion, beauty, and portrait photography, while maintaining control over light spread and spill.
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.
Ultrabounce
A durable, reversible fabric with a bright white side for reflecting light and a black side for blocking it. Commonly used on large frames or butterflies.
Why it’s used: The white side bounces soft, even light onto the subject, while the black side absorbs light to increase contrast, offering two light-control options in one tool.
A durable, reversible fabric with a bright white side for reflecting light and a black side for blocking it. Commonly used on large frames or butterflies.
Why it’s used: The white side bounces soft, even light onto the subject, while the black side absorbs light to increase contrast, offering two light-control options in one tool.
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.
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 Large
A large, 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 large, 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.
Floppy Flag
A larger black flag with an extra hinged flap of fabric that can be unfolded to double its size. Mounted on a stand or grip arm for flexible light control.
Why it’s used: Offers the same light-blocking function as a standard flag but with extra coverage when needed, making it ideal for blocking strong light sources or creating large shadow areas on set.
A larger black flag with an extra hinged flap of fabric that can be unfolded to double its size. Mounted on a stand or grip arm for flexible light control.
Why it’s used: Offers the same light-blocking function as a standard flag but with extra coverage when needed, making it ideal for blocking strong light sources or creating large shadow areas on set.
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Project Intro
We aimed to deliver a punchy, high impact lighting setup that’s perfect for classic studio campaigns. It works equally well for tight beauty shots and full body compositions. Let’s break it down!
STEP 1
- Evenly light the background with two (or four, if space allows) Profoto Deep White Umbrellas on ProHeads.
- Position them at the far left and right of the backdrop.
- Flag off each unit with black flags or polyboards to keep spill off your model.
- Start at Power 5.0 and tweak to suit your surroundings.
STEP 2
- Build your key-light, which is a so called “book light”: rig an 8×8 Ultrabounce frame at a 45° angle to the subject.
- Drape an 8×8 Grid Cloth loosely over the leading edge as shown.
- Center a Profoto ProHead with Zoom Reflector between the fabrics, firing into the Ultrabounce to flash and bounce light back through the Grid Cloth
- Flag both sides with black polyboards and place two white polyboards beneath the setup to fill in lower shadows.
- Start at Power 7.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 3
- Position a Profoto Soft White Reflector (beauty dish) beside the book-light rig to add punchy highlights and contrast on the face.
- Start at Power 4.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 4 (Optional)
- Arrange white polyboards around the set to soften the look and fill in shadows.
- For extra ambient fill (upper left in the render), mount a Profoto ProHead with Zoom Reflector aimed at the ceiling to bounce light back into the scene.
- Camera settings 1/160, f11, ISO160.
PROJECT DETAILS
CRAFTING THE LIGHT
Project Intro
We aimed to deliver a punchy, high impact lighting setup that’s perfect for classic studio campaigns. It works equally well for tight beauty shots and full body compositions. Let’s break it down!
BEFORE AND AFTER
Transformation made visible.
STEP 1
- Evenly light the background with two (or four, if space allows) Profoto Deep White Umbrellas on ProHeads.
- Position them at the far left and right of the backdrop.
- Flag off each unit with black flags or polyboards to keep spill off your model.
- Start at Power 5.0 and tweak to suit your surroundings.
STEP 2
- Build your key-light, which is a so called “book light”: rig an 8×8 Ultrabounce frame at a 45° angle to the subject.
- Drape an 8×8 Grid Cloth loosely over the leading edge as shown.
- Center a Profoto ProHead with Zoom Reflector between the fabrics, firing into the Ultrabounce to flash and bounce light back through the Grid Cloth
- Flag both sides with black polyboards and place two white polyboards beneath the setup to fill in lower shadows.
- Start at Power 7.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 3
- Position a Profoto Soft White Reflector (beauty dish) beside the book-light rig to add punchy highlights and contrast on the face.
- Start at Power 4.0 and tweak to taste.
STEP 4 (Optional)
- Arrange white polyboards around the set to soften the look and fill in shadows.
- For extra ambient fill (upper left in the render), mount a Profoto ProHead with Zoom Reflector aimed at the ceiling to bounce light back into the scene.
- Camera settings 1/160, f11, ISO160.
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 Umbrella Deep White L
A large, deep-profile umbrella with a white interior that delivers soft, even light with gentle contrast. The deep shape allows better light control and direction than shallow umbrellas.
Why it’s used: Produces flattering, wraparound illumination for fashion, beauty, and portrait photography, while maintaining control over light spread and spill.
Profoto Umbrella Deep White L
A large, deep-profile umbrella with a white interior that delivers soft, even light with gentle contrast. The deep shape allows better light control and direction than shallow umbrellas.
Why it’s used: Produces flattering, wraparound illumination for fashion, beauty, and portrait photography, while maintaining control over light spread and spill.
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.
Ultrabounce
A durable, reversible fabric with a bright white side for reflecting light and a black side for blocking it. Commonly used on large frames or butterflies.
Why it’s used: The white side bounces soft, even light onto the subject, while the black side absorbs light to increase contrast, offering two light-control options in one tool.
A durable, reversible fabric with a bright white side for reflecting light and a black side for blocking it. Commonly used on large frames or butterflies.
Why it’s used: The white side bounces soft, even light onto the subject, while the black side absorbs light to increase contrast, offering two light-control options in one tool.
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.
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 Large
A large, 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 large, 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.
Floppy Flag
A larger black flag with an extra hinged flap of fabric that can be unfolded to double its size. Mounted on a stand or grip arm for flexible light control.
Why it’s used: Offers the same light-blocking function as a standard flag but with extra coverage when needed, making it ideal for blocking strong light sources or creating large shadow areas on set.
A larger black flag with an extra hinged flap of fabric that can be unfolded to double its size. Mounted on a stand or grip arm for flexible light control.
Why it’s used: Offers the same light-blocking function as a standard flag but with extra coverage when needed, making it ideal for blocking strong light sources or creating large shadow areas on set.
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