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Camera
Body
ISO
Shutter
Aperture
Other
Canon 30D
100
250
8.0
Lights
Light
Watts/Sec
Power
Feature
Other
Key
320 w/s
1/2
Softbox
Source just above models head, tilted down.
Fill
160 w/s
1/4
Softbox
Source head level.
Hair
160 w/s
1/2
Scoop
On boom, pointed 45 degrees towards neck/shoulders.
Background
160 w/s
Full
Scoop
(Note the hot spot caused by scoop light, unevenly spilled)

All Lights
Subject Lights (no background)

Key
Fill
Hair
Background
(Note: Camera settings do not change for these examples)

Blue Gel (Background)
Yellow Gel (Background)
Orange Gel (Background)
Red Gel (Background)
(Note: Hot Spot caused by single scoop at angle. A better setup would have a scoop on a boom pointing down for a more even, symmetrical flood. Boom was not available for this shot. Other options include an umbrella and/or the addition of a similar light on the opposite side of the set.)

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