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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
Above Talent, tilted down from boom arm.
Fill
320 w/s
~20% Power
Scoop
On Floor, angled up towards Talent, about a 45 degree angle.
Hair
160 w/s
1/2
Softbox
Above Talent, tilted down from boom arm, opposite of key.

All Lights
Key/Hair without Fill

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

Blue Gel (Background)
Yellow Gel (Background)
Green Gel (Background)
Red Gel (Background)
(Note: Variations could be achieved by moving any of the lights to the side, angled, or simply angling the talent. Bring talent further from black backdrop to increase background darkness.)

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