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<blockquote data-quote="FastGlass" data-source="post: 407427" data-attributes="member: 13822"><p>Few issues I have with your set up is the fact that the key light is set to low. Look at the catch lights. To low in the eye for a pleasing look. Just learned that from Wiskyman. Also I often position my fill light more on axis to the camera lens to fill in the shadows the lens would normally see. Plus the hair light should be opposite the key light. The way it's set up it's&nbsp; going to hit his shoulder more so than his back. The back of his left shoulder isn't going to get any light to separate it from the background. Also noticed the ISO is set pretty high. There's no rule for studio settings but generally the shutter is set at sync speed. That way you eliminate strange colors from ambient light sources. ISO is set to 200 why because there's no need for it to be any higher. Aperture is normally F8 or F11. If shooting a few people with one standing behind the other. Shooting at 2.8 will not have everyone in focus. These are the settings I start at and play around from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="FastGlass, post: 407427, member: 13822"] Few issues I have with your set up is the fact that the key light is set to low. Look at the catch lights. To low in the eye for a pleasing look. Just learned that from Wiskyman. Also I often position my fill light more on axis to the camera lens to fill in the shadows the lens would normally see. Plus the hair light should be opposite the key light. The way it's set up it's going to hit his shoulder more so than his back. The back of his left shoulder isn't going to get any light to separate it from the background. Also noticed the ISO is set pretty high. There's no rule for studio settings but generally the shutter is set at sync speed. That way you eliminate strange colors from ambient light sources. ISO is set to 200 why because there's no need for it to be any higher. Aperture is normally F8 or F11. If shooting a few people with one standing behind the other. Shooting at 2.8 will not have everyone in focus. These are the settings I start at and play around from there. [/QUOTE]

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