The Best Light Setups for Boudoir Photography (Patreon)

Front Light

Front light is probably the easiest and most used light setup. Place your model or client in front of your light source. That could be a window in your studio, an open door, a strobe with a big softbox or anything else you like to use as your main light source.

Then place your back towards the light source. So it's basically just the light source, you and the subject forming a line.I love to shoot with front light, because there are no shadows on her face or body, and it’s super soft on the skin and therefore creates beautiful and even lit photos.

Obviously, the closer your subject is to the light source the brighter and better-lit the pictures are gonna be. That doesn’t mean, you have to place her directly in front of the light source but be aware that you can use the distance between your subject and the light source to create different results and looks.

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