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It has been a longer time when we took the shots of this setup. Nevertheless, we could have waited twenty or fourty years more with the publication of this post. The setup would have been as modern an good as it is today… as it was twenty years ago. This is the reason to call this post: HALL OF FAME SETUP. Let’s see why.
The setup is as simple and perfect as genius. You simply place your lightsource about 30-40cm above the camera. Exactly above the camera. The specialty about this setup is additionally the arrangement of modell, camera and lightsource in one and the same axis. You can move the camera away from the modell but always stay on the axis in the middle.
As with this setup there is no concern what type of light you are using, the distance between the modell and the lightsource does not matter as well. The distance goes hand in hand with the type of light you are using. If you are using a hard light, the distance could be a lot bigger than when using a soft light. In the setup down below, we used a 85cm umbrella about 1m away.



And what is the result of the setup? A very natural portrait with nice and flawless shadows. Perfect for our modell Nicole.
Really, there is only one thing to take care of. It is the exact arrangement. You really do have to stay right below the lightsource. and with “right below” I really do mean “right below”. Not 10cm and not 5cm away from the middle. And if you do not have a boomstand, you have to hug your stand… kisskiss

Well, let’s end with the final photos. I do like the smiling a lot better than the “anger”-photo. But that are just my 2cents…
As a matter of fact, the setup is perfect because of the simplicity. It leave enough space for the modell to fill the character of the photo.


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