Portrait Lighting Unlocked

08/14/2025

In this in-depth session, Sarah Edmunds will take you behind the scenes of her most captivating portrait shots, revealing the exact lighting setups and techniques she used to create them.

  • 0:00 - Intro

  • 2:34 - Camera & lighting gear used

  • 6:48 - Why is lighting important

  • 7:11 - The 3 Ds

  • 7:58 - Feathering

  • 8:53 - One lighting setup

  • 19:19 - Two lighting setup

  • 23:40 - Three lighting setup

  • 27:56 - Four lighting setup

  • 28:52 - Projector attachments

  • 35:05 - Using gels

  • 38:24 - High contrast

  • 41:13 - Other lighting setup diagrams

  • 51:06 - Guess the setup challenge

  • 53:20 - Closing remarks

  • 54:25 - Q&A

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