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Studio Lighting For Beginners – The Three Light Setup | Mark Wallace

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In this episode, Mark Wallace explains why the three-light setup is the foundation for every lighting setup. Mark walks through each light, meters, and shows the results. Once the three-light setup is finished, Mark shows how the concepts can be adapted for other lighting setups. Once you understand these basics you’ll be able to create almost any setup imaginable.

BOOKMARKS
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Setting up the Key light
4:09 Metering the Key light
6:02 Setting up the Fill light
7:29 Metering for EV differences
11:30 Setting up the Hair light
15:00 Comparing key, fill, and hair lights
15:26 Converting a 3-light setup to a 4-light setup
17:22 Converting a 3-light setup to a 2-light setup
19:35 Conclusion and additional tips

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