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How do you capture the essence of a professional businessperson? Many photographers are hired to take portraits for companies or magazines that showcase a professional in their work environment. Some professions are easy to showcase in an interesting backdrop and create compelling shots highlighting the professional’s work.

In this lesson, we went on location to a local winery to demonstrate how to set up and light an indoor scene for a portrait using simple tungsten continuous lights. The emphasis here is not only on lighting the subject, but also on lighting the environment in which the subject will be placed.



The first part of this lesson uses only one light in a small soft box. The second part of the lesson uses two lights and shows how to create lighting where multiple poses can be taken without changing the lighting.

(Most images can be clicked for an enlarged view.)

Topics Covered:

  • Choosing the Right Location
  • Lighting the Scene
  • Dialing in the Correct White Balance
  • Propping and Attire
  • Adding a Second Light
  • Meter Your Subject After Adding Lights
  • Changing Perspective with Lens Selection
  • Using Selective Focus
  • Comparisons

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