Studio Photography
Group Lighting: The Recipe for Sharp, Even Exposures Across Multiple Subjects
Group Lighting: The Recipe for Sharp, Even Exposures Across Multiple Subjects I’ve lit hundreds of group portraits, and I can tell you this: most photographers fail at group lighting because they treat it like a scaled-up version of single-subject work. It isn’t. The math changes. The angles change. And if you get it wrong, someone always looks like they’re standing in a cave while someone else gets blown out. Let me give you the recipe I use, broken down into actionable steps.