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Clamshell Lighting Made Simple: How to Build a Flattering Portrait Setup with Continuous Lights
Most of the lighting problems I see photographers struggle with in the studio come down to one thing: overcomplicating the setup before they understand what a single, well-placed light actually does. I’ve been guilty of this myself. Early in my career I’d show up to a beauty shoot with four lights rigged before my subject even walked in, and half of them were fighting each other. The sessions that taught me the most were the stripped-down ones, the ones where I was forced to work with less and pay attention to what the light was actually doing to the face in front of me.