Studio Lighting
Group Lighting: The Recipe for Even Exposure Across Multiple Subjects
Group Lighting: The Recipe for Even Exposure Across Multiple Subjects Group photography demands precision that portrait lighting doesn’t require. When you’re lighting one face, falloff is manageable. When you’re lighting five, ten, or twenty people, every centimeter of modifier placement and power output matters. I’ve spent years refining this process, and I’m going to give you the exact framework I use. The Fundamental Problem Here’s what happens when photographers approach group lighting casually: the front row is properly exposed, the back row is dark.