Creative Studio Lighting Guide v3

Keep your creativity alive and your lighting skills evolving with Creative Lighting Guide Vol. 3. This newest edition is made for photographers who want to stay inspired, explore new ideas, and continue pushing their craft. Whether you shoot creative portraits, high school seniors, performers, or fashion editorials, this guide gives you fresh techniques and clear direction to help your images stand out.

Inside you’ll find 30+ complete lighting setups with detailed diagrams, modifier lists, strobe power settings, and precise light distances. Every setup includes behind-the-scenes images, step-by-step breakdowns, diagrams, and pro tips to help you recreate each look and adapt it to your own style.

What’s new in this guide? You’ll discover techniques never before featured in the previous Creative Lighting Guides, along with fresh twists on some familiar favorites. Explore innovative ways to combine light painting with strobes, use a digital projector to create dynamic backgrounds and projected patterns on your subject, and pair creative filters with lighting for striking, one-of-a-kind effects. You’ll also find clever DIY set ideas and creative tools to help transform your images.

This guide is not just about technique. It’s about rediscovering the fun of experimentation, finding inspiration in the unexpected, and developing the confidence to create work that feels new and personal. If you’re ready to expand your skills and reignite your passion for creative lighting, Creative Lighting Guide III will give you everything you need to make it happen.

Each setup includes a detailed list of EXACTLY what you need to recreate the shot including:

1. Gear list
2. Camera gear, lens choice and settings
3. Power of each light
4. Exact distances and height of each light
5. Detailed diagram
6. Several behind the scenes shots

Note: Not all images from this guide are shown here.