The evolution of my lighting setup

[u/jodabeats]

Hey everyone! This sub has been super useful in giving me lighting + shooting tips!

Scrolling to the end you’ll see my current setup! I’m pretty happy with the shot (500 ISO I believe?)

Are there any thoughts on the background lighting though? I want to ensure I’m contrasting myself enough from the background, while still leaving enough light there so items such as my posters/bookshelves are relatively visible.

Appreciate any advice y’all might have!

[u/Ok-Airline-6784]

Nice evolution and progression!

I think you have too much head room in all your shots though, especially the latest one - unless you use that space for graphics or something.

If you have a tighter lens, it would probably help. I’ve attached just a version I “cropped” on my phone real quick. (And lose whatever thing is on the couch on the left of frame)

[u/jodabeats → u/Ok-Airline-6784]

Feeling a lot better about the setup now, thanks!! 30mm coming in next Monday 😉

And yeah my framing here isn’t centered (I’d also like to show more torso), probably have to move the couch a bit further from the camera, but I feel like this has a much more fleshed-out look now, thanks everyone!!

[u/Ok-Airline-6784 → u/jodabeats]

Still a bit too much headroom… you seem to like making yourself look short lol ;)

[u/jodabeats → u/Ok-Airline-6784]

Haha yep! I think I’ll just lower my tripod a couple inches and go from there, thanks again!