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Hair Campaign Lighting Breakdown: 5-Light Setup + Retouching Workflow with Lindsay Adler

Creating images worthy of a hair campaign isn’t just about having a subject with great hair. It requires an impeccable hair stylist, lighting that enhances the shape and shine or the hair, plus careful retouching. In this video I’ll show you a mock hair campaign shoot so you can see my approach to lighting so you can see how each light contributes to the shoot. Then we’ll select final images to retouch, and I’ll take you step by step through some of my favorite AI retouching tools to enhance the hair. Lighting (5 light setup) Main Light: Extra large umbrella with diffusion positioned to the left, providing soft overall illumination to shape light on face and hair Hard Light (Texture): Bare strobe layered in front of the main umbrella to add specularity and shine to the hair Fill Light: Bare strobe positioned in front of subject on floor stand to lift shadows and add additional sparkle and brightness Background Light: Bare strobe behind subject on floor stand to overexpose the Savage Universal Ivory background and create high-key look Hair Light: Medium umbrella with diffusion on roller stand with boom arm positioned behind subject to add highlights to the top and sides of hair 📸 Camera Settings ✅ Aperture: F11 ✅ Shutter speed: 1/200th ✅ ISO: 200 👉 Want to try out Evoto retouching? Get 15 free credits here: https://lindsayadler.photo/evoto SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥ https://www.youtube.com/user/adoramaTV __________________________________ Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama! https://www.adorama.com/MyAccount/Login 🔷 Save 5% Every Day† or Special Financing* On purchases of $199+ with the Adorama Edge Credit Card. Learn More: https://www.adorama.com/g/adorama-credit. __________________________________ ✘ GEAR USED: ✅ Canon R5 Mark II: https://prf.hn/l/w94R48j/ ✅ Canon RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z: https://prf.hn/l/55AEzkR/ ✅ Profoto D2 Strobes: https://prf.hn/l/K9ENnmk/ ✅ Profoto XL Deep White Umbrella (65"): https://prf.hn/l/DLX432e/ ✅ Profoto XL Umbrella Diffuser: https://prf.hn/l/LABgN3d/ ✅ Profoto 5' RFi Octabox: https://prf.hn/l/Qq3VYZb/ ✅ Profoto Deep White Umbrella (Medium): https://prf.hn/l/o3menjA/ ✅ Profoto Umbrella Diffuser (Medium): https://prf.hn/l/lQAV1JW/ ✅ Profoto Medium Reflector: https://prf.hn/l/y81JMO4/ ✅ Avenger Roller Stand: https://prf.hn/l/8jDE3DA/ ✅ Avenger Chrome Mini Boom: https://prf.hn/l/EJDBPD2/ ✅ Manfrotto Nanopole Floor Stand: https://prf.hn/l/NdBWENL/ ✅ Reel EFX Fan II: https://prf.hn/l/55DLB3x/ ✅ Savage Universal Ivory Background: https://prf.hn/l/deVDkOY/ ✅ Capture One Software: https://prf.hn/l/NdXbJAA/ #lightingsetup #commercialphotography #adorama __________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏ ➥ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@adoramanyc ➥ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/adorama/ ➥ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adorama/ ➥ X https://x.com/adorama ➥ Discord https://www.adorama.com/discord ❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏ ➥ Shop https://www.adorama.com/ ➥ Blog https://www.adorama.com/alc/ ➥ Adorama Events https://www.youtube.com/@AdoramaEvents __________________________________ Photos by Lindsay Adler @lindsayadler_photo __________________________________ THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!