Thursday, January 22, 2009

Photoshop Workbench 161: Simulating Dramatic Studio Lighting

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If you photograph portraits or products, but don’t own studio lighting, here’s a striking way to simulate the appearance of studio lights using a simple Photoshop technique. The result is an image that exhibits depth and drama.

10 Responses to “Photoshop Workbench 161: Simulating Dramatic Studio Lighting”

  1. Bob Greco Says:
    Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Mark,

    Thanks for another great tutorial! I plan to try your studio lighting technique on several photos that I have taken.

    Regards,

    Bob G.

  2. Wesley Norman Says:
    Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    Outstanding, Mark. Thank you so much.

    Wes

  3. April Says:
    Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    Oh, this is exactly what I’ve been looking to do with indoor still lifes. And no, I don’t have a bunch of studio lighting equipment. :)

    It’s going to be very fun to explore; thank you.

  4. Garait David Says:
    Friday, January 23, 2009 at 5:43 am

    A great workbench Mark ! You did a wonderful tutorial thanks alot.

  5. Frances Says:
    Friday, January 23, 2009 at 8:08 am

    I’m so happy you did this technique in video format!!!! I read your Studio Lighting Technique on NAAP — and was really hoping I’d see it in video!

    Thanks — enjoyed the tutorial.

  6. Murry Grigsby Says:
    Friday, January 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    Very cool technique Mark! Thanks!!

  7. Shari Says:
    Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    Thank you,awesome technique!

  8. Alec Says:
    Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 10:01 am

    Hi Mark,

    Of course I love you and your content. This tutorial was great, its the affect in this particular situation I’m not pumped about. While dramatic and artistic, it also, in my opinion, made it appear that the model had some skin disease. That’s my reaction to the result. I might consider masking the effect everywhere except the front of the face.
    Cheers.

  9. Robert Says:
    Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 2:58 am

    Hi Mark,

    Great effect, but what I didn’t understand was the purpose of the Gaussian blur. I wish you could explain what the effect is that you are after with that and how changing the pixel radius affects eh result.
    Thanks Heaps.

  10. marcus Says:
    Friday, February 6, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    man, this is one of the most useful tutorials ever. works very well with landscape shots too if you want to add a painterly glow to some parts of the image. more punch than the soft glow montage technique. thanks for that great workbench mark!

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