Description
Lighting Setups in Motion: 16 Turntables
See how the classic lighting setups behave from every angle. A neutral, matte, plaster-style head-and-shoulders bust turns a full 360° in 8 seconds under 16 different lighting setups. The lights stay fixed while the subject turns, so each clip shows how the setup reads from the front, at three-quarter, in profile and from behind.
Every clip comes labelled and clean. The labelled version shows the setup name, a short explanation, the light list (type and size, angle, elevation, distance, approximate EV relative to the key) and a live top-view diagram of the light positions and which way the head is facing.
The 16 setups
| # | Setup | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rembrandt | Key high and to the side so the nose shadow meets the cheek shadow, leaving a lit triangle under the far eye. |
| 02 | Butterfly (Paramount) | Key directly in front and above the lens; a symmetrical butterfly-shaped shadow sits under the nose. |
| 03 | Loop | Key ~30–40° off-axis and slightly above eye level; the nose shadow forms a small loop that does not touch the cheek shadow. |
| 04 | Split | Key at 90° to the face at eye level; exactly half the face is lit. |
| 05 | Broad | Head turned away from the key; the side of the face nearest the camera (the broad side) is lit. Widens the face. |
| 06 | Short | Head turned toward the key; the side of the face turned away from camera (the short side) is lit. Slims the face. |
| 07 | Rim / Edge | Two strip lights behind and to each side outline the silhouette; a faint frontal fill keeps detail in the face. |
| 08 | Clamshell | Soft key above and soft fill below, both on the lens axis, like an open shell. Flat, beauty-style light. |
| 09 | High-key | Large frontal key, two fills and a brightly lit white background: low contrast and almost shadowless. |
| 10 | Low-key | One small, hard-edged key and no fill against a dark background; deep shadows dominate the frame. |
| 11 | Classic Three-point | Key at 45°, fill on the opposite side at about one third of the key, and a rim light behind to separate the subject. |
| 12 | Under-lighting | Key below the face pointing up. Unnatural shadows climb the face; the classic horror or campfire look. |
| 13 | Top Light | Key almost straight overhead. The eye sockets fall into shadow; reads as overhead office or noon sun. |
| 14 | Silhouette / Backlit | Only the background is lit. The subject reads as a dark shape; best with a strong profile. |
| 15 | Cross Lighting | Two hard lights from opposite sides, slightly behind the subject. Strong texture and highlights on both cheeks, shadowed centre. |
| 16 | Window Light | One large, cool, soft source to the side, like a north-facing window, with a little bounce from the room. |
Specs
- 32 MP4 files: 16 labelled + 16 clean, 1920 × 1080, 24 fps, 8.0 s (192 frames). Each is one constant-speed turn that loops seamlessly.
- 85 mm lens at 2.75 m, at head height. Curved backdrop in mid grey, dark or white depending on the setup.
- index.csv and INDEX.md document every light
- About 30 MB zipped
Who it's for
Portrait and product photographers, cinematographers, 3D lighting and look-dev artists, illustrators and painters studying light and form, and anyone teaching lighting.
The bust was modelled procedurally for this pack, with no third-party models or scans. Rendered in Blender. No AI generation.
Licensed via AssetLoom. See https://assetloom.io/licenses. Reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
Technical details
- Formats
- MP4, CSV, MD, TXT
- Software
- Any video player, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro
- Provenance
- Procedural
- AI training
- prohibited
- Number of clips
- 16
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Frame rate
- 24 fps
- Camera / lens details
- 85 mm lens at 2.75 m, fixed camera; the subject turns 360° over 8 s (192 frames) under fixed lights; the light rig is listed per clip.
- Model release status
- not_applicable
- Use restriction
- commercial
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