Three Simple and Creative One-Light Street Portrait Lighting Setups

<p>When shooting on-location, it helps to have a plan (or vision for the shoot) in mind, as well as dependable, portable gear. The latter holds especially true when using flash and working without an assistant. We recently hit the streets in downtown Santa Monica to capture some urban-style flash photography portraits while using minimal gear. From our session, we put together a list of three simple and creative one-light street portrait lighting setups that you can use on your next shoot.</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s get started.</p> <h1>Video: Three Simple and Creative One-Light Street Portrait Lighting Setups</h1> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="480" scrolling="no" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FWEdXJWvzgB8%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWEdXJWvzgB8&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FWEdXJWvzgB8%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" title="3 ONE-LIGHT Street Portrait Lighting Setups | Profoto Beauty Dish" width="854"></iframe></p> <h1>Gear List</h1> <p>Here&rsquo;s the gear we used for this tutorial. The reason we prefer using this gear has everything to do with its size and portability, as well as how easy it is to use. Also, it all easily fits into a single, basic camera bag. Of course, use whatever gear you have available.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/slr-lounge/three-simple-and-creative-one-light-street-portrait-lighting-setups-d61c2a34afa4"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>