Lighting Setup (Bar/Coffee Shop Portrait)

I hope everyone has had a great week! In this post I want to help you create some cool artsy portraits in a bar or coffee shop setting.  Everything below will help you get started and then you can take it from there and make it your own.  Click on the "Read More" button below to check out the gear I used as well as a lighting diagram.

Gear Used:

Camera: Sony A7ii

Lens: Rokinon 85mm 1.4

Key Light: Alien Bees B400 with Westcott Apollo Orb with Grid

Rim Light: Yongnuo YN-560IV

The setup is extremely simple and there's really nothing special about it.  This look can also be accomplished with just one subject.  I just used another subject (the groom in this case) to add some depth to the image and also frame up my main subject.  

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Until next time,

Jeff C.