r/LightLurking

3.4K archived posts · Nov 2017 – Sep 2026

Guesses or shares for photography lighting, shaping tools, diagrams, tech, Fstops, shutter, etc.

r/LightLurking

A forum for photographers to guess or share the lighting, lighting tools, modifiers, diffusion, photography EQ, grip, gaff, camera settings, lensing, lighting diagrams, lighting design, post proccessing, used in any particular photograph creating photography effects in studio and out.

Created Nov 19, 2017

5.3KMembers (last snapshot)

3.4KArchived posts

A space for professional and amateur photographers to share and discuss studio and natural lighting techniques, tools, and ideas. The format is posting a photo and then guessing the shaping tools, type of light, positions of light to subject, ratios, Fstops, modifiers, lens mm, camera, iso, format, etc. Members may also post photographs of their own work and break down the type of lighting setup they used to create those images. It is a forum for open discussion in which other professionals can join in and offer tips options and other ideas specific to photography lighting techniques, studio lighting, EQ, spec and detail of lighting diagrams, modifiers used, distance/spacing on set, and the understanding of light.

Wondering about how something was lit by a photographer you admire? Post it here to gain insight from subscribers.

See something you recognize in a drop-off, spread, or specular pattern? Comment your thoughts here on the photograph regarding what modifier or light source you think this may have come from.

Want to share your own picture? Describe how you lit it here in full detail, include anecdotes from the day, weather conditions, client requests and how you managed them, subject quirks and how you overcame them, etc. Include as many details as possible, camera/lens used, settings, EQ..

1 Submit a photograph created by you or other professional photographer, published or unpublished work.

2 Your attempt in written description or actual studio diagram of the guess of that particular lighting.

3 Your general query to the group asking for others opinions of what the light may be.

4 Credit original photographer.

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