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Portrait Lighting Simulator

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Getting started
  • What Lumen Tool is for
  • System requirements and device support
Subscription & account
  • Subscription, payments and cancelling
  • Your account and signing in
Lighting controls
  • The lighting workspace
  • Light controls
  • Lighting presets
  • Skin tone, surface and backdrop
Photo Lighting
  • Photo Lighting overview
  • Photo Tools
  • 3D, Diagram and Setup views
  • Analysis panel
Artist Lighting
  • Artist Lighting overview
  • Value, form and drawing tools
Reference Lab
  • What the Reference Lab is for
  • Choosing a picture
  • Reading the result
  • Open the result in Photo Lighting
The Archive
  • Saving and opening work
  • Finding and organizing saved work
  • Backup and restore
Set Builder
  • What Set Builder is
  • Building your set
  • Moving objects and looking around
  • Lights and modifiers
  • Flash, TTL and HSS
  • Models, poses and backdrops
  • Camera view and Camera monitor
  • Top View, print, saving and shortcuts
Color Lab
  • What Color Lab is
  • Lights and colors
  • Placing lights
  • Looks, saving and export
Hand Reference
  • What Hand Reference is
  • Poses and hand controls
  • Camera and perspective
  • Lighting and display
  • Saving and shortcuts
Help/Set Builder

Set Builder

  • What Set Builder is

    Studio 05 is a 3D photo studio where you build a set with models, lights, props and a camera before the shoot.

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  • Building your set

    Place objects from the Library, start from a preset, set the daylight and keep track of everything in the Set List.

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  • Moving objects and looking around

    Move, turn and raise objects, use the Place and Object tabs, and walk, orbit and zoom through the room.

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  • Lights and modifiers

    Set the strength, lamp power, color temperature, gels and modifiers of continuous lights, aim lights at a model and read light measurements.

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  • Flash, TTL and HSS

    Use studio flash in Studio 05: flash power and energy, flash duration, TTL Auto with correction, and high-speed sync.

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  • Models, poses and backdrops

    Choose a main model, change the pose of a poseable model and set the color and surface of a paper backdrop.

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  • Camera view and Camera monitor

    Look through a full-frame lens, place a photo camera, set focal length, aperture, shutter speed and ISO, and use the Camera monitor.

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  • Top View, print, saving and shortcuts

    Read the floor plan, print a lighting diagram as PDF, save your set to the Archive and use the keyboard shortcuts.

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A browser-based portrait lighting simulator. Explore, Shape and Understand Light.

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