One Light Setup Yields Two Distinct Portrait Styles

Photographer Jiggie Alejandrino demonstrates how to achieve two distinct portrait styles using a single light setup in a small home studio. By manipulating shutter speed, flash power, and ambient light, one can transition from a soft, blended look to a dramatic, dark portrait. The first style utilizes existing room lights and a continuous modeling lamp with a slower shutter speed, while the second employs high-speed sync to isolate the flash output for a moodier effect. This technique highlights how controlling ambient light and strobe exposure independently can yield vastly different results from the same lighting equipment.