Photoshop User - USA (2019-10)

Company: elixxier Software GmbH

Price: $94 (Basic); $229 (Studio)

Rating: 5

Hot: Educational; addictive; my new favorite

photography tool

Not:

I recently stumbled upon version 2 of set.a.light 3D by elixxier

Software, which completely changed the way I plan my photo

shoots. It also opened the door to lots of new possibilities

when it comes to experimenting and teaching lighting. Avail-

able for Mac and PC, set.a.light creates lighting diagrams that

are a 3D rendering of a studio setup.

set.a.light 3D goes way beyond the average lighting setup

diagrams that you’ve seen before. It’s more of a lighting-simu-

lation program for photographers. In version 2, you have access

to multiple configurations and options (studio, models, strobes,

speedlights, modifiers, continuous lights, props, light gels, and

more.). You can even enter the measurements of your studio for

a more accurate view.

There are three different view modes, all of them visible on

one screen. The first is the studio, where you build the lighting

setup, rotate views and objects, zoom in and out, add lights,

adjust the height of the lights, add a model and props, etc. The

second is the camera view mode, where you can adjust such

Review by Gilmar Smith

3D Lighting Simulation for Photographers

set.a.light

3D V2

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