Ellie Vayo's Guide to Boudoir Photography

Lighting Equipment.

I use Photogenic lights in the cam-

era room. My main light is 1250

watts, my background lights, hair

lights, and fill lights are all 160 watts.

I stock a variety of grids and gels to

increase my lighting options. When

I go on location I take a three-light

setup from Calumet. This kit in-

cludes two 750-watt lights and one

375-watt light. Whether I’m work-

ing on location or in the studio, I use

Calumet LiteLink remotes to trigger

my lights. I hate getting tangled up

in sync cords!

I use umbrellas to soften my main

and fill lights when on the road, but

in the camera room, I use 3x4-foot

Soff boxes (softboxes) from Larson

Enterprises on women over thirty.

This softbox provides beautiful light-

ing that I can precisely control. I get

the best results working from the

Top left—A 1250-watt Photogenic main
light with a 4x6-foot Larson softbox.
Bottom left—A 750-watt Photogenic fill
light with a 36-inch umbrella. Top
right—I use LiteLink remotes from
Calumet to trigger my main lights.Right
center—A 160-watt Photogenic hair
light with a 12x36-inch Larson softbox.
Bottom right—This image shows where
my lights are placed in relation to my
subject.

EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTING 49

I use umbrellas to soften

main and fill lights when

on the road.