Photo GUIDE studio lighting e-book: 26 ready-made lighting set-up for photographers

26 Ready-Made Studio Lighting Setups — A Practical Guide for Photographers Struggling to get consistent, professional lighting in your studio sessions? This guide gives you 26 ready-made lighting setups you can copy directly into your own shoots — no guesswork, no trial and error.

Each setup is shown in 4 variations: light background and dark background, with a female model and a male model, so you can see exactly how the same lighting scheme reads on different subjects and backdrops.

What’s inside:
26 ready-to-use lighting setups with exact lamp power and camera parameters
4 reference photos per setup (light/dark background, woman/man) — over 100 images in total
112 pages, including a concise theory section on light, modifiers, and how they shape a portrait
A practical tool for client conversations — show clients real examples so they can choose their lighting style before the shoot

Who it’s for: portrait, business, and headshot photographers who want reliable, repeatable lighting results — whether you’re just starting out with studio strobes or want a fast reference to speed up your workflow.

Why photographers use this guide:
Save time — stop experimenting on set; pick a setup and shoot
Build confidence — proven configurations designed by working professionals
Communicate with clients — use the cards to help clients choose a look before the session
Learn as you go — a compact theory section explains why each setup works

Written by professional photographers Piotr Stach and Elwira Kusz, this guide distills years of studio experience into setups you can use on your very next shoot.