7 Tools for Creating Lighting Schemes Online

Master the Light in Your Photo Shoots. Discover 7 Online Tools for Creating Lighting Schemes

Lighting plays a fundamental role in the functionality of any space. Light can generate one sensation or another, generating shadows, points of interest and expressiveness depending on its light source.

For those who are used to studio photography, you will be more than familiar with the technical elements to achieve the expected results. Knowing the distribution of the points of light with respect to the stage, the object or the person to be illuminated gives you a lot of confidence to manage with ease. We have in our favor, in this sense, a lot of confidence.

In this sense, we have the digital era in our favor. We can count on online tools that help us to simplify the process of planning and visualizing visualization schemes. Here are 7 tools for creating lighting schemes:

Lighting Diagrams

One of the best applications for lighting planning, it is intuitive and very easy to use. Its list of tools is endless, including cameras, screens, reflectors, backgrounds, flashes, windows, umbrellas, diffusers and many, many more, just as if we were shooting on a photographic set.

Sylights

Sylights stands for "share your lights". It was created precisely for that, so that photographers can create and share lighting diagrams in order to learn from each other.

Zvork

This is a very versatile tool for testing different lighting modes. With multiple light sources it allows you to interactively illuminate any element that you need a specific light.

Elixxier

This program simulates a virtual photo studio with all the details and equipment needed to create the lighting setup you need. This online tool offers the possibility to learn new lighting techniques from other photographers. You will be able to access a huge archive of lighting setups.

Relux

This application is very effective for simulating natural and artificial light. You will be able to plan the lighting of any room you need. In addition, it also allows you to design sensors. Relux calculates in a very fast way the lighting values.

Lucid Chart

The best lighting decisions are made by this online tool. Intelligently programmed, this diagramming and visualization platform allows you to design a lighting plan indicating the location of light sources, their intensity and orientation.

Now that you know some of the most useful tools, you can try them out and decide which one suits you and your projects best. And if you want to continue discovering more about the immense world of photography, we suggest you click on these links:
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