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🧪 Photography Studio Photography Simulation

Interactive studio photography simulator: place key, fill and rim lights around a 3D subject, dial in distance and softbox size, and watch the inverse-square law and lighting ratio shape the portrait in real time.

Colours & Light2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted

This simulator demonstrates the principles of studio photography lighting: how a key light, a fill light and a rim light combine to shape a subject in three dimensions. Drag the key light around the subject on real azimuth and elevation angles, change its distance and softbox size, and dial in fill and rim ratios — the render updates live using the inverse-square falloff law and Lambertian shading, with a numeric lighting-ratio readout in photographic stops so you can see exactly why moving a light two feet closer, or swapping a bare bulb for a softbox, changes the picture.

⚙ Under the hood

This simulation demonstrates the principles of studio photography, including lighting setups and subject positioning. It explores how controlled lighting impacts image quality and creative possibilities.

Studio LightingReflectionsBokeh

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install