The butterfly lighting or normally called Hollywood style is one of the favourite among all lighting styling. It is simple to create it once you know how it is formed. Read more after the jump.
Butterfly Lighting is achieved by positioning the main light directly in front of the subjects face and adjusting the height to create a shadow directly under, and in line with, the nose. This style is best suited for subjects with a normal oval face and is considered to be a glamour style of lighting best suited for women. It is not recommended for use with men because it has a tendency to highlight the ears - creating an undesirable effect.
This lighting style ha s been popular for the past 10 years and its still going on. The main reason for this is because of portable reason. You can just use 1 of your external flash to create this effect. The shadow will be formed directly below the nose.Those with high cheek bone can cast a shadow below the nose and make them look slimmer. The light source should be placed 2 feet above the eye level in order to create the effect and should also be tilt more than 60 degree.
The above is just a very simple and typical butterfly lighting setup. You can use a light attach to a boom stick and hang it in front of the model (subject) so that it would not be obstructing you when you are trying to frame your subject properly.
Can you see the light being placed directly in front and high up of the model to create the butterfly lighting style? The side lighting with the umbrella acts as the fill light.
High Key with Butterfly effect
You can also add an extra light in front of the model to add in a catch light in the eye.
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