Portrait Lighting Studio is a Blender add-on designed to help artists create professional, photographer-accurate portrait lighting in seconds.

Instead of manually placing and tweaking lights, this add-on provides a camera-relative lighting rig with classic portrait lighting presets such as Rembrandt, Split, Loop, Butterfly, Clamshell, Short, Broad, Rim, and Cross lighting.

The lighting system is fully parametric and works relative to the active camera and subject, allowing you to maintain a consistent lighting look even when changing camera angles or framing.

Key Features

• 9 classic portrait lighting presets used in photography

• Camera-relative lighting that adapts automatically to camera movement

• Parametric controls for key angle, fill ratio (in stops), rim intensity, height, size, and color

• Separate targets for lighting and camera framing

• One-click camera framing presets (Head, Bust, Full)

• Photographer-friendly terminology instead of raw XYZ transforms

• Works in both Eevee and Cycles

• No external dependencies

Who This Is For

• Character artists creating portraits or headshots

• Blender users who want fast, reliable lighting without manual setup

• Photographers transitioning into Blender

• Anyone who prefers a “one-click then tweak” lighting workflow

  
  

This add-on is focused purely on portrait lighting and does not manage HDRIs or environments, keeping the workflow simple and fast.