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standard lighting setups for two or three people in a group? I
just can't think of non-complicated setups that would apply some
previously discussed (short, broad, butterfly, split, etc)
lighting setups to groups of people.  share|improve this
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Generally speaking, there are two schools of thought on lighting
setups for groups. I'll cover what you're not talking about (for
completeness) before I talk about your question directly...
School #1 - Light Individuals  This school of thought
essentially says that even in a group portrait, every subject is
treated as an individual, and is lit individually. The pros of
this method are probably obvious- fine-grained control over
every single subject in the shot, and (if you do it right)
amazing 'magazine-ready' shots. The c