Male Portrait Lighting Reference Pack – 980+ High-Quality Photos

This comprehensive reference pack features a male model captured in 7 distinct professional lighting setups, perfect for artists, illustrators, 3D modelers, and photographers looking to study realistic light behavior on the male face. Each setup is shot from multiple angles, giving you a full range of perspectives for accurate anatomy, shading, and composition.

The pack also includes 4 expressive facial emotions, allowing you to explore how lighting interacts with changes in facial structure and mood. With over 980 high-resolution images, this collection provides an extensive library of poses and lighting variations to support portrait practice, character design, and visual development.

What’s inside:

7 dynamic lighting setups (studio soft light, hard rim light, split light, top light, backlight, colored gels, and more)

Multiple viewing angles for each setup

4 distinct facial expressions

980+ photos in crisp, detailed resolution

Ideal for drawing, painting, sculpting, and 3D look-dev

Perfect for anyone aiming to refine their understanding of lighting, anatomy, and expressive portraiture.

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