E1X · Studio Notes
Light Theory
Every session starts as a color decision. Move the hue below, choose a scheme, and you will see the palette your images can live in — and what to pull out of your closet to get there.
How to use this page
Five minutes here means better photographs
You do not need to know anything about color theory. Work top to bottom — the page makes the decisions with you.
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Start with the place, not the closet
The setting decides the background color, and the background decides everything else. Pick the card below that matches where we are shooting — it sets the wheel for you.
02
Choose the scheme, then read “What to wear”
Each scheme card tells you exactly how to dress to that palette — and what to leave hanging in the closet. When in doubt, the quietest option photographs best.
03
Dress the family as one palette
Not matching outfits. Everyone wears a different depth of the same scheme — deepest on whoever sits at the center of the frame, lighter toward the edges. One small accent color, maximum.
04
Check it against skin and light
The undertone notes below tell you whether a hue will flatter the people wearing it. Warm skin loves warm hues; cool skin loves cool ones. Natural light loves anything muted.
05
Bring the palette to your consultation
Screenshot the swatches you like. We plan the location, the light and the timing around what you bring — that is how the final images end up looking like one body of work.
Or start from your setting — tap to load it
Tap a setting to load its palette into the light board above
Base hue
042°
Base
hsl(42 64% 52%)
Base shade
hsl(42 24% 22%)
Opposite
hsl(222 64% 52%)
Opposite tint
hsl(222 30% 72%)
180°
Complementary
Two hues sitting opposite each other. The highest-contrast pairing in light — it makes a subject snap off the background.
Bold · editorial · cover-ready
What to wear
Wear the base hue head-to-toe and let the location or gel carry the opposite. One solid garment, no busy pattern.
What to skip
Avoid wearing both halves of the pair at once — the frame starts arguing with itself.
Every scheme, side by side
The same base hue, run through all six structures. Pick the row that feels like you and bring it to the consultation.
Cool undertone
Hues from 180°–280° — sea, cobalt, iris — sit cleanly against cool skin. Keep whites soft, not optic.
Warm undertone
Hues from 10°–60° — ember, brass, terracotta — echo warm skin instead of competing with it.
Neutral undertone
Almost any base hue works. Choose by mood, and let depth (not hue) do the shaping.
Bring your palette. We will build the light around it.