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Remember camera aperture is F8 for white background with 180cm soft box. and F7.1 with gray/blue background without soft box.

Camera settings

Canon T6i
(passport photos)

Manual settings
Shutter speed: 125th/sec
Aperture: F8 for white BG
Aperture: F7.1 for gray/blue BG
ISO: 100
Focus point: center
Upload wired: USB

Canon T7i
(headshot photos)

Manual settings
Shutter speed: 125th/sec
Aperture: varies
ISO: 100
Focus point: center
Upload wireless (EZ share SD card)

Strobe settings

Godox E250

Remote channel: Group F
Left and right strobe:
Flash for softbox background: 1.0 (F8)
Flash for plain background: 1.0 (F7.1)

Godox MS200V
(180 cm soft box)

Remote channel: Group 0 (zero)
Background strobe:
Bright white: 3.5 (F8)
White: 3.0 (F7.1)
Off white: 2.0 (F5.6)
Light gray: 1.0 (F4.5)

See samples below:

Printer settings

HiTi s420

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Liene M100

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HP laserjet pro M15a

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Studio light placement vs subject settings

Note the blue squares for light and chair (subject) location.

Bright white: strobe at 3.5, F8
Result bright white strobe at 3.5, F8
White: background strobe at 3.0, F7.1 (Canadian embassy)
Result white strobe at 3.0, F7.1 (Canadian embassy)
Off white: background strobe at 2.0, 5.6
Result off white strobe at 2.0, F5.6
Gray: background strobe at 1.0, F8 (1st choice Dutch embassy)
Result gray strobe at 1.0, camera at F8 (1st choice Dutch embassy)
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Light gray without background strobe (2nd choice Dutch embassy)
Result light gray without background strobe (2nd choice Dutch embassy)
IMG_20261014_170524933
Blue without background strobe (France embassy)
Result blue without background strobe (France embassy)
IMG_20261001_224340203

Placement markers for lights and chair

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