From the course: Portrait Photography: Ten Styles with One Light
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Front light
From the course: Portrait Photography: Ten Styles with One Light
Front light
- When you're making a portrait with somebody, the place you put the camera and the place you put the lights has a really strong influence on the finished look and feel of the portrait. So in this section I'm going to show you where to place your light to make the most flattering kinds of portraits, as well as some classic lighting patterns so that you've got a whole arsenal of places to put the light to elicit different moods. Here in the studio we've got our mannequin Tina, and she's going to help me demonstrate the lighting patterns and camera positions with you. I've also got my camera set to black and white mode. That way it's really simple to see exactly where shadows fall and the effect that moving the light has. I recommend doing this on your own camera as you practice placing your lights in different positions. I'm also using a spotlight to create the light on her. This is casting a very hard light. You can see right now on her face exactly where those shadows start and stop.…
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