Portrait Photography

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STUDIO LIGHTING Alongwith thehuge numberoflighting accessoriesand attachmentsthere arealso manytriedandtestedlighting techniques ...

Fig. 4.9 The perfect image to illustrate a good clean high-key set-up – simple, bright and with great expression. Image taken in ...

Theleadingadvantageofshootingportraitswithhigh-key lightingisthatitdoesnotrequireadjustmentforeachpose, soitallowsthephotographe ...

interesttotheirportraiture,otherwiseriskingitbecoming repetitive and unexciting. Low-Key Lighting Low-keylightingisamoreconsider ...

Fig. 4.11 Basic low-key lighting set-up. Once the photographer becomes familiar with this, further modifiers and reflectors and ...

ensure they obtain the most flattering results, as slight movements ofeither the lightsand/orthesubject in the wrong direction c ...

Octa 100cm softbox key light, hair light with honeycomb, Nikon D2Xs and 24–70 lens. STUDIO PORTRAIT LIGHTING TECHNIQUES An extre ...

the key light, as this way you will get a better understanding of howthe light is behaving towards the subjectandhowitaffectsthe ...

morethree-dimensionalasthereareshadowsandtextures suggesting depthand strength.Quiteoften usedto light strongmaleportraits,thete ...

Fig. 4.13 A demonstration of the positioning of lighting needed for a good Rembrandt portrait. ...

Fig. 4.14 Rembrandt portrait. Note the triangle to the left of the face, and the strong contrast in the face, rendering a striki ...

Butterfly Lighting (also Beauty or Paramount Lighting) Butterfly lighting is so named because, when produced correctly, the shad ...

Fig. 4.15 With the light placed high above the subject’s face, the butterfly-like shadow is apparent underneath the nose, accent ...

Fig. 4.16 Illustration to show the correct placement of lights in successful butterfly lighting. Rim Lighting Rimlightingisessen ...

Fig. 4.18 The perfect image to demonstrate how to utilize the graphic technique of rim lighting. Note how the light skims the bo ...

Fig. 4.17 Illustration demonstrating the correct positioning of lights for rim lighting. Whenusingonekeylightaverystrongprofilei ...

Fig. 4.19 A broad-lit image where the key light is aimed towards the side of the face closest to the camera. Image taken in the ...

Broad Lighting Broad lighting is the term used when the key light is illuminating thearea of the face closest to camera (the bro ...

Short Lighting Short lighting is used quite regularly in the portraiture studioasaflatteringtechniquetothinandshapeaface.As the ...