towards the shadows, so giving a more sculptural and
graduated way in which the light moves around the subject.
Featheringthemainlightcanbeusedtogreateffectwhen
lightinglargergroupsofpeople,astheywillbelitevenly
fromonesideofthegrouptotheother,withthemiddleto
outer edgeof the light illuminatingthose furthestaway
from the key light.
Ofcourseaswithalloftheselightingtechniquesfeathering
canbe modified and experimented with. Aslong as the
basicprinciplesareadheredto,thephotographercancreate
anddevelopastyleandtechniquepersonaltotheirwork.
Some photographers become well known for using
particularlighting set-upsand developa distinctivestyle
thatisinstantly recognizable.Takealookattheworkof
IrvingPennandHelmutNewtontoseethewayinwhich
theyusedlighttodramaticeffect,whichmakestheirwork
so classically beautiful.