316 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TODIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
FIGURE 21.10
A high-side
lighting portrait
with a main
light at about
45° to one side
and 45° above
the subject.
FIGURE 21.11
A portrait with
frontal lighting.
Natural light usually comes from a height above that of the subject (see Figure
21.12), so this is the most common position for the main source of artificial light.