Photography Week

LOW-LIGHT PORTRAITS

1 HOUR

We joined Nikon School UK for low-light portraiture masterclass. The first thing we learned was about light, and specifically its four key attributes: quality, quantity, direction and colour.

The workshop kicked off in Nikon School’s studio in London, where there were several different light sources in the room to contend with – overhead spotlights, fluorescent lights and

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