Digital Photographer

3 Stay classic

Classic lighting techniques never get old and form the basis for understanding how light works. It’s crucial to be mindful of how hard and soft light interacts with different skin ages, tones and textures. That’s not all, the light’s angle, height and position can make all the difference in your subject’s appearance.

Soft lighting is often used in portrait photography. It gets diffused via a softbox or similar

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