Article · Silvergumtype
5 Essential Lighting Tips for Portraits – Portrait Lighting Setups
By James Nader
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
Walks through five classic portrait lighting patterns - Rembrandt, loop, butterfly, split and theatrical - demonstrating the light angle and positioning for each on a mannequin.
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