Article · Westcott University
Black and White Commercial Photography Lighting by Jay Watson
By Jay Watson
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2018
About this lesson
Lifestyle photographer Jay Watson demonstrates a single-light setup with a large silver umbrella for black-and-white portrait assignments, explaining how light placement produces falloff and edge contrast across the face.
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