Short lighting

Short Lighting When photographing a portrait subject, short lighting is the technique whereby you place the main light on the side of the face which is facing away from the camera and light source. Find out more.

SHORT LIGHTING - Also called "narrow lighting," short lighting is arrived at when the main light completely illuminates only the side of the subject's face that is turned away from the camera.

Short Lighting
Portraits are often done with the model not facing directly towards the camera but turned slightly away. If the lighting is such that the majority of the subjects face is shadowed, this is referred to as short lighting.

Short lighting-The main light completely illuminates the side of the face turned away from the camera Butterfly lighting-The main light is placed directly in front of the face and casts a shadow directly under the nose.

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