Sidelighting Light striking the subject from the side relative to the position of the camera; produces shadows and highlights to create modeling on the subject.
Sidelighting comes from the left or right of a subject. Because the light is scraping across from side to side, it catches every surface blip and imperfection, leaving a trail of large and small shadows and exaggerating surface textures.
Sidelighting
Placing your subject so that the light hits one side helps to diffuse and spread light across the scene. As with composition, it may simply be a matter of placing yourself at a different angle to your subject.
If you desire a serious tone, try sidelighting, that is, placing the subject beside the source of light.
Figure 11 shows the power of sidelighting. Had this image been shot in frontlight, the detail of the ripples would have been almost wiped out. An uninteresting white mass would have resulted. The sidelight brought out the detail of the dunes.
Backlighting — or sidelighting — may be better. Camera angle — that is, height — is usually less important in this type of long shot.
The warm glow, the sidelighting, and the vibrant and saturated colors they impart can’t be had at any other time of day nor can they be faked in Photoshop.
Be sure the flower is well-lit, using back or sidelighting to show off the flower's texture and delicate translucency. Focus carefully.
or sidelighting: 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. F Low main light: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. F Low-camera viewpoint. Light to blend head with background: 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. F High, three-quarter or front- lighting. Tilt head downward: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4.
 See also: Lighting, Light, Photograph, Subject, Camera
  
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