While you’ll often find professional portrait photographers working with a multi-light setup, it’s entirely possible to create compelling photos with just a single light. In fact, there are many different looks that you can create just by changing the position of the light. This great video tutorial will show you how lighting placement affects your photos and how to use it to create the look you want.
Coming to you from Photographer Daniel Norton, this great video tutorial will show you the impact light placement can have on your portrait photos. If you are new to working with artificial light, it is important that you start with a single source. It’s important to build a solid foundational understanding of the basic properties of light, such as subject-to-source distance, relative size, radioactivity, etc., and if you’re jumping right away With multiple lights, it can be difficult to discern which source is doing what and thus how to make the appropriate adjustments to get the results you want. Check out the video above for a full rundown from Norton.
If you want to continue learning about portrait lighting, be sure to check out “Face lighting: Lighting for landscape and portrait shots With Peter Hurley! “
