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Lighting for photography is very important. Lighting is what makes a photo good or great. The bare minimum for good lighting is two lights:
Key Light The Key Light is set to one side of the subject and above. This is the main light for the photo.
Fill Light The Fill light is used to fill the shadows. As seen in the picture above, there are lots of shadows. For stock photos, a fill light is essential for the diffused type of lighting that stock photos usually have.
The lighting described is very basic. There are more advanced lighting techniques which require more lights. Back Light A back light is used to light the back of the subject and thus differentiate the subject from the background. It produces a somewhat “halo” effect. Background Light The background light is used to light the background. |
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