1, headlights
Light comes from the front of the subject and is called "flat light, flat light and advanced flat light" according to different angles. The subject illuminated by front light gives people a bright white feeling, but the stereoscopic impression is poor, and there is no change in light and shade.
In lighting portraits, the front light is often used as auxiliary light, and the general portrait rarely uses the smooth light, which is not particularly beautiful. When shooting along the light, try to use the composition mentioned above to increase the brightness, reality and so on.
2. Front side lights
Front side lamp The front side lamp is at a 45-degree angle. This is the most commonly used light level, and the scenery illuminated by the front light is full of vitality and three-dimensional sense. In light portraits, the front light is often the main light, which is generally located on the other side of the face. The right light is the left face and the left light is the right face.
This increases the three-dimensional sense. When shooting people with front side light, high front side light, also called "tripod light", is generally used, and light and shadow are also used to achieve the effect of face-lifting.
3. Indirect explanation
Side light, also known as 90-degree side light, is a dramatic main light level in portrait photography, which can highlight the strong contrast between light and shade. The outline of sidelight is clear and the scenery is also commonly used.
4. Side backlight
Backlight: Also known as "side backlight", the light comes from the back of the subject, which can make one side of the subject produce an outline, thus enhancing the three-dimensional sense and space sense of the picture.
5. Backlighting
Backlight: also known as "backlight", the light comes from the right rear of the subject. Backlight can make the subject produce vivid outline lines, thus giving the picture a three-dimensional sense and a sense of space.
It is very important to make the picture have a dark background, otherwise the outline will not be eye-catching. Silhouette can also be regarded as backlight shooting. If the subject is filled with light, it will form a semi-silhouette effect and capture details.