Each of the fours stations uses a main light, a fill light even if that is a reflector, and a background light.

Each station uses the background light in a different way.

  1. Clamshell lighting-the background lights make the background white
  2. Three point lighting with the background light pointing at the background to create a glow around the shoulders
  3. Three point lighting with the background light used as a hair light or a kicker
  4. short light with the background light pointed at the subject from behind to create a rim light.

Photograph your classmates at each of the stations in the class. Post your 20 best to an album on Flickr including your best example of each and send your two best portraits to the class group.

Make sure you have at least one good example of: