Portrait Basics

I think this is one of my best portrait photo’s because the space around the head is evenly balanced out. The lighting is also very strong, creating a nice direct light for contrast on the face.

1. When shooting a portrait its important to set the right shutter speed, have the face placed towards the light, have the back erected, and also placing the light the right height and angle.
2. The difference between broad and short lighting is that broad lighting is when the light mostly hits the side turning towards the camera. Short lighting is the opposite, its when the furthest side of the face from the camera is getting the main light.
3. The Purpose of the main light is to light the face of the subject.
4. The function of the fill light is to lighten up the shadows.
5. The function of the background is to create separation between the subject and background.
6. I learned that when lighting the face you should be looking for a triangle on the opposite side from were the light is coming from. I would like to review, fill light next class.