The 9 Types Of Portrait Lighting Photographers Need To Know-whether They're On Location Or In Studio

Studio lighting staples that every photographer should master. One caveat before we get started on this topic. John Gress is not a fan of giving everything photographers do a name. It does make it easier to talk about, but it's not like your customer is going to come to you saying,



He really loves how well you do loop lighting. And just because you use some technique that has a name, doesn’t mean that it’s going to be good.

The best way to talk about this would be hours on a clock, with the camera at 6 pointed at 12.

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1. Split lighting
2. Backlight or rim lighting
3. Butterfly lighting
4. Clamshell
5. Loop lighting
6. Rembrandt lighting
7. Short lighting
8. Broad Lighting
9. Cross Lighting

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