Portrait: One lighting

The basic principle to learn lighting is step by step.
Please start with one light first.

Single source of lighting can give very good results too.
Here are some examples:


Single lighting comes from right


Single lighting comes from left

Go and Play with a single light source!

Portrait: 3/4 Train Platform

One day, one of my friends asked me why I bought my own camera.
"Taking photos for girls." I answered him honestly.



Although I also take photos of sceneries, plants, animals etc, I still love portrait most.
Why? Coz taking portrait photos is an interaction process.



To take a good portrait photos, I need to make joke and communicate with people I am going to take pictures for.
To make them relax, to let them feel natual and present my concept to them.

It is simply an art!



If you are a photographer, you need to remember some good poses and apply them to your models or friends.
If you like being a model, you have to observe poses of other models in magazines or music videos.

Your photos must look more interesting than your "stand straight and shoot" photos.