When it comes to lighting for portraits, we mostly focus on learning how to light our subjects; after all, that is what the eye is drawn. But a complete image involves accounting for how the background is lit as well, and that can be the difference that makes your photos truly professional. This helpful video tutorial will give you five tips to improve the lighting of your portrait backgrounds.
Coming to you from Tony Gale with B AND H Photo Video, this video tutorial will show you five tips for better lighting of your portrait backgrounds. Lighting a background is about more than simply creating a balanced exposure across the entire frame. It can be a chance to expand the creativity of your shot by using careful technique to frame your subject and draw more attention to them. And with the proper skills, you can make the same background go from dark to white simply by controlling where the light is directed and its intensity. Check out the video below for the full rundown from Gale.
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