FULL LENGTH PORTRAITS

Full length portraits are a very common portrait assignment.  In these situations you still strive for nice lighting patterns on the subjects face, but must consider light all the way to the floor.  To get a nice Rembrandt lighting pattern on the face, you need to place the light above the head at roughly 45 degree angle from camera.  That light then is substantially closer to the head than the feet. Here is where Inverse Square Law kicks in.The content you are trying to access is only available to members. Sorry.

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