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Lighting a Shot

The angle at which light strikes a subject can create effects in the final photograph that range from the subtle to the dramatic.

A range of lighting effects is possible in the indoor photographic studio. Studio lighting gives the photographer more control than outdoor lighting.

From left
From right
Main & fill lighting
From above
From below
From behind

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