Beautiful portrait light on the ground
Thursday 4 July 2019, 21:12 by Elja Trum | 4,869 views | 0 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Portrait photography is largely about finding the most beautiful light. That light has to fall on your model just right. During a shoot today with Michelle, I also looked for beautiful light for a portrait photo and found it on the ground.
If I am looking for beautiful light, I am mainly looking for beautiful shadows. I like it when the main light falls on the model mainly from one side. The shadow this creates gives your image a nice sense of depth.
The forest floor in this photo helped with that. The indirect light from above, I had blocked the direct sunlight with a softbox that was not otherwise being used at that moment, falls nicely on the model, while the dark ground ensures that very little light is reflected upwards.
This creates a nice shadow on one side, giving shape and depth to your subject. So it is not a bad idea at all to have your model lie on the ground during your next shoot.
About the author
Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.
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