Playing with shadows in portrait photography

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During a photo shoot, I like to place my models against a wall. The reason is very simple. First of all, my model now makes contact with the real world. She is no longer standing in front of a plain colour. But the real advantage is that you can now play with shadows.

Pay close attention to the direction of your light and your model's pose. That way, you can really play with interesting shadows on the wall.

And we all have walls, so the next time you have a model in front of your lens, don't think in layers, model, space, seamless background, but combine the layers into one interactive photo.

You'll see that it all comes together nicely.
Have fun!

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