From the course: Lighting for Photographers: Portraiture

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Using butterfly lighting for portraits

Using butterfly lighting for portraits

From the course: Lighting for Photographers: Portraiture

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Using butterfly lighting for portraits

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For the rest of the course I'll be showing you some of the lighting I use for my portraiture. Sam will be helping me. He's not a seasoned assistant, but just wants to learn more about lighting. And because the lights in the studio are daylight balanced, I use daylight balanced bulbs in my light too. One word of caution, these lights get hot. Never handle a bulb with your bare fingers after it's been on. You'll get burned. And it's a good idea to wear gloves when you change bulbs too. The oil from your fingers can cause some styles of bulbs to explode. When you think of Hollywood portraits, you think of the butterfly lighting. The lightest placed above this subject, pretty much on access with the camera. It sculpts the face and is named for the little shadow under the nose. Evey's face will be lovely with this light. Okay, you look great! So Sam, we're going to do a very classic lighting setup today, we're going to basically use one light and then the hair light later on. This light…

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