How to Take a Portrait Using Broad Lighting

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Turn your subject’s face at an angle from the camera.

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Don’t turn the subject too much, or you end up taking a profile shot.

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Set up the main light so that it illuminates the broader side of the face.

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Focusing the light on this side of the face makes the whole face look broader.

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Use your reflector to bounce some light into the shadow areas of your subject’s face.

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You want to lighten the darker shadows.

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Be careful with this lighting technique because it can make a normal face seem very full, and your subjects may not appreciate having their faces widened — even if you think the look is flattering.

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