Portrait Assignment

While taking portraits we used two different lighting techniques. One technique  was called 3-point lighting. In this setup there are three lights: key light, fill light, and hair light . The key light is the main light source and is placed inside of  soft-box.  Fill lights help to eliminate the shadows caused by the key light.  Lastly, the hair light helps get rid of the light that is cast behind your head.  The other lighting set-up, window light, utilizes natural light and is a cheap alternative.  All you need for window light portraits is a window with light coming through a camera with manual settings, and a bounce card (an object with a reflective surface).  The light from the window serves as a key light and the bounce card is like a fill light.