Butterfly Lighting:
What it is:
Often used by celebrity photographers, it is good for hiding weight and creating a slimmer image. The light when held in the right position, creates a shadow under the chin and it creates a butterfly shaped shadow underneath the nose. It is also called paramount lighting because of its popularity in Hollywood.
How to do it using one light:
The subject should be facing the camera but the head should be turned slightly to the right to hide the far ear. The light should be held an inch above the subjects head and slightly towards the face. The light can be placed right above the subjects centered head.
https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-achieve-perfect-butterfly-lighting/
https://www.colesclassroom.com/3-reasons-to-learn-and-rock-butterfly-lighting/
https://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/dash/course/portrait-lighting/paramount-butterfly-lighting/
Often used by celebrity photographers, it is good for hiding weight and creating a slimmer image. The light when held in the right position, creates a shadow under the chin and it creates a butterfly shaped shadow underneath the nose. It is also called paramount lighting because of its popularity in Hollywood.
How to do it using one light:
The subject should be facing the camera but the head should be turned slightly to the right to hide the far ear. The light should be held an inch above the subjects head and slightly towards the face. The light can be placed right above the subjects centered head.
https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-achieve-perfect-butterfly-lighting/
https://www.colesclassroom.com/3-reasons-to-learn-and-rock-butterfly-lighting/
https://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/dash/course/portrait-lighting/paramount-butterfly-lighting/
Butterfly:
Loop:
Rembrandt:
Split:
Rim:
Critique:
The lighting used in this picture was rim. The background was on the graffiti wall. The first things my eyes are drawn to is the highlight of the hair and the outline of her head. To improve this photo, we could hold the light a little higher so that the rim continues around the whole head. We could also focus more on the subject because the subject is a little blurry.