What's the difference between using light and distributing light?

Light distribution is a kind of light consumption, which includes light distribution. Lighting is an important part of photography, and it is also a part of photography foundation. No matter what kind of photography, we should pay attention to the use of light.

Different light and shadow will produce different light and shadow effects, and the light distribution methods are ever-changing, and the principle is indeed the same. We are familiar with various lighting principles. It can be said that photography is half done. Now, let's look at these basic lighting principles.

Beam splitting is a type of light distribution for portraits. The basic light splitting can be completed with only one main lamp. The light is distributed at a 90-degree angle with the model, which divides the face into two parts, only illuminating half of the face, and the other half is in a shadow state, resulting in obvious contour contrast.

Circular lighting is a popular lighting method, which is very simple and can be applied to many scenes. This kind of illumination will form a circular shadow under the model's nose, which is very small, and this shadow does not appear directly under the nose, but extends slightly to the side, to the side of the face and to the corners of the mouth.

The basic ring light is arranged, and the main light should be placed at the position of 30-45 of the model. Above the line of sight level, the model's face is illuminated, and the darker side of the model's face can be supplemented with a reflector to soften the main light.

This lighting mode is suitable for people with oval face, which can lengthen your facial contour and make your cheekbones look higher.

Rembrandt light, also known as triangular light, will form a small triangular light on the nose and cheeks, so that the shadow of the nose touches the shadow of the face.

This is mainly to leave one side of the face in the shadow. To arrange a Rembrandt lamp, we need a main light source and a reflector. The main light source is distributed at a 45-degree angle with the model, which is higher than the horizontal height of the line of sight and illuminates the face farthest from the camera. The reflector is placed about 45 degrees away from the shadow of the face to reduce the shadow on the dark side of the face.