How to set lighting in portrait photography

Like the use of light in photography, it is not only a basic skill, but also an important content that reflects the photographer's level. Compared with the arrangement of figure posture, props and background, the use of light in the final image of portrait photography plays a decisive role. Because photography is painted with light. Light is a necessary condition for modeling. Without light, the world is dark; Nothing can show its original appearance, let alone its beauty. There are wonderful changes in light. During the year, with the change of seasons, the light changes greatly. Even the light is obviously different during the day. Different kinds of light bring different feelings to objects. Only by careful observation can we find subtle changes in the external form of an object. Only by carefully studying the subtle changes of the external shape of the object can we find the modeling effect of light. 1. Guang Shun. Sunlight is full of light for the subject, but it is dull and lacks layering and three-dimensional sense. 2. Side lights. The side light has a strong stereoscopic and layered sense, but the light quality is stiff. 3. Backlight. Backlight is soft and sharp, but it is not easy to grasp, which is easy to cause "black face". The following two portrait works use different lighting, which are designed according to the different needs of character modeling and have different effects.