How to use the direction of light in photography

The first is smooth light. There is no better way to get into the subject than to follow the light. In the process of shooting with this kind of light, the subject receives the light directly most of the time, and the shadow area is not particularly large, but the tone is clear. This fluency is mostly due to its own ups and downs, so the three-dimensional sense is slightly inferior.

Then the side lights. What is sidelight means that the light on the left or right side of the camera is sidelight. The effect of shooting is that half is illuminated and the other half is in the shadow, which often helps the object to show ups and downs.

Then there is the backlight. Backlight can outline the outline and silhouette, thus highlighting the texture and shape of the object, especially in sunny weather, backlight will produce strong contrast.

Followed by the bottom light. There is no doubt that the bottom light can create that weird and dramatic effect, but the application of this shooting method is still relatively small.

Finally, the dome light. The top light is mostly used to see the so-called top light from above, especially the midday sun is undoubtedly the best example.