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THE BASICS
After you learn about all your lighting options, the real test of
your artistic abilities will be in the way you combine various
lighting techniques in one photo. Once you can do that with
condence and vision, you’ll be able to create the image you
want—not just rely on your camera to do it for you.
LIGHTING TECHNIQUES
In the previous sections, you learned about the various types of lighting and how to choose the correct
combinations that will work best under certain conditions. Here, I expand upon that information with some
lighting technique terminology you should know, accompanied by images that illustrate them and diagrams
that ...