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5.12
The result of the lighting
shown in Figure 5.11.
Fill Light
Sometimes, a single large overhead light is all we need, but not always. is
lighting oen fails if the subject is tall and thin or has very vertical sides. e
tonal variation produced by the single overhead light may be too extreme
and, compared with the top of the subject, the front and side are too dark.
is can even happen for a shallow, at subject if the detail in its front
is highly important and what’s on top is not. Figure 5.12 shows a bit of this
problem; it’s not terrible the way it is, but some more light on the front of
the doll ...