MAKING PORTRAITS 183
is bad “hatchet” lighting, however, can oen be used successfully for
advertising portraits. Mom and dad might not like it when the photograph
is a gi to them, but this lighting has its purposes. So, don’t discard it. Note
that if you are shooting in a small space, light walls will reect light back
onto the shadow side of the face, and you won’t get a fully dark shadow side.
is can be remedied by hanging black paper or black velvet between the
sitter and the light wall.
Left Side? Right Side?
Some photographers prefer to put the main light on the same side as the
subject’s dominant eye, or the eye that appears to be more open than the
other. However, others make it a point to do just the opposite—put the
smaller ...