Chapter Two. Using Just One Light Like a Pro

Recipes for Great Results While Still Keeping Things Really Simple

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My friend, Dutch fashion and glamour photographer Frank Doorhof, has a great saying about lighting. He says: “If you think you need two lights, use one light. If you think you need three lights, use one light. If you think you need four lights, why are you reading a chapter about using one light?” Okay, he may not have said that last line, but I don’t speak Dutch so I can’t swear that he didn’t, but that’s not what’s important ...

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