Front Lighting in Photography: When to Use It
Front lighting puts the light behind the photographer, creating even illumination with few camera-side shadows. Learn where it helps—and where it falls short.
Light first.
Then the lens.
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Guides to light and lenses
LiteGallery is a photography magazine in English and Russian: technique, camera reviews, buying guides and locations, written to be used on a shoot.
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Make a test strip
Pick the light and your settings. The Sunny 16 rule gives a starting shutter speed, and the strip brackets it two stops each way, the way a darkroom print is tested before the real exposure.
1/500 s · f/8 · ISO 100
Fine handheld. Check the histogram after the first frame.
- −2 stops1/2000 s
- −1 stop1/1000 s
- metered1/500 s
- +1 stop1/250 s
- +2 stops1/125 s
Strip simulated on Julia Margaret Cameron’s 1867 portrait of John Herschel. How to Read a Camera Histogram Without Guessing
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Technique
Light, exposure, composition and the settings behind them.
2.7K Resolution Size: Pixels, Crops and Exports
Camera Reviews
What a camera, lens or mode really changes in the picture.
Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera: How to Choose
Buying Guides
What to check before you pay, new or used.
Are GoPro Mounts Universal? Fit and Adapters
Photo Locations
Choosing places for their light, permits and privacy.
Engagement Photos: Plan, Pose and Pick a Location
Photobooks & Galleries
Client galleries, delivery, photobook layout and printing.
