Portrait Lighting: Key Light

Portrait Lighting

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Up until now, I have mainly used natural lighting as my main source of lighting for my portraits. I have played around with lighting in creative aspects, and that is where I would like my portrait niche to lie. 

I found this great (8.5 minute) video on 5 common key light patterns. Although I have learned all about lighting I have never really put it all into action. This page on SLR lounge also shares this information, along with the video, and the examples shown below each one:

1. Flat: Light faces directly into the subject from the angle of the lens
   
   
   
2. Butterfly Lighting: Light comes from directly in front and above the subjects face
   
   
   
3. Loop Lighting: Light above subject (25-50"), angled to the subject's face (25 - 50")
   
   
   
4. Rembrandt Lighting: Light from above subject and at a stronger angle than Loop
   
   
   
5. Split Lighting: Light comes directly 90 degrees to right or left of subject's face
   
   
   

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