Side light softens image
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Painting with light Photojournalists use light sources to add visual interest to photos. Using side-lighting softens images, enhancing informal or environmental portraits. Top-lighting creates depth in the image. Underlighting adds a dramatic effect in the picture. Back-lighting creates silhouettes, often used as symbolic dominant photos in designs.
Top lighting adds depth
Under-lighting creates drama
Backlighted silhouette Fotolia
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