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5 Simple Portrait Lighting Setups for Beginners (2026)

October 3, 2026 by Theo Marchetti
portrait lighting setups for beginners

Portrait lighting setups for beginners come down to one thing: where the light sits relative to the face. Start beside a window with a white board opposite, then raise a single light and push it further to the side to walk through butterfly, loop and Rembrandt patterns. All five recipes below can be practised in … Read more

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