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- Ignore the Rule of Thirds
- Soften Harsh Lighting
- Warm Up Cold Skin
- Go for Humor
- Shoot It Wide But Close
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Soften Harsh Lighting
One method I often use to overcome harsh available light is to use a full-power strobe through a really big umbrella. It fills the faces nicely and opens up the shadows in a really even way. That’s what I set up in Figure 2, off camera right.