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Feathering Light

Feathering your light: A softer approach to portraits

Feathering your light is a technique that involves pointing your light source slightly away from your subject, rather than directly at them. This creates a softer, more flattering light that can dramatically improve the look of your portraits. Why feather your light? In the examples above the image on the

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Studio Tip: Feathering the Light

Feathering the light is a technique of angling the light source at different degrees across your subject’s face to soften or strengthen facial contours. Little Change to Quality or Quantity of Light As you rotate and narrow the light over the first 45 degrees, there is little change in the

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