Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #9320270
Ok, that's a good tip to help me determine it. So does the wall or whatever is in front of the subject have to have sunlight hitting it, to reflect back onto the subject's face, or is that just something that will determine how much catchlight will be in the eyes?
Ok, that's a good tip to help me determine it. So does the wall or whatever is in front of the subject have to have sunlight hitting it, to reflect back onto the subject's face, or is that just something that will determine how much catchlight will be in the eyes?
Lets suppose that there are two buildings relatively close to one another. If the sun skims across one, casting a shadow towards the sunlit other, then, ideally you would put your subject in the shade & reap the benefits of reflected light from the sunlit building. This would be good assuming that the sunlit building was not strongly colored. The other building is not absolutely necessary for nice soft shade portraits. Although, the reflected light from another building or hand held reflector will add some direction to the light.
Hope this helps some.
