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Positive feedback! April 13, 2009

Posted by Leonard Low in General Comments, Portraiture, Strobist.
Tags: advice, butterfly, discussion, forum, hollywood, lighting, on-axis, photo.net
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I posted my first few images to my Photo.net discussion thread and it elicited this response:

Mark Chartrand , Apr 12, 2009; 12:40 p.m.

Leonard,

I think your lighting is very nice on these subjects.

FYI: Direct lighting (just above the nose – or “on the axis”) has often been referred to “Hollywood” or “Butterfly” lighting as it was quite popular with “stars” in the 40’s and creates a “butterfly” shaped shadow just under the nose. It is really quite a flattering lighting setup, especially when used with soft focus on females.

Mark