Strobist Photo Trade Secrets, Volume 2: Portrait Lighting Techniques

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MICHAEL LEE

The Light Focuser

OPTOMETRIST BY DAY, photographer by heart, Michael Lee decided to practice his off-camera lighting at work. In between patients he set up his camera equipment and started experimenting. The result? This eye-catching self-portrait. Michael used just one flash at full power, fired behind and above the camera where the wall meets the ceiling, creating a huge, soft bounce light. The fluorescent lights in the room mixed with the flash ...

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