Five Core Portrait Key Light Patterns Explained

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Five portrait lighting patterns from flat to split, with key light placement for each. Covered a thousand times before, and this version adds nothing a working photographer hasn't already seen.

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Five Core Portrait Key Light Patterns Explained

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