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Window Light Portraits: Subtract Light to Add Drama

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Window Light Portraits: Subtract Light to Add Drama
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The real skill in window light isn't finding it — it's knowing when to subtract it. Having your subject 'find the light' by angling their chin toward the source is the kind of micro-adjustment that separates flat portraits from ones with genuine depth.

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