enginestar Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Take an ordinary portrait photo. Can you apply lighting to it to mimick what a professional lighting setup will give you? Like three main lights, a backdrop light, a light on top of the head etc. Just wondering. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 hours ago, enginestar said: Take an ordinary portrait photo. Can you apply lighting to it to mimick what a professional lighting setup will give you? Like three main lights, a backdrop light, a light on top of the head etc. The short answer is: “Yes, to a limited degree, and depending upon your skill level.” There are various dodge and burn techniques that you could learn. And there is also the Lighting filter, which can be adjusted for various simulated lighting effects such as Spot, Point, and Directional, and may be applied directly to the layer or added as a Live Filter. Nevertheless, in general you’ll be far happier with the result if the photo is shot skillfully with proper lighting rather than try to simulate it in post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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