Why is it worth learning portrait photography lighting?
In a nutshell it makes an incredible difference to the outcome of portraits. Once you’ve seen what might have been and then compared it to a portrait with carefully selected lighting techniques, the results will prevent any further apathy. You might still turn to drink but you’ll have amazing portrait results. Some of the first things that come to mind is the difference it makes to cheekbones, the size of someone’s nose, wrinkles can be rendered friendly (just made that up) I don’t know if you can render them friendly but you can make them nicer to look at . Scars blemishes and marks can be softened too. Understanding lighting for portrait photography is more important than many photographers think if only to ensure much, much better results. Thankfully, in a studio, the photographer is the master and all composition is in their control. That said, there are a few standard lighting procedures you should know in order to be on the road to being the master. There is much more to achieve
