Directional light

Sometimes I heard people talking about directional light. Photos can turn out good by not shinning the light source directly on to the person's face. So it is not surprise that we see photographers with external flash always trying to bounce the flash to create a directional light. Unfortunate for internal flash though, as it always shines direct to the object.

With the baby lying down on the floor, I noticed the shadow of his nose on his right face. The light was shinning from the left side through the windows. I thought the shadow might make the photo looks good, so I took a few shots, with flash off, and room light off.


I think directional light is good for potrait shots as it creates shadow and contrast. Hmm... but I don't think is a good idea to play too much on the directional light when taking group photos. Someone face will be covered with shadow...

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