How to Avoid Unflattering Light When Photographing a Baby
While there are no right or wrongs in photography, necessarily, uplighting, or Ghoul Light, is not the prettiest light for portraits. It results in an unflattering catchlight in the bottom half of the eye and shadows that fall up the face at the chin, nose and cheeks.
While most photographers know that this is not a great way to light a portrait, I see images that were unintentionally shot using this lighting pattern all the time, particularly in newborn and baby photography.
In this video, I’ll show you a quick and easy way to avoid that problem, whether you’re using natural light, or strobes and flash.
