{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The 7 Biggest Portrait Lighting Mistakes I See Photographers Make","description":"Great portrait lighting isn\u2019t about owning more lights. It\u2019s about understanding what your light is actually doing. After photographing more than 800 magazine covers and working with photographers for years, I\u2019ve seen the same lighting mistakes come up again and again. In this episode of Beyond the Image, I break down the 7 biggest portrait lighting mistakes I see photographers making and, more importantly, how to start thinking about lighting differently. We\u2019ll look at mistakes like relying too heavily on the brightest part of the light, only lighting the broad side of the face, misunderstanding feathering, and other common habits that can make portraits look flat, harsh, or simply less intentional than they could be. The goal isn\u2019t to give you another collection of lighting rules to memorize. It\u2019s to help you understand why your light is behaving the way it is so you can make better decisions on set and create the image you actually have in your head. And if you want to take that further, I created a free Creative Portrait Lighting Recipe Book with 16 practical lighting setups you can recreate in your own studio, along with real-world techniques designed to help you expand your lighting repertoire and develop your own creative style. Get the free guide here: Creative Portrait Lighting Recipe Book If you\u2019ve ever looked at a portrait and thought, \u201cI know something is wrong with the lighting, but I don\u2019t know what,\u201d this episode is for you. ","author_name":"Beyond the Image Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jamespatrick.com\/","html":"