Portrait Lighting

Step 1: Watch Youtube Tutorials and look at the lighting styles below: (these are two I have picked but there are many available, I guarantee if you watch a few you will feel much more confident and have a better understanding of the process and how to make it look good ) Julia Trotti and Sorelle Amore’s channels have a lot of self portrait and posing tips.

Step 2: Have a go at trying out some of these ideas in groups of two/three. If you are trying these at home you could use a window, a lamp, the sun outside, a torch, a phone light – anything really as a light source.

If you use yourself it means that you can try different ideas without relying on another person. Don’t be afraid of looking silly.

Edit the images to your liking – You can use pixlr, lightroom, photoshop, photopea or another editing app. Make exposure and colour adjustments as needed.

Photoshop: FILE>SAVE AS> JPEG
Photopea.com: FILE> EXPORT AS> JPG

Step 3: Add everything to your Visual Diary with a reflection