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RECREATION 



BACKGROUND 



SUBJECT 



CAMERA 



for a "top light"' effect 



face, the lighting will be all right so far 

 as "direction" is concerned. By "direc- 

 tion of light" we mean the direction the 

 light takes in falling on the face. It 

 should fall from an angle of about for- 

 ty-five degrees. And when it does, the 

 shadow from the nose will fall more 

 toward the corner of the mouth. But 

 if it should fall directly under the nose 

 it indicates that the subject is posed a 

 trifle too near the window, which 

 causes the light to take a more down- 

 ward course. This we refer to as "top 

 light." 



If the subject is moved farther 

 from the window the shadow will 



change its course toward the corner of 

 the mouth. But if the shadow should 

 fall farther across the cheek beyond the 

 corner of the mouth it shows that the 

 shade on the window is not drawn up 

 high enough. This we refer to as too 

 much "side light." Draw the curtain 

 up until the shadow goes down to the 

 corner of the mouth and the effect will 

 be much better. If there is a "catch 

 light" in the eye on the light side of 

 the face and not one in the shadow eye 

 it shows that the subject has not been 

 turned far enough to the light. But if 

 there is a catch light in the shadow eye 

 and not in the light eye it is usually 



