27. Studio Portrait Photography 3: More on Lighting

There is much more to portrait lighting than the classic styles from the previous lesson. There are all sorts of inventive ways to use light, many of which defy labels. I will develop this lesson further, as I learn more advice to give. Until then, I want to use this space to provide as much inspiring work as possible. There's a great video series by Daniel Norton titled "How Did I Light This?" For these photos, it's helpful to ask yourself the same question:

Sadness, a Portrait of Ellen Terry, by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1864

Portrait of Charles Ricketts & Charles Haslewood Shannon by George Charles Beresford, 1903

Self Portrait, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, 1905

Nancy & Baba Beaton, by Cecil Beaton, 1926

Fred & Adele Estair, by Cecil Beaton, 1930

Portrait of Greta Garbo, by Clarence Bull, 1931

Portrait of Jacqueline Goddard, by Man Ray, 1932

Portrait of Otto Dix, by Hugo Erfurth, 1933

Portrait of Loretta Young, by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1933

Allie Mae Burroughs, by Walker Evans, 1936

A Girl in Profile, by Consuelo Kanaga, 1948

Portrait of Dennis Stock, by Andreas Feininger, 1955

Marian Anderson, in role of Ulrica, Un Ballo in Maschera, NYC, by Richard Avedon, 1955

Portrait of Rudolf Nureyev, by Cecil Beaton, 1962

Portrait of Jane Shrimpton, by David Bailey, 1965

Portrait of Mick Jagger at Night, by Cecil Beaton, 1967

Portrait of Tony Hicks, by Brian Duffy, 1973

Portrait of Samuel Beckett, by Jane Brown, 1976

Portrait of Anne Hathaway, by Annie Liebovitz