you light as naturally as you breathe

if you just starting (or thinking) to learn portraiture, in my opinion, its a sin to “talk” about light. you should spend your time trying to learn to how “see” it instead. why? because at some stage in your learning curve, you will be able to light as naturally as you breathe. the question is when?

light is physics. its nothing special nor mystical about it. so please, do not lose sleep over it because trust me, the most effective way to light is to use your common sense.

here you go, lighting 101 for noobs in approximately 110 words.