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How to Light Outdoor Daylight (With No Lights) | Cinematic Lighting

Brady Bessette demonstrates how to control harsh outdoor daylight using only reflectors, diffusion and subject positioning, without any powered lights. He compares unshaped and shaped versions of the same shot.

Brady Bessette · 6 min · Beginner · LGT · Lighting · 2021

What you take away

Use a reflector to bounce fill into shadow areas instead of adding a second light.

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