Single Light Source
Opposing Portraits
Maggie - Peace
This was shot with the light source on the left, held behind a diffuser about four feet from subject, and balanced with a glossy, silver reflector on the right. The Inverse Square Law can be seen in the difference between the lighting intensity on the left and right sides of Maggie's shirt. The Angle of Incidence Law is responsible for the reflector-cast lighting from the right.
Maggie - War
This was shot with the light held at around the subject's right knee, and a red gel.. The Inverse Square Law is more noticeable here, in the difference between the left and right side of Maggie's shirt, because the light source was much closer to the subject than in the previous photograph. Light Travels in a Straight Line makes possible the red cast confined to Maggie's face, which was created by partly obscuring the light with the small, rectangular, red gel.
