Natural Indoor Lighting for Portrait Photography

By Cindy Bracken

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Are you struggling with using your studio lighting or afraid to even try it? Maybe it is the cost of studio lighting that is holding back your photography business. Not to worry! Many professional photographers use only natural light - even indoors. How?

All you need to do is to position your background and subject next to a window that does not get direct sunlight. Ideally, it should be a north-facing window, but any window with soft, filtered light will work. If you are only able to use a window that gets direct light, use either a frosted shower curtain or sheer curtains to filter the light.

The best thing about using natural light for your studio portraits is that it is free to use and you can use this set up virtually anwhere with a window!

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