What type of lighting is often used when taking portraits of people?

overhead lighting
front lighting
backlighting
side lighting

I believe the answer would be overhead lighting. Side lighting cast shadows on the subject's face, and back lighting forms a silhouette that darkens the person's features. At first I thought that the answer was front lighting, but I took the FLVS exam with the very same question, and front lighting was incorrect. So the logical answer is overhead lighting. Hope this helps!

I'd say front lighting but, I am only an amature photagrapher and I don't do portraits much.

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