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Home › Photography Videos › Three Basic Photography Lighting Tips

Three Basic Photography Lighting Tips

March 16, 2015 • Updated Mar 28, 2019 • Photography Videos, The Pros • 1 min read

Photographer Tim Mantoani provides three basic tips for portrait lighting in this video from the Sports Shooter Academy.

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