The Direction of Light

Two days ago I told you, “You should always keep light in the subject’s eyes”. Well now I’m going to tell you, you can break that rule!

Light is the essence of photography, its very core and being. Hence the name PHOTO (light) GRAPHY (study), the study of light! So, obviously the first thing you need to think of is your light and where you want it. Your light sets the tone of your photograph.

Here we have all the light focused on her baby belly and her face looking down at her baby, giving an endearing photo with a clear focus point.
1/250 sec at f/ 2.8, ISO 400. 35mm Lens. One 24 inch speedlight softbox to the right of photo.