The crucial concept to understand when using 2 point lighting is that the light sources point directly towards each other and the subject is placed between the two. Two point lighting is the most versatile lighting design for shooting fashion or beauty on the street.
Lighting is a key factor in creating a successful image. It determines not only brightness and darkness, but also tone, mood and the atmosphere. Therefore it is necessary to control and manipulate light correctly in order to get the best texture, vibrancy of colour and luminosity on your subjects
Examples of two-point lighting
In my final images I used a variety of colored transparent objects in front of the lights on either side of the subject, the colours bounced off of her face and also blended together towards the center of the face. In one of my final images i used red on one side and green on the other, these are complementary colours. The red warm toned colours contrasts against the green cool toned colours, yet they fit well together. Unlike one-point lighting, both sides of the face are illuminated, highlighting all features and highpoints on her face, the use of red and blue mix together to create a dark blue/ purple colour as the background.