Flash lighting –  when the shutter goes off, the lights flash on and off to capture the light when the camera takes the photo.

Continuous lighting – the lights are constantly on before and after taking the photo. This can create an overall lighting that is not harsh but soft.

Butterfly Lighting is typically used in the studio to create a butterfly shaped shadow under the nose. This technique defines areas in the face such as the cheekbones. The key light source is placed above the subjects face to create this shadow. These under shadows make the model to come across as thinner and more defined, causing this to be one of the most common portrait lighting setups. The key light source can be flash or continuous lighting. If continuous this can be natural or studio lighting.

My final butterfly lighting images:

• I like these photos and I think it clearly shows butterfly lighting, however the images are slightly out of focus so if I do another shoot I will make sure the focus is sharp.