5 easy ways to use fill lighting for portraits with Tommy Reynolds

5 easy ways to use fill lighting for portraits with Tommy Reynolds
(Image credit: Tommy Reynolds)

During The Photography Show: Spring Shoots, professional portrait photographer Tommy Reynolds took to the stage for a live demonstration on how to use fill light in five different situations.

When shooting portraits you have a 'key' light, which does the bulk of the lighting but can produce harsh shadows. In this case you may want to introduce a 'fill' light, so called because it fills in the shadows and decreases the contrast. 

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Dan Mold
Deputy Editor

Deputy Editor on PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Dan also brings his technical wizardry and editing skills to Digital Camera World. He has been writing about all aspects of photography for over 10 years, having previously served as technical writer and technical editor for Practical Photography magazine, as well as Photoshop editor on Digital Photo


Dan is an Adobe-certified Photoshop guru, making him officially a beast at post-processing – so he’s the perfect person to share tips and tricks both in-camera and in post. Able to shoot all genres, Dan provides news, techniques and tutorials on everything from portraits and landscapes to macro and wildlife, helping photographers get the most out of their cameras, lenses, filters, lighting, tripods, and, of course, editing software.