How to Remove the Shadows From Behind a Portrait Subject

Any light source will cast a shadow behind your subject (assuming there's something there for the shadow to be cast onto). Perhaps you've noticed this before in flash pictures--a dark shadow behind your subject? Aren't they just awful? They certainly make a good pose go bad. And it's always the perfect pose or facial expression that gets lost in the unprofessional effect of a shadowed wall or background sitting behind the portrait subject, lovely model, child or family photo.

There are a lot of reasons those shadows appear and there are a lot of ways to make sure those shadows never appear to begin with.

Here is some advise.

First of all, move the portrait subject further away from the wall or background. The further the subject stands from the background the better in this case. Unless you know how to separate the subject from the background with back-lighting then move the subject closer to you (the lens) and further away from the walls behind them.

The general rule of thumb is to move the subject (model) about 4 to 6 feet away or in front of the background. This way the light, when directed into the face of the portrait subject won't fall harshly behind them, rather it will fall off the photo and not appear at all. The light source won't have enough output to hit the background if you sit the subject far enough in front of it.

There is the option of sitting a light directly behind the subject shining onto the background which will eliminate the front light being the only light falling on the background and reduce any unflattering shadows.

How to Remove the Shadows From Behind a Portrait Subject

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How to Remove the Shadows From Behind a Portrait Subject

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How to Remove the Shadows From Behind a Portrait Subject

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