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Café — window light

The café shot lives or dies on one decision: which way she faces. Get her turned toward the window and the light does everything a studio setup would, for free.

A woman seated by a large café window, soft daylight across her face, a cup in her hands, warm relaxed mood.

The annotated breakdown is inside.

The usual miss

Grab the comfy seat, sit her down, shoot. The problem is the comfy seat usually has its back to the window, which means the lovely soft daylight is hitting the back of her head while the café's yellow ceiling spots dump shadows down her face. Same room, same window — wasted, because nobody thought about which way she was facing.