PRACTICAL SESSIONS - TYPES OF LIGHT

Here the daylight is coming from behind the subject but the left of the window frame is acting like a reflector, bouncing some of the light back onto the left of the subject, so it is acting as a fill in light, subtly bringing back some of the facial features which would have become slightly lost by the back lighting effect. The very bright light source has also made a high key effect, slightly merging the hairline into the light, and losing harsh edges.