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📷 Portrait Photography Lighting Diagram: 2D Plan View

Interactive 2D studio plan view for portrait photography: drag the key, fill and rim lights and the camera around the subject and watch a per-pixel shaded portrait show Rembrandt, loop, butterfly or split lighting, with depth of field, backdrop blur and exposure computed from real lens and light formulas.

Perception & Optical Illusions2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

Details

CategoryPerception & Optical Illusions

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyEasy

Target FPS60

ControlsDrag the key, fill and rim lights, the camera and the head directly in the plan view; sliders for focal length, aperture, camera distance, backdrop gap, focus offset, shutter, ISO, light power, softness and height, and head turn; six lighting presets, pause, step and auto exposure.

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⚙ Under the hood

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install