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Hair light

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A hair light is a light positioned and shaped so that it only illuminates hair. Typically, a snoot or a back-light is used to achieve this.

  • Brunette hair benefits from light falling onto the hair from in front
  • Blonde hair benefits from light shining through the hair from behind