Lighting Reference
The photographer's field guide to portrait lighting — patterns, shadows, modifiers, and on-set technique. Everything NGW knows, in one place.
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Pattern Library
All 28 portrait lighting patterns — shadow shapes, setup notes, and how to identify each one from a reference photo.
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Glossary
Plain-English definitions for every lighting term — catchlight, feather, fill ratio, power stop, and more.
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How NGW Works
How the VLM analysis pipeline reverse-engineers a photo — from cue extraction to pattern matching to blueprint generation.