Bathroom mirror lighting: Vertical light strips on both sides replace overhead lighting

A bathroom mirror and washbasin, with a vertical strip light on each side of the mirror. The light-emitting surface is frosted, and the light shines horizontally from both sides of the face. As a result, the face of the person standing in front of the mirror is evenly illuminated, with no shadows in the eye sockets, under the nose, or on the chin, making it suitable for shaving and applying makeup. On the other side of the image, an incorrect configuration is shown for comparison: the light source is only directly above the mirror, shining downwards, causing heavy dark shadows in the eye sockets, under the nose, and on the chin, making the face look haggard and several years older. Both mirrors and countertops are identical; only the light positions differ. The light has high color rendering, and skin tones are accurately reproduced. Avoid: Making both configurations look the same, allowing the side light strips to expose dazzling lamp beads, eliminating shadows caused by overhead lights, or using colored light.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面浴室鏡與洗手檯,鏡子的左右兩側各有一道垂直的長條燈,發光面是霧面的,光從臉的兩側水平照過來。因此站在鏡前的人臉部受光均勻,眼窩、鼻下與下巴都沒有陰影,適合刮鬍與上妝。畫面另一側以錯誤的配置對照:光源只在鏡子正上方,光由上往下打,眼窩、鼻下、下巴出現濃重的黑影,臉看起來憔悴、老了幾歲。兩者的鏡子與檯面完全相同,只有燈的位置不同。光的演色性高,膚色還原正確。避免:把兩種配置畫成一樣、讓兩側燈帶露出刺眼的燈珠、消除頭頂燈造成的陰影、使用彩色光。