studio lighting research

Types Of Light:

- Ambient light: Ambient light means the light that is already present in a scene, before any additional lighting is added.

- Main light: the main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed.

- Fill light: a supplementary light used in photography or filming that does not change the character of the main light and is used chiefly to lighten shadows.

- Diffused light: Diffused light is a soft light with neither the intensity nor the glare of direct light. It is scattered and comes from all directions. Thus, it seems to wrap around objects. It is softer and does not cast harsh shadows.

- Ceiling bounce: Bounce flash is when, rather than firing your flashgun pointing directly at your subject, you point it elsewhere typically up or at an angle, bouncing off a wall or ceiling.

- Background light: A background light is used to illuminate the background area of a set. The background light will also provide separation between the subject and the background.

- Hair light: A hair light is simply a light that is used to do exactly what it sounds like: light up the hair. A hair light is generally placed behind the model and about 3 feet above the head, with the light angled down and slightly forward to strike the top of the head and shoulders.

- Natural light: the light from the sun

- What Color is daylight? "warm white" or "soft white," and "bright white."

- What color do flashes mimic? Most flash units emit light which has a colour temperature of about 5000K, which is close to daylight. Ambient light will have a colour tint if it differs from that 5000K, since most camera’s automatically set their white balance to match the flash.

- What color is a tungsten bulb? the yellowish-orange light of the tungsten incandescent lamps will appear as white in the photograph.

- Candid (subject aware): A candid photo is a photograph capturing something or someone in the middle of an act/action (taken with the person’s knowledge of you taking the photo).

- Candid (subject unaware): Photograph captured without creating a posed appearance (taken without the person’s knowledge of you taking the photo).

- Posed (formal): A formal portrait is a specifically posed photo of a person or a group of people. It focuses on facial features and may be designed to highlight a certain part of the subject.

(natural light)

- Posed (informal): Shows the subject in casual/informal poses usually not aware of the camera, maybe looking away or engaged in an activity or conversation.