Monday, February 2, 2015

Light Basics and Vocabulary Part 2

Fill light- This is used to lighten shadows and control contrast 

Key light (main light)- This lighting is the strongest lighting and focuses more on the main subject

Hair light- Usually positioned near the top of the head to accent the subjects hair

Background light- Emphasizes the character of the background and separates it from the subject

Shadowless- A tool used to make a photo shadowless

Hard light- Focuses on the main subject and produces strong highlights and dark shadows

Soft light- Soft shadows and little highlights 

Grey card- A reflectance card 

Reflector- Something that reflects light onto the subject

Diffuser- A translucent material that is used to soften highlights and shadows

Intensity- The strength of the lighting being used

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