Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Light Basics and Vocabulary

part 1

part 2
Fill light- is used to lighten shadows 

Key light- it determines the character of the lighting 

Hair light- a accent light to light the top of the head

Background light- a light that separates the subject from the background

Shadowless- 

Hard light- produces strong high lights and dark shadows

Soft light- the opposite of hard light

Grey card- A matte 18% reflectance card used instead of a reflected light meter reading

Reflector- flat devices, mostly white, silver or gold. it redirects the suns and other sources rays

Diffuser- A translucent material placed in front of a light to soften highlights and shadows

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