Light and lighting Nur ‘Ain Binti MohdShahroomMP121287
Sumitha
Noor Syahirah BteOthman
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An image is created with LIGHTS
“light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, KNOW light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.”
Founder of Kodak,George Eastman
Sources of lights:
NATURAL AND AVAILABLE LIGHT
• Sunlight• Moonlight• Storm light
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
• Flash light• Studio lighting
• Fresnel• Flourescent• Soft box
Effects of lighting:• Highlight important objects by drawing our eyes to
them (guide our attention)• Texture and shape• Give different mood to the picture to deliver a
certain message– Can make a character look mysterious by shading
some parts of their body– Make the character look glamorous by using
3point lighting technique– Highlight the emotion of the picture
Attached and cast shadow
Basic styles of lighting:High-key
• Predominantly bright and allows few dark areas or shadows within the scene
• Features strong illumination on the subject and often an equally exposed background
Low-key
• Enhances depth by using contrasting tones of highlights and shadow
• Only a few areas are lit at or above key, resulting in more shadow areas
Hard light• Light directly from a source such
as the sun, traveling undisturbed onto the subject being lit
• Highly directional• Creates a relatively sharp &
straight shadow – very dramatic
Soft light
• Light which appears to “wrap around” the contour of the subject.
• Produces less or softer shadow• Fills shadows and lowering
contrast
Soft light can be created by:• Bouncing the light • Using diffusion materials• Pulling the light away from the subject
Natural light: SUN
Substractive lighting• in outdoor daylight shooting, we
may have too much light filling the subject.
• Therefore, we often use a technique called substractivelighting where we use negative fill to remove the extra light to control shadows of varying densities.
Key light: main light on a subject Fill light: softens the hard edges of the key and balances the lightBack light: light behind the subject creating separation from the background (distance)
Artificial lights:
Artificial lights:
Artificial lights:
Portrait lighting technique:
Portrait lighting technique:
Portrait lighting technique:
• Mastering lighting techniques is one of the most important part in photography. Get to know and learn how to manipulate different kinds of lights to your advantage.
• Always take sample shots. Adjust the lighting based on the sample shots.
• You make the picture, not just simply take a picture. Use lighting to create your picture.