lighting

Type in the content of your page here. THE THREE LIGHT PRINCIPLE The professionals start out with a simple three light principle: you obviously need to see the subject and this essential light source is referred to as the "Key Light", (when you shoot outside your Key light is probably the sun!) Next, you'll need to separate the subject from its surrounding - this could be accomplished with a "Back light" and finally one needs to give it some intrigue - with a "Fill light". SET THE LIGHTS UP Set your camera up directly opposite your subject and start by positioning one light directly to your right, we'll call it the "key light" and point it directly at the subject. Next, set up another light to your left, we'll call this the "fill light", point that directly at the subject too. Finally, set up the third light directly opposite the (previous) fill light and very slightly behind the subject; because its in the back you'd be bang on if you called that the "back light". Allow just a portion of the light to fall on the subject, the rest can fall off into or onto the background - if you are using one. Collectively, they form a triangle and once they are all turned on the subject will be flooded with light, they may look flat and washed out; don't worry though, its easily remedied. MODEL" THE LIGHTS Now that your three lights are in place its time to experiment; alter the positions and heights of the light sources, you can move them away from or closer to the subject aswell as raise or lower them. Notice how every movement of a light impacts the subject as well as the area around the subject; you are controlling the shadows as well as the light intensity - if you get the key light high enough you'll see that the shadow that is cast (by the subject) falls onto the floor and therefore out of frame. You may also be able to focus the light which will intensify the "hot spot" of the light and affect the shape and intensity of the shadow. The fill light may be best placed at the same level as the subjects face, doing so will reduce the shadows on their face under the eyes and nose, shadows that have been cast by the key light, however, keep an eye on the shadows that may be cast onto the background / backdrop. Now the back light; some people refer to this as the hair light and when shooting a portrait that is exactly its best use, a small bright light aimed directly on the back of the head, perhaps leaking onto the backdrop to give the subject greater depth.


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