What is Due?
18 Photos total. Three photos of every lighting set up.
Objective:
To gain a basic understanding of studio lights and how they work.
What do I do?
This assignment will be done in groups of four. Each person in the group needs to take three photos of every lighting set up. The three photos will be of the three other people in your group. Photograph each person in your group for every lighting set up. That means by the end of the assignment you will have 18 photos today.
18 Photos total. Three photos of every lighting set up.
Objective:
To gain a basic understanding of studio lights and how they work.
What do I do?
This assignment will be done in groups of four. Each person in the group needs to take three photos of every lighting set up. The three photos will be of the three other people in your group. Photograph each person in your group for every lighting set up. That means by the end of the assignment you will have 18 photos today.
Short Lighting
Short Lighting is basically the opposite of Broad Lighting. The main light illuminates the side of the face that is turned away from the camera.
Broad Lighting
In Broad Lighting, the main light is used to illuminate the side of the face that is turned towards the camera
Rembrant Lighting
Rembrandt lighting is named after the famous Dutch painter of that name. The lighting is similar to loop lighting, but with the light source moved higher and further left or right of the face. It creates a strong pattern characterized by a small triangle of light that appears under the eye on the shadow side of the face, along with a nose shadow that nearly extends to the corner of the mouth. This is not an all-purpose lighting and is probably best reserved for character studies and moody fashion work
Split Lighting
With split lighting, half of the face is lighted and the other half is in shadow. It is produced by placing the lighting source to the right or left of the direction in which the subject is facing (typically 90-120 degrees), with the lighting unit at or slightly above face level.
Butterfly Lighting
In Butterfly Lighting, the main light is positioned directly in front of the subject, and then raised to a level to create a shadow under the nose.
Loop Lighting
Loop lighting, which is named for the loop-shaped shadow that it creates under the nose, is the most frequently-used pattern. It is produced by placing the main light above the face (typically 25-60 degrees) and somewhat to the right or left of the of the direction in which the face is pointing.