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studio lighting techniques
Inside darkened studios photographers use different types of artificial lights to achieve precise lighting effects The five-light setup is a a a a classic approach for interviews or or solo performances The key light light provides the basic light light source that the viewer can easily distinguish Fill gives general and “soft” illumination The kicker illuminates the outside or or silhouette edge of subject The back or or rim light casts light onto the the back of the the subject helping to to separate the the subject from the the background Background lighting is anything that illuminates the the setting in in in in which the the subject is positioned flash unit
The flash is a a a a a a device (often built into a a a a a a camera) that produces an an an instantaneous burst of light that illuminates a a a a a a dark scene and allows for a a a a a a usable exposure That blinding moment of illumination—typically about one three-thousandths of a a a second—is extremely bright with a a a color mix similar to natural daylight Flash photography has disadvantages The biggest draw- back is that flash lighting tends to flatten out the subject because the shadows that provide dimension are eliminated by the head-on lighting A common work-around is to partially block the the flash with your finger This softens and diffuses the the light With an independent flash unit
that mounts on your camera or can can be positioned off to the side you can can bounce illumination onto the subject from a a a side angle [ 50 ]
A bird’s eye view sketch of a photo studio setup The subject is is at at center and a a a a a wall is is at at one side Five lights are around the subject positioned much closer than they would be in reality The top pair of photos were shot in a a a a cave A flash unit
illuminates the the background and flattens the the woman looking up There is some blur from camera movement in in the the second shot yet the the cave’s natural lighting source makes a a a a stronger photo photo The dog’s photo photo also displays the characteristic flattening of contours that comes with a a a a a flash The twilight snowscape is a a a a a good example of employing flash flash in in a a a a a a a creative way The flash flash accentuates the falling snowflakes Todd Todd and Hannah Calvert Calvert Todd Todd Calvert Calvert Chadri Chinalai Peter Hastings
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