The document discusses the importance of lighting in photography and identifies the four main types of lights used: key light, fill light, hair light, and edge light. It provides details on how each light is used, such as the key light being the dominant light source and the fill light being used to lighten shadows. Different lighting techniques are explored including the effects of varying the ratio between key and fill lights as well as the positioning of lights.

2. *Lighting is a very important part of photography, to be a good
photographer you must understand lighting.
The four lights:
 Key
 Fill
 Hair
 Edge

3. Different Lighting
and Techniques

6. •The concepts of contrast and light angles
were often influenced by the light coming in
a window.
Background Light defined: Used for
lighting the background of a set, as a whole
or specific areas

7. •You may notice the background
level is usually down, or less bright
than the subject. However it is not
unusual to highlight something in
the background for interest. A plant
or dim lamp is a common set
dressing
Setup with
cookaloris pattern
Pro-light, 250W

8. •Slash Accent- mix the slash with
general background fill, making it
less prominent
•Highlight Accent- adds visual
interest to the background, this
would be to add a highlight to an
object in the setting

9. •The dominant source of light in a shot
•Suggests an out of frame source
• Choice of fixture (hard or soft) and its position will help set the mood of the
shot

10. *Look at the cheek closest
to the camera. Notice the
effect; the shadow line
running down the cheek

11.  The short side-both soft and hard key lights are
approaching the face from the far side of the
face

12. •Bringing the Key light 'face-on' is
effective for lightening the shadows from
wrinkles.
•If possible you could move the subject
and lights further away from the back
wall to allow the spill to fall off
•Hatchet lighting- the shadow line runs
right down the center of the face
•You may also have to adjust the height
of the key light to better fill deep set eyes Reduced nose shadow
Hatchet lighting

13. •Sometimes when power or time
limitations are factors, one light will do
the work of both Key and Fill
• A second small light from behind adds
a little shine to the hair adds a finishing
touch

14. Fill light defined: Fill is used to
lighten shadows and control
contrast ratios (the ratio of amount
of Key to Fill light). Combined with
the Key light,
Fill light helps define the mood by
lighting the shaded areas in a
range of intensities. It can vary
from none, to a level equaling the
Key light.
Fill light alone
Rifa 44, 250W Soft
light

15. •Consider lightthe camera to
positions near
placement
hide the shadows behind the
subject or more off to the
opposite side from the Key
light
•When the Fill is directly over
the camera it adds to the Key
light's exposure so consider
adjusting for it.
A. Lower ratio of Key to Fill light
B. Higher ratio of Key to Fill light
C. Double Nose Shadow

16. •Hair light defined: A light from behind
the subject, often weaker than the Key
or Fill, aimed at the head & shoulders.
Working with Hair light gets trickier
with receding hairlines, and may be
done without in that situation.

17. •Hair lights are placed directly opposite the
camera. It creates highlights and gives a nice
shine to the hair. Small hard lights will make
small hard lines and edges, which are
appropriate if you are implying the motivation
for the light is a hard source. Larger sources
provide an even, gentle wash
Hair light alone
Rifa 44, 250W Soft
light

18. •Edge light defined: A light from behind the subject, often weaker than the Key
or fill light

19. •Edge lights create subtle defining
'edges', and line-like highlights,
which can be added to your setup to
delineate the edge of your subject
***be careful to keep any light from
shining into the front of the lens, it
causes lens flare.

20. •http://www.lowel.com/edu/foundations_of_li
ghting.html
•http://www.lowel.com/edu/