light Basics and vocabulary

Rembrandt Light

• 1. What effect does it create? It created a shadow on her right cheek also leaving small triangle of light on the cheek.
• 2. Why use it? theres no shadow filled
• 3. How many lights or light sources?single light

Split light

• 1. What effect does it create?a strong shadow on half her face.
• 2. Why use it?dramatic
• 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Broad light

• 1. What effect does it create? same a Rembrandt but this time facing away from the camera
• 2. Why use it?it gives a broad light
• 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Butterfly Light

• 1. What effect does it create? shadow under the nose
• 2. Why use it?beauty light for women
• 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Loop Light

• 1. What effect does it create? loop shadow under cheek
• 2. Why use it? it gives a highlight.
• 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Butterfly (or Paramount) -- It creates a shadow under the nose forming it like a butterfly.

Loop -- Makes a shadow under the cheek.

Rembrandt -- It can also be called 45-degree lighting, it forms a triangle highlight on the shadow of the cheek.
Split -- Splits the face and illuminates half.
Broad and Short --same as Rembrandt but just turned to a different.


Part 2

Fill light- lighten shadows and control Contrast and Lighting Ratios.

Key light (main light)-The key may determine the character of the lighting, but often a strong Back Light

Hair light-Accent Light presumably limited to the top of the head

Background light-Reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject

Shadowless-lacking dark portions

Hard light- relatively small, direct, usually focusable source, with or without lens, that produces strong High-lights and dark shadows

Soft light-Diffused, Bounced, indirect light

Grey card-A Matte 18% reflectance card used instead of a subject for a Reflected Light Meter reading

Reflector-

Diffuser-

Intensity (Strength, or how to set shutter speed and aperture's appropriate to portraits)-

3:1 lighting ratio-

Learning how to import the right way, the hard way

1.)
Copy as DNG- Images will be copied into a universal DNG format.
Copy- Images will be copied in original file format
Move- Will be moved in original file format. For example when importing from memory it will not let you.
Add-It will only add i, it wont copy nor move.This is also unavailable when importing from a USB flash drive or memory card.

2.)"Copy as DNG' & "Copy"

3.)The last section identifies the location of where the import process will store files.

 

 1.) Leading line or Contrast
Fire and Sunlight 
Natrual

2.) Light as the subject
sunlight and fire
Natural

 3.)
Fire
Natural

4.)
Sunlight
Natural