Light Basics And Vocabulary

Part 1
Butterfly (paramount)
What effect does it create? a nice shadow under the nose
Why use it? considered beauty shots to kind of keep it to cover neck
How many lights or light sources? 2 light source 1 to reflect


Loop
What effect does it create? highlights one side and shadow on the other
Why use it? It looks different and unique
How many lights or sources?


Rembrandt
what effect does it create?It creates a shadow on the opposite side creates small triangle
Why use it?
How many lights or light sources?


Split
strong highlight side
dramatic shows a split look


Broad and Short
What effect does this create? more of the face is lit
Why use it? More dramatic than loot
How many lights or sources? fluid motion between three light setups

Part 2
Fill Light- a supplementary light used in photography or filming that does not change the character of the main light and is used chiefly to lighten shadows.

Key Light-  may determine the character of the lighting like the mood 

Hair light- An Accent Light presumably limited to the top of the head. Sometimes only a Back Light with delusions of grandeur and fancy-colored gels

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

Shadowless-The power of shadows is not in their potential to reveal as well as to conceal

Hard light-A 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-reflectance card used instead of a subject for a Reflected Light Meter reading

Reflector- Many items that can be used as a reflector 

Diffuser-A Translucent material placed in front of a Light to soften Highlights and Shadows, reduce Contrast and increase Beam Angle.

Intensity (Strength, or how to set shutter speed and aperture's appropriate to portraits)
2:1 lighting ratio

Flash Photography Basic Concepts

Flash Fact #1
- Every flash photograph is two exposures in one

Flash Fact #2
-Fill flash can be used when subject is backlit or sidelit to eliminate silhouettes or shadows

Flash Fact #3
- Flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed
flash exposure and the effective range of your flash unit will be affected by aperture and iso

Flash Fact #4
- Flash illumination is dramatically affected by distance

Flash Fact #5
- Your camera measures ambient light and flash illumination separately

Flash Fact #6
- With automatic flash metering the flash illumination is measured after the shutter button is pressed and the flash output is adjusted accordingly.

Flash Fact #7
- Every SLR camera with a mechanical shutter box has a maximum flash sync shutter speed.

Flash Fact #8
- Harsh lighting washed out subjects and red eye  can be eliminated by using diffusers and light

Flash Fact #9
- If it is possible to change the order of when the flash fires using rear curtain sync

Flash # 10
- Removing the flash the top of the camera helps eliminate red eye and unflattering shadows

Spring Challenge

1.Natural light couples photography session. 

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3.Things you will need is a tripod and off camera flash.

4.Know the types of poses and which lighting will be used for the photography.

5. Tips During Shoot 

1.Posing

2.Emotion

3.Communication 

6.Editing the photo you will need to match the light and effects to the mood in the photo

https://www.slrlounge.com/school/natural-light-couples-photography-dvd-how-to-shoot-an-engagement-session/

Year in photos: 2015

Photo Journalism 

Rule of thirds 

The source of light would be outside light 

This photo contains natural light due the consistency
This lighting was a little dim to release more of the emotion of sadness.
The photographer probably had to ask for permission or take this photo before anyone else was there.

Motion Photography 

Rule Of Thirds

The light is outside lighting

This contains natural lighting. 

The light was a bit bright which kind of shows more of the excitement

The photographer might have had to get close but in a spot where the equipment wouldn't have got wet.

Landscape Photography

Rule of thirds 

light that is being used from outside

natural lighting 

The light was very dark kind of reveals more of the light brought from the moon 

The photographer may have needed a tripod.

Photojournalism

Rule of Thirds, Light as a subject

He uses the cannon ball as the source of light this adds more attention to the ball because it is lighting up and lighting up everything around it

This must have been really hard to capture. It need to be taken with a very fast shutter speed.

Portrait or landscape

Rule of thirds and light as a subject

He uses the sun as light source this allows there to be light as a subject due to the shadows from the trees

Needed a decently fast shutter speed because there is movement.

Landscape
Leading lines and contrast
Uses the sun as light because he is outside and its a bright day.
Could use a slow shutter speed and needs a tripod.