week 13

01 November 2013 (Week 13)

Michelle Ngu Wei Tze, (0316296)

Introduction to Photography
Assignment 10 - Studio Lighting

LECTURE

1. Main light
- Most important light because it illuminates a major portion of the image. All the other lights are constructed around this light. The first light to be put in position is your main light.

2. Fill light
- The fill lights function is to basically relieve the shadow areas created by the main light, thereby reducing the contrast.
- This light produces detail in the shadow area. Sometimes a fill light can just be a reflector bouncing off the main light.
- In the case of a still life there can be many tiny fills positioned around the still life to illuminate or relieve shadows.

3. Rim light

- This light gives form or structure around the object or subject being photographed. 

- It creates a silhouette around the subject / object thereby revealing its shape.

- It most often acts as a highlight.

4. Hair light

- It illuminates and gives texture to the hair. 

- Without this light the hair texture would essentially not be visible and the hair will look like one black mass.

Exercise - Studio Lighting

Instructions

1. Students are required to find a studio photograph with the 1940s - 1950s theme.

2. Students will then imitate that particular photo in terms of outlook and studio lighting.

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