lighting 1 types of light
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Lighting
Basic Types of Light
Hard LightSoft Light
Types of Light
Hard Light
•highly directional
Types of Light
Hard Light
•highly directional •creates a relatively sharp, straight shadow – very dramatic
Types of Light
Hard Light
•highly directional •creates a relatively sharp, straight shadow – very dramatic
Types of Light
Hard light is created when the light source is small relative to the subject.
Types of Light
Hard Light
•Fresnel on SPOT•Spotlight•Bare bulb
Types of Light
Soft Light
•fills shadows and lowering contrast.
Types of Light
Soft Light
•fills shadows and lowering contrast.
•wrap around the contours of a subject
Types of Light
Soft Light
•fills shadows and lowering contrast.
•wrap around the contours of a subject
Soft Light
Often create with a soft light such as a SCOOP or a FLOODED FRESNEL
Types of Light
Soft light is created when the light source is large relative to the subject.
Types of Light
Hard light Needs to be small like a bare light bulb
vs Soft LightSome diffusion or softening material.
Light Fixtures
FIXTURES Lamps / Lights
There are several types of light fixtures to be familiar with:
• Fresnel• Ellipsoidal Spot• Scoop
Fresnel
Fresnel lens can be adjusted to either spread out (flood), or concentrate (spot or pin) the light's beam.
• Flood = Soft light• Spot = Hard light
Ellipsodal
The ellipsoidal spot produces a hard, focused beam of light.
Scoop
Scoops produce a softer light than Fresnels. Usually used as FILL light
Things in front of Lights
Barn doors, flags, scrims, diffusion, gels
Barn Doors
Adjustable black metal flaps called barn doors can be attached
They mask off unwanted light and to keep it from spilling into areas where it's not needed.
Flags
Flags consist of any type of opaque material that can block and sharply define the edges of the light source.
Gels
Gels change the colour of the light
How to make light SOFT
Reflectors and Diffusion
Fill Cards and Reflectors
to soften light indoors you can:
1. Move a light closer to the subject
Fill Cards and Reflectors
to soften light indoors you can:
1. Move a light closer to the subject
2. Use reflectors and diffusers
Fill Cards and Reflectors
Reflectors or Fill Cards can be simply made from highly reflective sheets of white cardboard, metal or tin foil
Fill Cards and Reflectors
By placing a reflector on one side, you bounce light back onto the subject
This softens the harsh shadows
Fill Cards and Reflectors
Umbrella
The open side of the umbrella faces the subject and the light shines into it.
Diffusion
Diffusion softens the light source by making it less focused and larger.
Diffusion
The hard light from the lamp hits the diffuser and some light passes through making the diffuser the light source.
Diffusion
Place a diffuser between the light and the subject.
Non-flammable Screens and sheets can be put in front of the light as well as a softbox.
Shoot
One well composed example of HARD LIGHT SOFT LIGHT