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Lighting for Portrait and Interview Setups

Lighting for Portrait and Interview Setups. Ian Feinberg Chattahoochee Technical College (770) 509-6327 Ifeinberg@chattcollege.com. Key to Effective Lighting: Shadow. Shadow gives images form, weight, texture, mood, depth. Also reveals spatial relationships. 3 considerations before lighting.

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Lighting for Portrait and Interview Setups

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  1. Lighting for Portrait and Interview Setups Ian Feinberg Chattahoochee Technical College (770) 509-6327 Ifeinberg@chattcollege.com

  2. Key to Effective Lighting:Shadow • Shadow gives images form, weight, texture, mood, depth. Also reveals spatial relationships.

  3. 3 considerations before lighting • Key light placement – 180 degrees around subject • Quality of light – hard or soft • Shadow treatment – low key or high key

  4. Try to separate subject from background

  5. 3 results of light hitting object

  6. Typical 3 point lighting diagram

  7. 3 Attributes of Key Light • Primary source of illumination • Primary factor of overall exposure • Determines placement and quality of shadow

  8. Floor plan of Portrait Key Light Possibilities

  9. Quality of Light • Refers to hard or soft quality of light • “Pin” or undiffused sources create hard shadows that fall off sharply • Soft light is created by using large sources of diffused light. • Determined by two attributes • Large source • Relatively close to subject

  10. Subject lit from 3:00 Position

  11. Subject lit from 4:00 Position

  12. Subject lit from 4:30 Position

  13. Subject lit from 6:00 Position

  14. Functions of Fill Light • Fills shadows created by key light • Does not create new shadow

  15. Adding Fill for Portrait Lighting

  16. Fill Light Without Fill With Fill

  17. Backlight Hard backlight Soft Backlight

  18. Background With Background Without Background

  19. Hard vs. Soft Key Light Hard Soft

  20. Relative Distance of Soft Light Source Close Far

  21. Lighting Dark Skin with Large Sources of Light Pin Light Source Large Diffused Source

  22. One Light Setup Use available Light from existing window

  23. One-Light Setup Available Light One-Light Setup

  24. One-Light Setup Light directly in front Short Side of Face

  25. Color Balance Color Temps Mixing Key light with color correction

  26. Warming the Scene Normal Color Balance Tricking Camera to Produce Warmer Tones

  27. Using Backlight as Key

  28. Use Large sources for Specular Reflections

  29. Backlight as Key Creates Form, Depth, Dynamic Images

  30. Lighting for Portrait and Interview Setups Ian Feinberg Chattahoochee Technical College (770) 509-6327 Ifeinberg@chattcollege.com

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