Lighting Quiz

fill light

positioned at the opposite side of the camera from the key light "fills" in the shadows

backlight

positioned behind and above subject and camera and used to create highlights along the edges of the subject as a means of separating it from the background and increasing 3D appearance.

Key light

primary source of illumination -set first

high key lighting

produces an image with very little contrast between the darks and the lights

directional lighting (Hard)

shining directly on the subject high contrast between illumination and shadow

natural and artificial

what are the two light sources

lighting ratio

balance between key and fill lights, balence between illuination and shadow

fall off

degree to which light turns to shadow

Diffused light (soft)

indistinct beam of light hits the subject from many different directions, blurrign the line between illumination and shadow- decreasing contrast.

Lighting

interplay between light and shadow

low key lighting

little or no fill light used ratio between bright illumination and shadow is very high