LIGHTING NATURAL VS STUDIO

LIGHTING SHOOT FOR FUNCTIONALITY

UNDERSTAND STUDIO LIGHTING VERSUS NATURAL LIGHTING AND HOW TO MODIFY BOTH. IN THIS SESSION WE’LL TALK ABOUT HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LIGHTING AND EXPLORE WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR YOUR SHOOT. 

COLOR TEMPERATURE*

ANGLES & THE SHADOWS THEY CAST

LIGHT SOURCES

MODIFIERS

SHOOTING OUTDOORS

SHOOTING INDOORS

LIGHTING SHOOT FOR FUNCTIONALITY

* (PH)OCABULARY WORD

LIGHTING LIGHT SOURCES

STROBESHOT LIGHTS

AVAILABLE LIGHTTHE SUN

(PH)OCABULARY

COLOR TEMPERATURE

SOURCE: 30-SECOND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN DILG

A SCALE USED TO MEASURE ONE COMPONENT OF COLOR: ITS HUE ON A WARM-COOL SCALE. MEASURED IN DEGREES KELVIN, IT REFERS TO “WARM” COLORS (REDDISH) TO “COOL” (BLUISH). INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS INCLUDE 5500ºK (“DAYLIGHT”) AND 3200ºK (“TUNGSTEN”). THE COLOR TEMPERATURE OF DAYLIGHT CAN RANGE WIDELY FROM UPWARDS OF 20,000ºK ON A VERY CLOUDY DAY (VERY BLUE) TO BELOW 2000º AT SUNRISE OR SUNSET (VERY RED).

LIGHTING ANGLES & THE SHADOWS THEY CAST

UNDERNEATHSIDE

BEHIND

HEAD-ONOVERHEAD

OVERHEAD

STUDIO AVAILABLE

HEAD-ON

NATURAL

UNDERNEATH

STUDIO

SIDE

STUDIO NATURAL

BEHIND

AVAILABLE

LIGHTING MODIFIERS

COOKIES

UMBRELLAS

GRIDS

SCRIMS & DIFFUSION 

BEAUTY DISHESSOFT BOXES

Z FLATS

GELS

SNOOTS

BOUNCESREFLECTORS

LIGHTING SHOOTING OUTDOORS

LIGHTING SHOOTING INDOORS

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