Post on 13-Feb-2017
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
(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 MODIFIERS
COOKIES
UMBRELLAS
GRIDS
SCRIMS & DIFFUSION
BEAUTY DISHESSOFT BOXES
Z FLATS
GELS
SNOOTS
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