Wednesday, August 1, 2012

3 point lighting set up!

There are three lights used to achieve this setup: 
- Key Light 
- Fill Light
- Rim Light (also called the back light) 


All of these lights are adjusted to achieve the classic Hollywood lighting scheme called three-point lighting. 










The Key Light creates the subject's main illumination and defines the most visible lighting and shadows. Your key light represents the dominant light source, although, the key light does not have to be positioned exactly at this source.

The purpose of the Fill Light is to soften and extend the illumination provided by the Key Light, and makes more of the subject visible. Fill Light can simulate light from many secondary light sources and reflect them to bounce light into your scene.

The Rim Light (also called Back Light) creates a bright line around the edge of the object to help visually separate the object from the background. 





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