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Directional Light

This document discusses different types of lighting styles and how they affect portraits. It identifies front lighting, back lighting, edge lighting, broad/narrow lighting, and Rembrandt lighting. Front lighting can be flat or use butterfly lighting to soften faces. Back lighting creates illumination around the subject. Edge lighting separates the subject from the background. Broad lighting looks for shadows and silhouettes while narrow lighting thins the face. Rembrandt lighting uses window light from the side to create a triangle of light. The document instructs taking photos from different angles to demonstrate the lighting styles.

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Directional Light

This document discusses different types of lighting styles and how they affect portraits. It identifies front lighting, back lighting, edge lighting, broad/narrow lighting, and Rembrandt lighting. Front lighting can be flat or use butterfly lighting to soften faces. Back lighting creates illumination around the subject. Edge lighting separates the subject from the background. Broad lighting looks for shadows and silhouettes while narrow lighting thins the face. Rembrandt lighting uses window light from the side to create a triangle of light. The document instructs taking photos from different angles to demonstrate the lighting styles.

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NATURAL LIGHT

DIRECTIONAL
RECAP

• Quality of light?
• Lighting styles?
W H AT D O W E W H AT A R E T H E

MEAN BY 2 THINGS WE
C A N A LT E R TO

DIRECTION CHANGE THE


DIRECTION OF

LIGHT?
THE LIGHT?
S T U DI O L I G H T

How will these


varying angles
effect the
portrait?
FRONT LIGHT

Flat light - both sides exposed the same


Evenly illuminated
Can be altered to create beauty lighting (butterfly
lighting by angling the light higher.
Not much definition – flat face not 3 dimensional
Good for softening wrinkles
FRONT LIGHT - SOFT
BACK LIGHT

Rim Light directly behind


Create an illumination around model
EDGE LIGHT

Rim Light to angled to the side


Can separate subject from background
Low angle from sun
BACK LIGHT ONLY

Shilouttes
Look for shapes
Create mood
BROAD/NARROW
LIGHTING
Get creative
Alter your angle and view it differently
Use props
Use colours
BROAD LIGHT

Get creative
Look for shadows and silhouettes in dappled light
Morning and late afternoons for low angle light
NARROW LIGHT -
SOFT
Get creative
Thins the face
Portrait photographer's choice, complimentary
Creates a 3-dimensional shape
Late afternoon
NARROW LIGHT -
HARD
Get creative
Create strong shape from shadows
Direct sunlight
REMBRANDT

Get creative
Window light diffused
Side lighting, higher angle
Look for triangle of light
LET’S GIVE IT A GO

• Step outside away from the


building (somewhere safe!)
• Hold your camera at 45
degrees upwardly, lift your
chin slightly
• Now rotate around taking a
shot repeatedly as you move
into each different position (8
shots in total)
• Remain in same body position
for every shot and keep the
framing the same
ROTATE – 8
SHOTS
EDIT USING
SNAPSEED

UPLOAD ALL
8 IMAGES
TO WEEBLY
TASK
Before the end of term, you will need to produce 5
images that show different lighting styles
1. Front lighting – butterfly lighting or flat lighting
2. Narrow lighting
3. Broad lighting
4. Back lighting – silhouette
5. Choice of - Edge lighting or Rembrandt lighting

Start planning - use this website to create 5 lighting


set up’s that illustrate how to use the sun to create
the above lighting styles
http://www.lightingdiagrams.com/Creator

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