12 APR, 2013 Edition
We focused on the aspects of portrait photography today. Here are the notes:
The Three Point Lighting Technique is a standard method used in visual media such as video, film, still photography and computer-generated imagery. It is a simple but versatile system which forms the basis of most lighting. Once you understand three point lighting you are well on the way to understanding all lighting.
The technique uses three lights called the key light, fill light and backlight. Naturally you will need three lights to utilise the technique fully, but the principles are still important even if you only use one or two lights. As a rule:
- If you only have one light, it becomes the key.
- If you have 2 lights, one is the key and the other is either the fill or the backlight.
~Key Light~
-This is the secondary light and is placed on the opposite side of the key light. It is used to fill the shadows created by the key. The fill will usually be softer and less bright than the key. To achieve this, you could move the light further away or use some spun. -You might also want to set the fill light to more of a flood than the key.
~Backlight~
-The backlight is placed behind the subject and lights it from the rear. Rather than providing direct lighting (like the key and fill), its purpose is to provide definition and subtle highlights around the subject's outlines. -This helps separate the subject from the background and provide a three-dimensional look.
If you have a fourth light, you could use it to light the background of the entire scene.
Posing techniques
- Body Turns
- Creating a base
- Tip and Turn
- Composition
-Straight on
- hair
(less hair on part is usually the better side of the face)
- texture
- eyes
(if there's no part, focus on the eyes)
(larger eye back, smaller eye forward)
- ⅓ + ⅔ turn
- forward tip
- feminine
- straight
- serious, more dramatic
-sideways/back
- masculine
- a photo with knees must include feet
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