Practicing different lighting setups and experimenting with lighting in the studio:
Me and sam used the photography studio in college to demonstrate the main lighting techniques used in film and television. These techniques include edge lighting, butterfly lighting,
and rembrandt lighting. We also tried to experiment with the lighting creating a backlight, causing sam to appear close to a silhouette. We did not include 3 point lighting as the photography technicians were unavailable to provide a third light and we were limited on time in the studio.
These techniques are used in commercial films but I showed them in a talking head interview style, as this was the easiest to set up in the college studio.
Edge lighting includes only one source of light; it is placed facing one side of the body casting a sharp shadow over one side of the face/body. This lighting creates a moody image, and gives connotations of duplicity so can be used for characters that may have a split personality (a darker side). This confirms that lighting has a greater meaning than just making things visible, it can be used intelligently to create/add to mood.
Butterlfly lighting uses one light source, place in front of the subject but substantially above, as if looking down on the subject. This lights up the face but shadows exaggerate the contour of the cheekbones, and casts a small shadow under the nose. This lighting can be used to soften the appearance of someone as it can be seen as cancelling the harshness of the face. This technique was used by fashion photographers in the 30's as it is a flattering technique for the models face. It is also extremely easy to execute.
Again using only one source of light, rembrandt lighting is placed at a different angle. It is about 45 degrees from the camera and about a foor above the head, and can be identified when more of the face is lit up than edge lighting, but just enough to create a small triangle of light underneath the shaded eye. This lighting technique originated from the painter Rembrandt who used to paint his subjects with this lighting technique, and it got translated to photography and film.
and rembrandt lighting. We also tried to experiment with the lighting creating a backlight, causing sam to appear close to a silhouette. We did not include 3 point lighting as the photography technicians were unavailable to provide a third light and we were limited on time in the studio.
These techniques are used in commercial films but I showed them in a talking head interview style, as this was the easiest to set up in the college studio.
Edge lighting includes only one source of light; it is placed facing one side of the body casting a sharp shadow over one side of the face/body. This lighting creates a moody image, and gives connotations of duplicity so can be used for characters that may have a split personality (a darker side). This confirms that lighting has a greater meaning than just making things visible, it can be used intelligently to create/add to mood.
Butterlfly lighting uses one light source, place in front of the subject but substantially above, as if looking down on the subject. This lights up the face but shadows exaggerate the contour of the cheekbones, and casts a small shadow under the nose. This lighting can be used to soften the appearance of someone as it can be seen as cancelling the harshness of the face. This technique was used by fashion photographers in the 30's as it is a flattering technique for the models face. It is also extremely easy to execute.
Again using only one source of light, rembrandt lighting is placed at a different angle. It is about 45 degrees from the camera and about a foor above the head, and can be identified when more of the face is lit up than edge lighting, but just enough to create a small triangle of light underneath the shaded eye. This lighting technique originated from the painter Rembrandt who used to paint his subjects with this lighting technique, and it got translated to photography and film.
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