Light basics and vocabulary

Butterfly - A nice shadow underneath the nose

Loop - A light that shadows on her side

Rembrandt - the light moves around to the right a single light placement and causes a triangle shadow

Split - The lighting gives you a dramatic split look

Broad and short - bigger potion of your face is light

Fill light - Fill is used to lighten shadows and control Contrast and Lighting Ratios

Key light (main light)

Background light - Reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject

Hair light - limited to the top of the head background light

Shadowless- every angle is evenly light 

Hard light - A relatively small, direct, usually focusable source, with or without lens, that produces strong High-lights and dark shadows

Soft light- Diffused, Bounced, indirect light; the opposite of Hard Light

Grey card

Reflector- Variously shaped "bowls"  that shape and intensify a lamp's Beam

Diffuser- A Translucent material placed in front of a Light to soften Highlights and Shadows, reduce Contrast and increase Beam Angle.

Intensity- The "strength" of the Incident Light



Direction: A loose term for light that is not loose, and does not spill

Intensity: The "strength" of the Incident Light

Color: Color plays a role in affecting viewer's moods and appetites. 

Contrast: The difference between one tone and another or between the darkest and lightest parts of a scene or processed film

Hardness: A relatively small, direct, usually focusable source, with or without lens, that produces strong High-lights and dark shadows