Different types of Lighting

Lighting

The different kinds of lighting are:

Low - key lighting

High - key lighting

key lighting

Back lighting

Filler lighting

Under Lighting

Top lighting

Low key lighting is a style of lighting in which is to create a chiaroscuro effect. to create this effect you will need a Key light a fill light and a black light for illumination.

An example of this style of lighting is portrayed in image that involves a cat looking off in the distance, this style gives the effect that the cat is petrofide and something has caught its attention.

High key lighting is a style of lighting is often used in sitcoms and comedies because it is very bright and eliminates all contrasts, this is used to give an upbeat feel and has no shadows.

An example of this style of lighting is porteayed in this image of a newborn child staring directly into the camera, this high key effect makes the picture bright and uplifted which is fitted with the subject of the photo because it is a newborn baby whoch is often connected with happy feelings.

key light is a style of lighting that can be either "hard" (focused) or "soft" (diffused), the most common setup is the three point lighting setup, here is a diagram to confirm.



This is a diagram showing the three point lighting technique which is commonly used.

Back lighting is a style of lihgting is used for a dramatic picture, this style of lighting is typical for covering skin blemishes, because the light is coming from behind the subject there is lens flare.

This is an example of back lighting from the movie "Nightmare on Elm street" the effect that this gives is very dark and sinister bgecause we know its Freddie that is standing there looking demonic but he is not fully revealed. we just get a silhouette.

Filler lighting is a style of lighting and is used to reduce the contrast of a scene.using less fill will make shadows seem lighter or darker than normal.

This is a diagram of the filler light and how it works and where it is during a shot or during filming.