How many kinds of photographic light are there?

There are six kinds of photographic light, namely: smooth light, side light, front side light, backlight, side backlight and top light.

1, along the light, the light projection direction is consistent with the camera shooting direction. This kind of light makes most of the body of the character get enough light, and the intensity is relatively average, so there will be no contrast between light and shade on the face of the character, and the exposure is easier to control.

2. Side light, when the projection direction of light is 90 degrees with the shooting direction of the camera, this light is called "side light". The objects in the side light have rich shadows and strong contrast between light and shade, which makes the picture have a strong three-dimensional sense and modeling sense.

3. Front-side light is light irradiated from the front side of the object. The bright part of the main body accounts for about two thirds of the area, and the dark part of the shadow accounts for about one third. Its characteristic is that it has a shadow over the positive light and is larger than the positive light, which is in between.

4. Backlight, when the shooting direction is opposite to the direction of the light source, it is generally said that when the camera shoots in the direction of the light source, the light at this time is backlight. Backlight is often used to shoot silhouettes, which can make the outline of the subject more vivid.

5. Side backlight, the light coming from the back of the subject has both side light effect and backlight effect, that is, side backlight. The illumination of the side backlight is just the opposite of that of the front light. The light receiving area of the subject is smaller than the backlight area, and the shadow is dark and the light is small.

6. The top light is the light vertically irradiated by the light source from above the subject, also called "highlight". This kind of light is very good at showing the upper and lower levels of scenery, such as towers, pavilions and dense forests in landscape pictures, which will show obvious light and shade levels.