Studio lighting arrangement skills

Studio lighting layout skills are as follows:

Pre-lighting: Setting the main light next to the camera will get pre-lighting, and the actual light level may be higher and offset than the camera position.

Forward illumination produces flat images and flat shadows. Because the light shines evenly on the object and is close to the camera, a two-dimensional figure is obtained. Forward lighting will minimize the texture and volume of the object, and there is no need to model the light when using forward lighting.

Back (backward) lighting: Place the main light on the back or directly above the object, and the strong highlights will outline the object. The contrast produced by backlight can produce volume and depth and visually separate the foreground from the background.

At the same time, the object illuminated by backlight has a large black shadow area, and there is a small and strong highlight in this area. Strong backlight is sometimes used to produce spiritual performance effects. Using filtering and diffusion network, the brightness effect around the object is stronger. This technique is often used to produce mysterious and dramatic effects because of its shape extraction.

Side light: Side light is to place the main light 90 degrees along the side of the object, including the left side and the right side. Side light emphasizes the texture and shape of the object. In side lighting, one side of an object is completely illuminated, while the other side is in the dark.

Side light is a hard light with high contrast, which is most suitable for a wide face or a round face, because it makes the width of the face smaller and does not show the circular outline of the face. It is mainly used to produce inner expressions and influences, and side light will also lead to corresponding deformation, because the face is not strictly symmetrical.