What is the light level in photography?

Light is an important factor in photography, and a good photographer can take photos with different effects according to different light. However, light has many terms in photography, and light level is one of them. So what is light level? Below, I have collected and sorted out the introduction of light levels in photography for everyone. Welcome to read!

What is the light level in photography? The light level is the shooting angle formed by the light and the subject, which is usually divided into five categories: front light, side light, back light, top light and foot light. When the shooting position changes, the light level will also change.

The classification of light level 0 1 is that light shines on the object from the front. At this time, the light of the object is even and the tone is soft, which is suitable for taking some photos of colorful objects. Sunlight will lack contrast between light and shade, so it is not suitable for shooting layered objects.

02 Side light means that the light shines from the 90-degree direction of the object. At this time, the contrast between light and shade of the object is strong, which can well show the layering and three-dimensional sense of the object. Such photos will have a strong appeal.

Backlight refers to the light that shines from the back of an object. Because it shines from the back, ordinary, solid objects can only be illuminated, and cannot show the characteristics of ordinary objects. Therefore, backlight is usually used to shoot objects with special materials, such as glasses and wine bottles.

Top light means that light shines from the top of an object. Usually, the color and gradation of the photos taken at this light level are not very good, but the photos taken at this light level will have some abnormal effects and better tone.

Foot light means that light shines from below the object. This kind of lamp has no light source in nature, so artificial light source is generally used, which can achieve a little scary effect and has limited application scope.