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Photographic lamp method

Light mainly includes four characteristics-light intensity, light properties, light directionality and light color.

We mainly talk about the directionality of light, that is, we often say front light, side light, backlight and top light.

1, lighting along the light This is a kind of light with the flattest effect. Without taking advantage of the three-dimensional sense and spatial depth of the subject, it lacks vitality.

2. The effect of side lighting is obviously improved, and the light and dark changes of the subject show a sense of standing and surface texture, which is more in line with people's normal visual habits, so it is widely used in photography.

Backlight can outline the shape of an object and separate it from the background. Forming bright lines on the edge of the object shape can render the atmosphere to be expressed and enrich and activate the picture.

4. The effect of the top light makes the picture show a hot feeling, which produces a strong projection under the eyes, nose and chin of the characters, and plays a role in uglifying the characters.