Studio Lighting Light
August 4th, 2009
I heard there are 3 important lights in Studio Lighting.Key light, fill light, and background light. Question:
I heard the fill light is less bright than key light. Pls teach me how many watts the for each to make a good photo result in studio. I’m planning of using black color background. Thanks a lot, folks.
Depending on the type of results you are looking for, you may vary the ratio of the key and fill lights. However, 2:1 or 3:1 power ratios would be a good place to start for basic studio photography. 2:1 will give you a one f-stop difference, 3:1 is a 1.5 stop difference. The greater the difference between the two, the more dramatic the shadows will be.
If you want a really black background, then you will need to be careful to ensure that your lights don’t spill onto the background. A colored background can be black in the studio if you don’t allow any light to hit it, but a black background will look gray if you aren’t careful with your key and fill. Snoots, barn doors, or grids are light modifiers used to control the spread and spill of your lighting.
I’d encourage you to play with just one light to start, and learn how changing its position will alter the highlights and shadows on your model. Don’t get too complicated in the lighting too quickly, or you will find yourself flailing with the lights and not really seeing what each one is doing. Once you really get a handle on what the one (key) light does, then consider adding fill, background, accent, hair, etc… one at a time.
Here’s an example taken with one light (carefully controlled to not hit the background!):
http://www.evanbaines.com/gallery/portrait09.php
Episode 14 , Classic Three Light Portrait / Photo Studio
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