Lighting & Flash
8 terms
Background Light
A light aimed at the backdrop rather than the subject, controlling how bright or dark the background renders.
Lighting & FlashBacklighting
Placing the main light source behind the subject, so it faces the camera rather than illuminating the subject's front.
Lighting & FlashBarn Doors
Four hinged flaps mounted on the front of a light to cut its beam into a rectangle.
Lighting & FlashBeauty Dish
A shallow metal parabolic reflector with a central deflector, producing light that is soft in transition yet crisp in its specular…
Lighting & FlashBlue Hour
The twilight period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is below the horizon and the sky glows an even, saturated blue.
Lighting & FlashBounce Flash
Aiming a flash at a ceiling or wall so the reflected light, not the direct beam, illuminates the subject.
Lighting & FlashBroad Lighting
A portrait approach in which the side of the face turned toward the camera is the lit side.
Lighting & FlashButterfly Lighting
A portrait pattern with the key placed directly in front of and above the face, casting a small butterfly-shaped shadow beneath the nose.