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Lighting & Flash

LED Panel

A flat array of light-emitting diodes providing continuous, dimmable and often colour-adjustable illumination.

lux at 1 m Lighting & Flash

Light Falloff

The rate at which illumination decreases with distance from the source, across the subject or into the background.

E ∝ 1 / d² stops (EV) Lighting & Flash

Lighting Ratio

The relationship between the illumination on the lit side of a subject and that on the shadow side, expressed as a ratio or in stops.

Ratio = (key + fill) : fill ratio / stops Lighting & Flash

Loop Lighting

A portrait pattern in which the nose casts a small loop-shaped shadow onto the cheek without touching the cheek shadow.

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Low-key Lighting

A lighting approach in which most tones sit in the lower half of the range, with a small lit area surrounded by darkness.