Lighting & Flash
7 terms
Radio Trigger
Lighting & Flash
m (range)
A transmitter on the camera and receivers on the flashes that fire them by radio signal.
Rear-curtain Sync
Lighting & Flash
A setting that fires the flash at the end of the exposure rather than the beginning, so motion trails follow the subject rather than preceding it.
Recycle Time
Lighting & Flash
seconds
The interval a flash needs to recharge its capacitor to full power after firing.
Reflector
Lighting & Flash
stops
A panel that bounces existing light back into the shadows, adding fill without a second light source.
Rembrandt Lighting
Lighting & Flash
A portrait pattern in which a small triangle of light appears on the shadowed cheek, below the eye.
Rim Light
Lighting & Flash
f-stops (EV)
A light placed behind and to one side of the subject that draws a bright edge along its outline, separating it from the background.
Ring Flash
Lighting & Flash
GN (guide number)
A flash tube arranged in a circle around the lens, producing nearly shadowless frontal light.