Lighting & Flash
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Hard Light
Light from a source that is small relative to the subject, producing sharply defined shadows with abrupt edges.
Lighting & FlashHigh-key Lighting
A lighting approach in which most tones sit in the upper half of the range, with few dark shadows and a bright background.
Lighting & FlashHigh-speed Sync
A flash mode that fires a rapid train of pulses during the whole travel of the shutter slit, allowing flash above the normal sync speed.
Lighting & FlashHoneycomb Grid
A cellular insert placed over a light that narrows its beam by absorbing rays travelling at wide angles.
Lighting & FlashInverse Square Law
The rule that light from a point source falls off in proportion to the square of the distance, so doubling the distance quarters the…
Lighting & FlashKey Light
The dominant light in a setup, which establishes the direction of the shadows and the overall exposure.
Lighting & FlashLED Panel
A flat array of light-emitting diodes providing continuous, dimmable and often colour-adjustable illumination.
Lighting & FlashLight Falloff
The rate at which illumination decreases with distance from the source, across the subject or into the background.
Lighting & FlashLighting 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.
Lighting & FlashLoop Lighting
A portrait pattern in which the nose casts a small loop-shaped shadow onto the cheek without touching the cheek shadow.
Lighting & FlashLow-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.
Lighting & FlashManual Flash
Setting flash output as a fixed fraction of full power, so every frame receives an identical burst.
Lighting & FlashModelling Light
A continuous lamp built into a flash head that previews where the shadows will fall.
Lighting & FlashMonolight
A self-contained studio flash with its power supply, controls and modelling lamp built into a single head.
Lighting & FlashOctabox
An eight-sided softbox whose near-circular shape produces round catchlights and even wrap-around light.
Lighting & FlashOpen Shade
An area shielded from direct sun but open to a large expanse of sky, giving soft, even illumination.
Lighting & FlashOptical Slave
A sensor that fires a flash when it detects the light from another flash.
Lighting & FlashPractical Light
A light source that appears within the frame as part of the scene, such as a lamp, candle or neon sign.
Lighting & FlashRadio Trigger
A transmitter on the camera and receivers on the flashes that fire them by radio signal.
Lighting & FlashRear-curtain Sync
A setting that fires the flash at the end of the exposure rather than the beginning, so motion trails follow the subject rather than…
Lighting & FlashRecycle Time
The interval a flash needs to recharge its capacitor to full power after firing.
Lighting & FlashReflector
A panel that bounces existing light back into the shadows, adding fill without a second light source.
Lighting & FlashRembrandt Lighting
A portrait pattern in which a small triangle of light appears on the shadowed cheek, below the eye.
Lighting & FlashRim Light
A light placed behind and to one side of the subject that draws a bright edge along its outline, separating it from the background.