Lighting & Flash
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Ring Flash
A flash tube arranged in a circle around the lens, producing nearly shadowless frontal light.
Lighting & FlashScrim
A translucent panel placed in front of a light to reduce and soften it without changing its position.
Lighting & FlashShort Lighting
A portrait approach in which the side of the face turned away from the camera is the lit side.
Lighting & FlashSnoot
A tube fitted to a light to restrict its beam to a narrow circle.
Lighting & FlashSoft Light
Light from a source that is large relative to the subject, producing shadows with gradual, feathered edges.
Lighting & FlashSoftbox
A fabric enclosure with a diffusion panel on the front that turns a small light source into a large, even one.
Lighting & FlashSpecular Highlight
A mirror-like reflection of the light source itself on a glossy surface, rather than light diffusely scattered by it.
Lighting & FlashSpeedlight
A small, portable, battery-powered flash designed to sit on a camera's hot shoe or a light stand.
Lighting & FlashSplit Lighting
A portrait pattern in which the key comes from directly to one side, lighting exactly half the face and leaving the other in shadow.
Lighting & FlashThree-point Lighting
The standard setup of key, fill and rim lights that models a subject and separates it from the background.
Lighting & FlashTTL Flash Metering
Automatic flash exposure in which the camera fires a brief preflash, measures the light returning through the lens, and sets the main burst…
Lighting & FlashUmbrella
A collapsible reflective or translucent modifier that spreads light quickly and cheaply over a wide area.