{"id":40153,"date":"2022-07-23T00:25:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T07:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/?p=40153"},"modified":"2022-07-23T01:20:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T08:20:54","slug":"photography-lighting-setup-techniques-and-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/pt\/photography-lighting-setup-techniques-and-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography Lighting Trilogy: Setup, Techniques, and Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40153\" class=\"elementor elementor-40153\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa8bbdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa8bbdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b70a03f\" data-id=\"b70a03f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bc799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1bc799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photography Lighting Trilogy: Setup, Techniques, and Tips<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0afa914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0afa914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724732.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724732.jpg 848w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724732-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724732-768x741.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b6304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b6304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Photography means painting with light. Without question, understanding light and lighting will enable you to make the very best of every situation and be able to capture the best photos possible. So let\u2019s get started with your introduction to photography lighting.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13dd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f13dd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Photography Lighting Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449c460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"449c460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Photography lighting can be natural\u2013which comes from the sun or moon\u2013or artificial. You will also hear natural light referred to as available light or ambient light. Artificial lighting can come from flashes or strobes, street lights, or what are called practical lights, such as table lamps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eea362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eea362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Always Begin with Natural Light<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab1d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab1d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Natural light has the advantage of being free, but you cannot control it as effectively as a flash. The good news is that light behaves consistently, so you can apply your knowledge to natural and artificial light equally.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">When you hear someone talk about the\u00a0<em>quality of light<\/em>\u00a0it\u2019s not a judgment on whether the light is good or bad. It\u2019s whether light is hard (sometimes known as\u00a0<em>short<\/em>) or soft (often called\u00a0<em>broad<\/em>).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31958b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31958b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"580\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724733.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40159 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724733.jpg 872w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724733-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724733-768x511.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 872px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 872\/580;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76361d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76361d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Hard light\u00a0<\/span>has defined edges and distinct shadows. One of the simplest ways to create hard light is using a camera flash: on-camera it creates harsh shadows while off-camera less sharp shadows.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Soft light<\/span>\u00a0is diffused and forms a gradient transition between the light and shadow. It wraps itself around subjects and while there might be shadows, they will be softer and more subtle. Use window light but make sure the sun is not shining directly on the subject.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4997e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4997e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also, depending on how much light you have in a scene, it might be high key or low key lighting.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c813862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c813862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"581\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724734.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40160 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724734.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724734-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724734-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 871px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 871\/581;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cd63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4cd63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">High key lighting<\/span>\u00a0is bright and airy and often feels positive. The best way to achieve this with natural light is shooting when the sky is overcast but with no thunderstorms or rain. This lighting is also mainly used for portrait photography as well as nature shots.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Low key lighting<\/span>\u00a0is much darker, even moodier. It can sometimes feel intimidating or oppressive. The best time to shoot for this lighting is at night and think of extra bright light sources, such as headlights of a car, streetlights, or a campfire. This lighting is mainly used for dramatic close-ups or journalism and documentary photography.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb7b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deb7b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Tip: No matter what lighting you want to use in your photos, remember your indispensable tools are a tripod and an off-camera flash.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49eea3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49eea3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Consider <a href=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/pt\/bicolor-video-light\/\">Light Temperature<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106ea38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"106ea38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">All light has a color, it\u2019s not just\u00a0<em>white<\/em>. This color depends on the temperature of the light, measured in\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Kelvin (K)<\/span>. The hotter the temperature of the light, the\u00a0<em>cooler\u00a0<\/em>or more blue or white, it will look.\u00a0<\/p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"><li>A\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">candle flame<\/span>\u00a0has a temperature of around 1,900K and has a reddish or orange tone to it.\u00a0<\/li><li>Around sunrise and sunset, known as\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">the golden hour\u00a0<\/span>and a perfect time for photography, light has a temperature between 2,000 and 3,000K.\u00a0<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Midday sun<\/span>\u00a0comes in at 5,500K while light on a cloudy day or in the shade will be in the region of 6,000 or 7,000K.\u00a0<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Sunlight<\/span>\u00a0in a bright blue sky can be as hot as 10,000K.\u00a0<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Artificial light<\/span>\u00a0comes in different temperatures, too. Incandescent household bulbs burn at 2,500K, fluorescent lights at 4,500K, and flash and LED lights at 5,500K.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">You can set the color temperature with some lights and knowing your color temperatures is important so that you can adjust the white balance of your images. If the white balance doesn\u2019t reflect the temperature of the light, you might find your photos looking too blue or too orange. For this reason, you should always shoot with lights set to the same color temperature and turn off artificial lights if you want to make the most of natural light indoors.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">If for whatever reason, there are mixed light temperatures in a scene, this can happen if you\u2019re shooting outdoors with your subject in the shade while some of the scene is in full sun, always white balance according to where your subject is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8e839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d8e839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"589\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724718.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40127 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724718.jpg 774w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724718-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724718-768x584.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 774px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 774\/589;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8d841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f8d841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Understand Direction of Light<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce336b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce336b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">You always need to know where your main light is coming from because the direction of light in your shots will change the way that they look.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4 style=\"font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif; line-height: 1.25; color: #1c1d31; margin-top: -30px; margin-bottom: 30px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; padding-top: 40px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Front Lighting<\/span><\/h4><p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">When the light comes from behind the camera, it is called front lighting. It will seem very flat. It doesn\u2019t give away much by way of shadows and lights your subject evenly. It can be great if you\u2019re trying to conceal blemishes in a portrait subject, but it doesn\u2019t have a lot of character.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7179f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7179f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"620\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724735.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40161 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724735.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724735-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724735-768x547.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 870px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 870\/620;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525f7be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"525f7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif; line-height: 1.25; color: #1c1d31; margin-top: -30px; margin-bottom: 30px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; padding-top: 40px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Side Lighting<\/span><\/h4><p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Side lighting usually molds itself to your subject and emphasizes shape and contour. Landscapes that are lit with the sun coming from the side usually have a beautiful depth to them. Side lighting does not have to be at 90\u00ba to the subject but from a side angle. Adjusting the position of the light can change where the shadows fall and therefore the look and feel of your shot.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif; line-height: 1.25; color: #1c1d31; margin-top: -30px; margin-bottom: 30px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; padding-top: 40px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">Backlighting<\/span><\/h4><p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">when your light is coming from behind your subject, can be difficult to get right. It can lead to overexposed and washed-out-looking shots. However, if you get it right, rim lighting\u2013when the light illuminates the edges of your subject and gives them a type of halo\u2013can look fantastic. And of course, silhouettes are a kind of backlighting where you expose the background correctly and leave your subject deeply underexposed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e884427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e884427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"492\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724736.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40162 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724736.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724736-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724736-768x434.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 871px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 871\/492;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e6338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30e6338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The Basic Photography Lighting Setup<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14ef55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a14ef55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">There are lots of different types of photography lighting or lighting setups. You might have heard of loop lighting or butterfly lighting. But the basic photography lighting technique is the 3-point lighting setup. Learning these photography lighting basics is a great foundation for other setups.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2731100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2731100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The 3-Point Lighting Setup<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fcf43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7fcf43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">The 3-point lighting setup needs three lights, or two lights, and a reflector or bounce card. The idea is that the 3 light sources work in conjunction to produce an evenly lit subject and a background that has depth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07edf2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07edf2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"582\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724737.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40163 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724737.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724737-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724737-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 871px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 871\/582;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783c892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"783c892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\"><li>A\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">key light<\/span>\u00a0is your main light, it will be the brightest light in the setup. It is usually positioned at a 45\u00ba angle from the camera, either to the left or right.\u00a0<\/li><li>A\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">fill light<\/span>\u00a0doesn\u2019t have to be a light, a reflector can do the job, too. The fill light balances out the key light and is therefore positioned on the other side of the camera.\u00a0<\/li><li>A\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-family: gilmer-bold, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">backlight<\/span>, which is also known as the hair light or rim light, comes from behind the subject on the same side as the key light. The job of this light, bringing light behind the subject, is to add depth to the background. Without it, the subject will look as if it is popping out of the darkness.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb69381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb69381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Top 3-Point Lighting Tips<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6dea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d6dea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\"><li>By moving the key light closer to or farther from the subject, you can control the softness of the light. It might seem counter-intuitive, but closer will mean a softer light that wraps itself around the subject producing gentle shadows. Bringing the light closer to the subject makes it comparatively larger, and therefore more diffuse.\u00a0<\/li><li>If you cannot move the light closer, but still need it to be softer, a diffusion panel or even a plain white sheet in a pinch, between the light source and subject, will help to spread the fall of the light.\u00a0<\/li><li>If you want a harder, more directional light, you can use barn doors, flags, or even pieces of black paper or cards to help prevent the light from falling where you do not want it.<\/li><li>If you don\u2019t have access to flashes or strobes, you can make the most of natural light for portraits. Outside in the shade is a great option. Or inside, by a window, works very well.\u00a0<\/li><li>For indoor photography lighting, remember to turn out any household lights you have burning. If you have a reflector, use that to bounce the light from the window back onto your subject.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cc410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72cc410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"735\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724725.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40134 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724725.jpg 839w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724725-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gvmled.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/\u56fe\u724725-768x673.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 839px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 839\/735;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83276d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b83276d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c1d31; font-family: gilmer, freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;\">When you have learned the photography lighting basics, progressing to more complicated lighting setups, whether inside or outside, will come much more easily to you. But wherever and however you are shooting, remember that light is light and it is predictable. Whether it is indoor photography lighting that\u2019s artificial, or outdoors and you are making the most of natural light, you will be able to read the light for the best photos.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photography Lighting Trilogy: Setup, Techniques, and Tips Photography means painting with light. Without question, understanding light and lighting will enable you to make the very best of every situation and be able to capture the best photos possible. So let\u2019s get started with your introduction to photography lighting. 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