Preliminary Task 1: Lighting

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 Written by Josh Miles 

Today we learned about an important lighting technique called "3 Point Lighting"


Three-point lighting is a traditional method for illuminating a subject in a scene with light sources from three distinct positions. The three types of lights are key light, fill light and back light:


1) Key light: The key light is the primary light in this setup. Typically placed in front of the subject and slightly to one side, often called the smart side, it's the brightest light in the system and illuminates most of your subject.

2) Fill light: The fill light is also placed in front of the subject but on the opposite side of the key light while setting up a three-point lighting system. Its job is to fill in any shadows that the key lights might create.

3) Back Light: The third source in this lighting technique, the backlight shines on the subject from behind, completing the light setup. This creates a rim of light or outline around their head that pushes the subject away from the background and gives a sense of depth.

Here's what a typical setup looks like:


This was our attempt at the technique: 



The results were relatively positive as out subject was well illuminated and visible, and we were satisified with our attempts at recreating the technique



















 

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