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Light Flashcards

1
Q

what are the 4 properties of light?

A

Quantity, colour, quality, direction

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2
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what is used to measure light?

A

Light meter

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3
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what is quantity of light?

A

how much light there is

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4
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what is the quality of light?

A

what kind of light it is (soft or hard light)

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5
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what are some examples of warm colours?

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red, orange, yellow, magenta

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6
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what are some example of cold colours?

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blue, cyan, green

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7
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what is horror lighting?

A

when light is below eye level

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8
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what does soft light do?

A

produces gentle mid-tone shadows of low contrast

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9
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what does hard light do?

A

produces crisp dark shadows with high contrast

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10
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what can be used to create soft light?

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softbox

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11
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what can be used to create hard light?

A

flash with a small reflector

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12
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what is a histogram?

A

a representation of tonal range

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13
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what does the left side of the histogram represent?

A

shadows

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14
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what does the right side of the histogram represent?

A

highlights or bright areas

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15
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what does the middle of the histogram represent?

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the mid-tones

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16
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what is clipping?

A

the spiking of the histogram at one side resulting in loss of detail

17
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what is high key?

A

bright lighting that reduces/eliminates shadows

18
Q

what side of the histogram would it be on?

A

the right

19
Q

where is high key used?

A

high-fashion, product images

20
Q

what is low key?

A

replacing the light feel with a dramatic tone

under exposed is NOT low key

21
Q

what are black and white points?

A

define which areas should be black or white
photographs lightest or darkest points
maximises contrast

22
Q

what is continuous lighting?

A

light that is on for the entirety of the photograph

23
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what is an example of continuous lighting?

A

natural light, window light, lamp

24
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what is flash lighting?

A

light that is only available for a quick moment

25
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what is backlighting?

A

when the main light is behind the subject

26
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what is rim lighting?

A

highlights the contours of the subject only (strong mood and atmosphere)

27
Q

how is rim lighting done?

A

hidden light behinds the subject

28
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what is contre-jour lighting?

A

a dark shape in front of the source of light while keeping all details (subject should be black and light should be constant)

29
Q

what is incident light?

A

the light

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