STANDARD LIGHTS WORKSHOP

STANDARD POSITIONS OF LIGHTING

On Moday the 10th of October we looked at one light set- ups and the 4 standard light positions in a studio. They are :- 

Rembrandt lighting- light is high and at the side of the face that is facing away from the camera. Forms a triangle of light on the right side of the face.

Hollywood lighting- light is pushed further around the subject and is about 90 degrees from the camera. Emphasis on the models nose.

Butterfly lighting- light is high in front of subject, giving them a distinct butterfly shaped shadow under their nose.

Side lighting- the light is around to the left or right, creating strong contrast.

With the four standard positions we also introduced reflectors to see how the shadows and lights strength can be modified.

REMBRANDT LIGHTING
(all images have ISO 100)

f 5, 1/100 secs

It is clear that a triangle of light has formed on the right side of her face. Particular emphasis on the face not her clothes.

This rembrandt lighting but with a reflector on the right side to reduce the triangle of light but is still visible. We  reduced the aperture to 4. This effect is a lot lighter, now there is less emphasis on her face. 

HOLLYWOOD

f 5.6, 1/100

We moved the light further round the back for this position so therefore the light shines onto the left side of the face, the light has alos caused emphasis on her nose in this shot. The positon is quite a dark one, there is only light to the left edges of her face. 

Introducing a reflector has prevented an large emphasis on her nose and has also limited highlights on her face. As there if more light on the model we increased the aperture to 6.4 to decrease the amount of light being let into the camera when taking the image.

BUTTERFLY

f5.6, 1/100

In this image we were told we had to look towards the light and have the position of light in front of the model and quite high. It also has formed a butterfly shaped shadow under the nose of the person. This is the lightest effect so far there is only darkness furthest right of the face. 

Introducing a reflector to the bottom of the model has created a glowing effect, when you have a light or a reflector in this position it is known as clamshell lighting. Again we increased the aperture slightly to prevent more light into the image.

SIDE LIGHTING

f8, 1/100

This has created a really dark side then a light side creating contrast. We didn't add and reflector as this would defeat the object of this position. 

Out of these positions I prefer the butterfly and clamshell lighting as it is the most flattering out of the positions, I think I would consider this for future portraiture shoots, especially if I promoting a feature of their face...