Wednesday, January 29, 2014

light basics and vocabulary

Rembrandt Light

  • 1. What effect does it create? It created a shadow on her right cheek also leaving small triangle of light on the cheek.
  • 2. Why use it? theres no shadow fill
  • 3. How many lights or light sources?single light
Split light

  • 1. What effect does it create?a strong shadow on half her face.
  • 2. Why use it?dramatic
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light
Broad light

  • 1. What effect does it create? same a Rembrandt but this time facing away from the camera
  • 2. Why use it? it gives broad light
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light
Butterfly Light

  • 1. What effect does it create? shadow under the nose
  • 2. Why use it? beauty light
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light
Loop Light

  • 1. What effect does it create? loop shadow under cheek
  • 2. Why use it? to highlight.
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? 1 light

Butterfly (or Paramount) -- It creates a shadow under the nose forming it like a butterfly.
Loop -- Makes a shadow under the cheek.
Rembrandt -- It can also be called 45-degree lighting, it forms a triangle highlight on the shadow of the cheek.
Split -- Splits the face and illuminates half.
Broad and Short --same as Rembrandt but just turned to a different. 

Fill light- lighten shadows and control Contrast and Lighting Ratios.
Key light (main light)-The key may determine the character of the lighting, but often a strong Back Light
Hair light-Accent Light presumably limited to the top of the head
Background light-Reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject
Shadowless-lacking dark portions
Hard light- relatively small, direct, usually focusable source, with or without lens, that produces strong High-lights and dark shadows
Soft light-Diffused, Bounced, indirect light
Grey card-A Matte 18% reflectance card used instead of a subject for a Reflected Light Meter reading
Reflector-
Diffuser-
Intensity (Strength, or how to set shutter speed and aperture's appropriate to portraits)-
3:1 lighting ratio-

Thursday, January 23, 2014

learning how to import the right way..

1.Copy as DNG- image will be copied to a DNG format.
Copy-Image file will be copied to a original format.
Move-image files will be move to a original format.This is unavailable  in some cases like importing from memory card.
Add-files will not be moved or copied. Lightroom will just add them to your working catalog.This os unavailable if you import directly from memory card,etc.

2.Copy as DNG, and Copy.
3.The last section identifies the location of where the import process will store files.