Lighting

Hard light

Soft Light(difused light)

2500k - warm light 

5000k - white light

9000 k -  cool light

if distance is increased 2x

light intensity decreases 4x

90° angled light (pic rubbish)

light from direction of camera.

Standard lighting:

Single Point 45° = Mainlight 45°

standard 2 point lighling = Mainlight(45°) intensity is twice that of second light(fill light) 2nd 45 °

Three point lighting = Main 45°, Fill 45°( ½ inrensity of mainlight), Backlight / Background lightp

Cinematic Lighting:

1. Shoot Shadow side

nose to ear ratio: light on smaller ratio » Short lighting 

nose to ear ratio: light on larger ratio» broad lighting

Short lighting → more cinematographic.

2. Lighting direction

key light: 45° creales triangle, Rembrandt Lighting



3.Depth

complimehting colors → separating subject from background.

Make the background darker → brighter shirt - darker

4. Motivated Lighting.

The audience knows that the lighting comes from the natural Sorce.

5. Background lighting.



6.Time of day.

Shooting in golden hour.

7. Catchlight/ eyelight (makes them liveful)

8. Texture: use fog

Here are some practise shots from when sir brought a studio light and DC 520 LED professional video light