Monday, 18 April 2016

Week 8 - Rim Lighting - Research

Rim Lighting

A rim light positioned behind the subject and facing toward the camera illuminates the edges of the subject from behind so they glow and are visually separated from the darker background. In portrait photography a rim light is often used to back light the hair.

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Black and white portrait photography rim lighting - Bing Images.



ShortCourses- The Rim Light
www.shortcourses.com - 395 x 371 - Search by image. The rim light is often set up behind the subject and slightly higher than the other lights. Because this light is facing the camera, it's important that it ...





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Hasselblad H4D-40 - 80mm - F22 - 1/125- ISO 100.

I think that it is coloured lighting.

Butterfly lighting

Butterfly lighting, also known as Paramount lighting, became a staple pattern for the Hollywood photographers of the 1930s.   This lighting is characterized by the butterfly-shaped shadow that it casts below the nose.  The butterfly  pattern can be quite useful for a variety of faces, but is at its best on lean subjects with high and pronounced cheekbones.  It is produced by placing the light source above the face (typically 25-70 degrees) and in line with the direction in which the face is pointing.

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One- Light Butterfly Lighting setup diagram.




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Audrey hepburn butterfly lighting

2 comments:

  1. Great start to your post William! Now you can go to the server and find the photos the class took yesterday. You should show examples of Rim Lighting and also Butterfly lighting

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