Different lighting in photos

Different lighting in photos

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  Different lighting inphotos 1) Side lighting-Side lightingiswhenthe lightingiscomingfromthe side.Thisusuallyprovides a great deal of contrast, can create longshadowsan addsdepthto the image.Thistype of lightingisusedtoadd a dramaticflairto architectural andportraiture photography. 2) Back lighting- Backlightingiswhenlightisbehindthe subjectandisdirectedatyouand your camera.Thistype of lightingcancreate silhouettesquieteasily. Whenitiscombined withatmosphericconditionssuchasfogor airborne dustyoucan getdramatic lighting effects. 3) Rimlighting- Thisiswhenlightcomesinatan acute angle it can create highlightsalongthe edgesof the subject.The starkcontrast that it provideshighlightsshape andform.Thistype of lightingadsimpacttowildlife andnature.
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  4) Ambientlighting- Ambientlightingisnon-directsoftlightingthatoftenisbouncedfromone surfaceto another.Asa resultof the non-directlighting,brightnessof the subjectislower than withothertypesof lighting.Thistype of lightingcanoftentrickpeople tothinkabout the image of how we thinkof it subconsciously. Ambientlightingworkswell foravarietyof photographicgenresparticularlylandscape photography. 5) Softof diffuse lighting- Softlightisdiffuseprovidinglightingthatiseven.Thistype of lightingreducescontrastand minimises shadows.Softlightisexcellentforportraiture, marco and nature photography.
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  6) Hard light-Hard lightisquite directandcan oftenbe intense inbrightness,thistype of lightingcreatesstrongshadowsandhighcontrast. Highlights canbe quite intenseunder hard lightingconditionssospecial care shouldbe made withthe exposure.Hardlightcan be stylisticallyappliedtomostany photographicgenre,butformmanyeyesitcan be less appealingthanothertypesof lighting. 7) Spotlight- VerysimplySpotlightiswhenafocusedamountof lighthighlightsaparticular sectionof the subjector scene.Thistype of lightingcancreate strongshadowsand contrast.Spot lightcan adddramatic impactto all genresof photography.
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  8) Artificial lighting-The mostobvious type of lightingisartificial lighting.Thiscanbe generatedfromavarietyof studiolights,andbuiltinorexternal flashunits.There are few genresof photographythatartificial lightingcannotbe usedsuccessfully. Artificial lighting providesalotof flexibility andcreative opportunities. 9) Variouscombinationsof lighting- Lastly there isthe combinationof anyor all of these types of lighting.There isnorule thatstatesyouhave to live withjustone formof lighting. Creativelylightingthe subjectisanintegral partof the photographicprocess.
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  (back lightingand artificial lighting)