This document provides information about different types of lighting for photography, including available light, artificial light, lighting angles, and flash lighting. It discusses outdoor and indoor available light sources and their effects. Types of artificial light covered include photoflood bulbs, umbrella reflectors, softboxes, and light stands. Different lighting angles such as front, side, high side, top, under, and back lighting are explained. The document also provides tips for using flash lighting, including direct on-camera flash, using a flash meter, and manual flash calculations. Finally, it discusses simple portrait lighting setups using ambient light outdoors or in a studio.

1. PHOTOGRAPHY
Daniel Bernal
Joseph Galvan
Harry Yang
Jonah Yung
Period 1

2. AVAILABLE LIGHTS
• A clear, sunny day creates bright highlights and dark, hard
edged shadows.
• Direct light outdoors can produce beautiful light for portraits.
• Indoor light are flat, depending on the source of light.
• The bigger the light source the softer the quality of the picture.
• Different angles make different shadow effects.

3. EXAMPLES
Available Indoor Sunlight Available Outdoor Sunlight

4. TYPES OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
• Photofloods – A light bulb that put out light of 3200K color temperature, works
great with indoor colored film.
• Umbrella Reflector – Use with a light that produces a wide defused light.
• Softbox – completely encloses one or more lamps.
• Light stands – Holds equipment in place.
• Barn doors – A pair of black panels that mount on the front of a light source.
• Flash equipment – Equipment that causes a quick burst of light to the object.

6. LIGHTING ANGLES
• Front lighting – Only thin shadows are visible from camera position.
• Side lighting – It can split a subject in half in terms of shadows.
• High side lighting – 45 degrees above the subject, classic portrait angle.
• Top lighting – Creates deep eye socket shadows and under the nose and chin.
• Under lighting – Creates odd looking shadows on the forehead and cheeks.
• Back lighting – Outlines the shape with a rim of a light like a halo.

7. EXAMPLES

8. LIGHTING WITH FLASH
• The easiest way to light a scene with flash is with direct flash on camera, a flash unit
mounted on the camera and pointed directly at the subject.
• Aim the flash carefully so that the light does not create odd shadows or distracting
reflections.
• Studio photographers and other professionals often us a flash meter.
• A flash meter is the most accurate way to working with manual flash, including bounce
flash.
• Using a flash units calculator dial can help you calculate a manual flash exposure.
• Flash can increase the light or a full shaded subject that is against a brighter background.

9. EXAMPLES OF FLASH

10. SIMPLE PORTRAIT LIGHTING
- Automatic operations depends on the particular combination of flash and camera.
- Manual operations will need to have a calculator dial something like the other slide I have
showed you.
- You will need to balance the effect of the light form the flash.
- The simpler the light, the better.
- Out doors, open shade or an overcast of sky provides a soft, even light.
- A Typical studio portrait set up uses a moderately long camera.

11. EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE PORTRAITS

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