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Lesson # 6 
An Lighting: 
Controlling Shadows, Shape, Mood and Tone 
Basic photographic techniques. 
Subject: 
Photography 
Faculty Name: 
Partha Pratim 
Samanta 
FY BA 
India’s premier Media -school 
Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies (dgmcms.org.in)
+ CHARACTERISTICS 
1.) INTENSITY 
 Measures the brightness 
of the shot 
 Saturation measures 
brightness of a color
+ CHARACTERISTICS 
2.) QUALITY 
 Is the lighting harsh, 
or soft 
 Hard vs. soft, full sun 
vs. cloudy, direct vs. 
diffusion 
 Size--smaller is harder 
(think sun), larger is 
softer (think clouds) 
Softer light 
Harder light
+ CHARACTERISTICS 
3.) CONTRAST 
 Gauges the levels of 
brightness within the 
frame between the 
highlights and shadows
+ CHARACTERISTICS 
4.) DIRECTION 
 Where is the light 
coming from? What 
angle? 
 Motivation--realistic or 
expressionistic 
 Reflective 
 Bouncing/dampening 
 Shaping
+ CHARACTERISTICS 
5.) COLOR 
 Temperature--Is it a 
warmer or cooler color? 
(usually from more 
orange to more blue) 
 Neon lights, stained 
glass, gels 
 Psychology of color 
 Emotion of red, white, 
and blue 
 Cultural--”Lady in Red” 
Cooler tones 
Warmer tones
+ 3 (or 4) Point Lighting 
 1.) Key--primary 
light source 
 2.) Fill--fills in 
the shadows 
 3.) Back--separates 
from background; 3D 
quality 
 4.) Background 
 Real world more 
complex
+ 3 (or 4) Point Lighting 
Key light only 
Fill light only 
Back light only 
Complete 3-point light setup
+ 3 (or 4) Point Lighting 
 High Key--No or few 
shadows; flat light; 
evenly lit can cause 
eye to wonder 
 Low Key--More shadows; 
more moody; light leads 
the eye
+ STYLES 
Black & White Realism 
Experimental 
Real-Expressionistic Expressionistic
+ STYLES
+ STYLES 
Dramatic 
“Maintenance Man”
+ STYLES 
Realism Saturated 
“Ignis Solus”
+ STYLES 
Realism Desaturated 
“Melon 3” & Coke ad
+ STYLES 
Sepia Toned 
“Flying Fenix”
+ Lighting Effects 
Color key Silhouette 
Fog and natural elements Spectral flare
+ CLOSING WORDS 
 Light as simply as possible 
 Make pictures one picture at a time 
 Managing light is also managing shadows 
(don’t just eliminate them) 
 Let necessity drive your decisions 
 If all else fails... turn all the lights 
off and turn them back on one-by-one 
 Draw a lighting diagram

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Photography lesson 06

  • 1. + Lesson # 6 An Lighting: Controlling Shadows, Shape, Mood and Tone Basic photographic techniques. Subject: Photography Faculty Name: Partha Pratim Samanta FY BA India’s premier Media -school Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies (dgmcms.org.in)
  • 2. + CHARACTERISTICS 1.) INTENSITY  Measures the brightness of the shot  Saturation measures brightness of a color
  • 3. + CHARACTERISTICS 2.) QUALITY  Is the lighting harsh, or soft  Hard vs. soft, full sun vs. cloudy, direct vs. diffusion  Size--smaller is harder (think sun), larger is softer (think clouds) Softer light Harder light
  • 4. + CHARACTERISTICS 3.) CONTRAST  Gauges the levels of brightness within the frame between the highlights and shadows
  • 5. + CHARACTERISTICS 4.) DIRECTION  Where is the light coming from? What angle?  Motivation--realistic or expressionistic  Reflective  Bouncing/dampening  Shaping
  • 6. + CHARACTERISTICS 5.) COLOR  Temperature--Is it a warmer or cooler color? (usually from more orange to more blue)  Neon lights, stained glass, gels  Psychology of color  Emotion of red, white, and blue  Cultural--”Lady in Red” Cooler tones Warmer tones
  • 7. + 3 (or 4) Point Lighting  1.) Key--primary light source  2.) Fill--fills in the shadows  3.) Back--separates from background; 3D quality  4.) Background  Real world more complex
  • 8. + 3 (or 4) Point Lighting Key light only Fill light only Back light only Complete 3-point light setup
  • 9. + 3 (or 4) Point Lighting  High Key--No or few shadows; flat light; evenly lit can cause eye to wonder  Low Key--More shadows; more moody; light leads the eye
  • 10. + STYLES Black & White Realism Experimental Real-Expressionistic Expressionistic
  • 12. + STYLES Dramatic “Maintenance Man”
  • 13. + STYLES Realism Saturated “Ignis Solus”
  • 14. + STYLES Realism Desaturated “Melon 3” & Coke ad
  • 15. + STYLES Sepia Toned “Flying Fenix”
  • 16. + Lighting Effects Color key Silhouette Fog and natural elements Spectral flare
  • 17. + CLOSING WORDS  Light as simply as possible  Make pictures one picture at a time  Managing light is also managing shadows (don’t just eliminate them)  Let necessity drive your decisions  If all else fails... turn all the lights off and turn them back on one-by-one  Draw a lighting diagram