3 Point Lighting

3 Point Lighting

3 point lighting is a lighting design with 3 lamps or sources in mind.

Key Light

is the main source that is the brightest that illuminates the talent.

Fill Light

is a source of light that illuminates the shadows of talent to control the Lighting Ratio Fill can be a fixture, or additive lighting. These days with sensitive cameras and depending on the scene and camera settings can be achieved by a bounce card or Passive fill. A common trend with using fast cameras and lenses Negative fill or taking away ambient light on the fill side to control ratio.

Back Light

this is a fixture that is behind talent. This source creates a rim of light around the head shoulders or even the whole body, which creates separation between talent and the back ground of the set. This source really helps achieve a 3 demential look on what is in reality is a 2 demntional medium.