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  2. Photographic lighting - Wikipedia

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    Photographic lighting refers to how a light source, artificial or natural, illuminates the scene or subject that is photographed; put simply, it is lighting in regards to photography. Photographers can manipulate the positioning and the quality of a light source to create visual effects , potentially changing aspects of the photograph such as ...

  3. Key light - Wikipedia

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    The key light is the first and usually most important light that a photographer, cinematographer, lighting cameraman, or other scene composer will use in a lighting setup. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The purpose of the key light is to highlight the form and dimension of the subject.

  4. Three-point lighting - Wikipedia

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    The addition of a fourth light, the background light, makes for a four-point lighting setup. The background light is placed behind the subject(s), on a high grid, or low to the ground. Unlike the other three lights, which illuminate foreground elements like actors and props, it illuminates background elements, such as walls or outdoor scenery.

  5. Science of photography - Wikipedia

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    Light enters a dark box through a small hole and creates an inverted image on the wall opposite the hole. [2]The fundamental technology of most photography, whether digital or analog, is the camera obscura effect and its ability to transform of a three dimensional scene into a two dimensional image.

  6. Through-the-lens metering - Wikipedia

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    Digital TTL works as follows: Before the actual exposure one or more small flashes, called "preflashes", are emitted. The light returning through the lens is measured and this value is used to calculate the amount of light necessary for the actual exposure. Multiple pre-flashes can be used to improve the flash output.

  7. Safelight - Wikipedia

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    An amber (light brown) safelight for use with certain black-and-white photographic papers. A safelight is a light source suitable for use in a photographic darkroom. It provides illumination only from parts of the visible spectrum to which the photographic material in use is nearly, or completely insensitive.

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  9. Light meter - Wikipedia

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    Use of a light meter for portrait cinematography in a Turkish music video set. A light meter (or illuminometer) is a device used to measure the amount of light.In photography, an exposure meter is a light meter coupled to either a digital or analog calculator which displays the correct shutter speed and f-number for optimum exposure, given a certain lighting situation and film speed.