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Example of a low-key photograph. Low-key photography is a genre of photography consisting of shooting dark-colored scenes by lowering or dimming the "key" or front light illuminating the scene (low-key lighting), and emphasizing natural [1] or artificial light [2] only on specific areas in the frame. [3]
Low-key lighting is a style of lighting for photography, film or television. It is a necessary element in creating a chiaroscuro effect. [ 1 ] Traditional photographic lighting ( three-point lighting ) uses a key light , a fill light and a back light for illumination.
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 ...
Three-point lighting is a standard method used in visual media such as theatre, video, film, still photography, computer-generated imagery and 3D computer graphics. [1] By using three separate positions, the photographer can illuminate the shot's subject (such as a person) however desired, while also controlling (or eliminating) the shading and ...
Key light The main light on a subject, usually placed at a 45 degree angle to the camera-subject axis. In high-key lighting, the key light provides all or most of the light in the scene. In low-key lighting, the key light provides much less of the total illumination. Long shot
Low-key portrait. Director Josef von Sternberg used butterfly lighting to enhance Marlene Dietrich's features in this iconic shot, [6] from Shanghai Express, Paramount 1932. Low-key lighting is a technique used to result in an image where only part of the subject is lit, has dark shadows, and a background darker than the subject. Low-key ...
A key light positioned low appears to distort the actor's features, since most natural or ambient light is normally overhead. A dramatic effect used in horror or comedy cinematography is a key light illuminating the face from below. A high key light will result in more prominent cheek bones and long nose shadows.
A studio portrait, showing the characteristic illuminated triangle on the darker side of the face. Rembrandt lighting is a standard lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography and cinematography; it is also used in contrast with butterfly lighting [1] It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, [2] or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing ...