Light Setting For DSLR Photo

Light Setting For DSLR Photo Your key light, or sometimes called the main light, drives the show. It should be the most powerful light in your scene. It will be the one responsible for most of your base exposure and setting the tone for the rest of the lights. Whenever you start designing a lighting setup, forget all the other lights and focus on getting your key right. Once this is right, you can move on to the next light.

In the video, you'll notice that my Key light is not pointed directly at me but across my face. This serves two purposes: it direct the beam of light into the reflector (see below), and it illuminates my face with the "edge light," or the part of the beam of light that is softest and most pleasing. The background light has one purpose: to separate your subject from the background. The first way to do this is to have a light behind your subject, directed back at them. This style is also sometimes referred to as a hair light, rim light, back light, or kicker. When used like this it should subtly highlight the contours of your subject and still be less powerful than your key light. The second way to separate your subject from the background is to add dimension by lighting the background itself. The light, usually from behind your subject, shines at the background.