LA1.1: Lightning and Tripod Tutorial
The Three Point Sources: The three-point lighting system is a system which uses three different point sources, each with a specific function. Each function has a specific purpose, characteristic, and effect. The role of each point source is determined and assigned by the photographer. These three assignments are - key light, fill light, and edge light. Key Light: The key light is your principal or main light source. In most cases, the key light is the strongest and brightest light source. It is the one that illuminates the subject. If you have only one light source to light up your subject, that is your key light. This light point source is the basis of all your other sources. If we're shooting an object or a person, we almost always want the front to be illuminated. That is why most of the time the main light source is located in front of your subject, more specifically on the front side around 45 degrees or so. However, this is not always the ...
