light basics and vocabulary

 Part 1

Butterfly
1. creates a beauty effect
2.it can be useful on a variety of faces
3.one key light and one fill light
Loop
1.creates a shadow of the nose on the cheek
2.it flatters most people
3.one light source and a reflector
Rembrandt
1.the shadow of the nose and cheek touch
2.for people with high or prominent cheek bones
3.one light source
Split
1.brings out texture
2.its a masculine pattern
3.one light source
broad 
1.illuminates the broad side on the face
2.its very useful
3.one light source
short
1.narrows the face
2.works well with a variety of faces
3.one light source

Part 2

Fill light - fill used to lighten shadows

Key light (main light) - the main light that sets the mood

Hair light - accent light limited to the top of the head

Background light - helps separate and revels character of background and subject

Shadowless - can reveal or conceal

Hard light - direct and focus able light

Soft light - indirect light, opposite of hard light.

Grey card - reflective card

Reflector - flat devices that reflect light

Diffuser -  translucent material that soften highlights or shadows

Intensity (Strength, or how to set shutter speed and aperture's appropriate to portraits) - independent light

3:1 lighting ratio -

Part 3

Direction: where the light source is
Intensity: the brightness of each light
Color: color of the light
Contrast: how the transition is from highlights
Hardness: the way the edges look on shadows

Learning how to import the right way, the hard way

1.

Copy as DNG – image files will be copied from source directory to a specified location in Adobe’s universal DNG format.

Copy – image files will be copied from source directory to a specified location in original file format.

Move – image files will be moved from source directory to a specified location in original file format.

Add - files will not be copied or moved to a new location.

2.
if you chose Copy as DNG, Copy or Move

3.

you know from the last section on the drop down menu

Flash Facts and Skills

Flash fact #1: Every flash photograph is two exposures in one
Flash fact #2*: Flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed.
Flash fact #3: Flash illumination is dramatically affected by distance.
Flash fact #4: Your camera measures ambient light and flash illumination separately.you have your flash turned on has no effect on this**
Flash fact #5: With automatic flash metering, the flash illumination is measured after the shutter button is pressed, and the flash output is adjusted accordingly.
Flash fact #6*: Every SLR camera with a mechanical shutter has a maximum flash sync shutter speed


Prompt 1:
Finish this sentence: The further your subject, the more powerful flash you need

Prompt 2:
Will your exposure be brighter from the light produced by the flash, if you use a slower (longer) shutter speed? What type of light will a longer shutter speed increase in any type of exposure?
It will increase ambient light
Prompt 3:
What is the primary limitation of flash?
distance
Prompt 4:
What is the maximum sync speed of most DSLR cameras?
1/200th
Prompt 5:
What is a Guide Number on a flash?
a way of quantifying its maximum output in terms that a photographer can relate to
Prompt 6:
What is the problem with using a flash pointing directly at a subject? How can a photographer address this problem?
You can soften the light from the flash by bouncing it
Prompt 7:
What is the advantage of getting a flash off of the top of a camera?
  rotating it