photography lighting kits

photography lighting kits

It wasn’t that long ago the I observed a Hollywood cameraman teaching a lighting class at a film school in Aurora, Colorado. The students were working with many lighting kits and larger units of greater intensity. Quite frankly, it was a hodgepodge of confusion. There were many lights set up with no sense of direction or purpose of where the key light should be placed.

I assumed some day if I were to teach a class, how would I go about teaching lighting. In order to bring things down to the simplest form, I developed a key light exercise. It involves 13 choices that one could consider before actually setting a light in place. Keep in mind, a light does not have to be more than a floodlight from a hardware store with a 300 watt bulb. Robert Rodriguez used a similar light in his now famous movie, “El Mariachi”. He was a genius at placement of his key light to reach the maximum dramatic value.

The 13 choices are also inclusive of modification of the intensity of the light source. Please note, there are many variations of the 13 suggestions that you can create on your own.

Let’s assume you are setting lights in an average size room. There is a window to one side. The window does not necessarily affect where the key light is placed. There are two people sitting at a table near the center.

1. Hard light with no diffusion.

2. Hard light source with diffusion

a. spun

b. opal

c. flag with white or black net

d. other: (create your own)

3. Reflected light from shiny reflector

4. Reflected light from foam core

5. Reflected light from white poster board

The height of the key light will be:

6. At eye level (3 to 5 feet)

7. Above eye level (6 to 8 feet)

8. Below eye level (under 3 feet)

9. Directly overhead

In relationship to the camera master scene, the light will be from which angle.

10. The side

11. 3/4 angle

12. Frontal angle (sometimes referred to as the paramount lighting)

13. The rear as backlight

As an example one set up might be reflected light from white board at eye level from a side view. Think about it first, then put it into play.

Keep in mind, the angle of the key light can change as one moves in closer for shots of the actors. Drastic changes in the key light angle are seldom noticed unless you look very closely. A master scene from a 3/4 angle of light may have a side angle lighting on the actor’s face when shooting a close up. Abrupt changes in lighting can appear smooth if there is no jump cut.

Your practice time will be well spent. Please comment on how you are doing!

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It means a flash-based system. You have 2 kinds, studio flash and on the camera flash. Typically they do not use bulbs as such, though the flash head units are replaceable and an old system did use flash ‘cubes’ / effectively little bulbs.

The key issues for a studio based flash system are a combination of power and control / small adjustments. You also typically get a bulb-based ‘modeling light’, which means you can see where the light is going before you make your flash images.

You can buy these things as a unit, nowadays including a tripod, some kind of reflector and / or diffuser, which will soften or focus the light and often with a ‘slave’ unit – a remote light sensitive trigger, so when one light flashes the others will flash too, without the need for a whole load of interlinking leads.

Ebay is a good place to take a look at what is available… shop around before you buy and start with one light. Finally when using studio flash, always use an RCD ‘tripper’ as flash lights can maintain a massive current – easily enough to kill. I would also consider a flash meter which will help you to learn about flash lighting and to control it.

Here are some free tutorials for flash, it sounds like you are ready for them… begin them at the beginning!

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