Photographic lighting

The model was lit on the left with a strobe. The light was warmed with an orange gel to match the sunset.

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 clarity, tone and saturation to create an accurate rendition of the scene.[1]

Lighting determines exposure and can be used to create effects such as low-key and high-key lighting, both of which involve the contrast between darker and lighter elements in a scene.[2] Lighting is especially important for monochrome photography, where there is limited to no color information, and exclusively includes the interplay of highlights and shadows.

  1. ^ Team, Format (2020-09-21). "12 Types of Lighting in Photograph". www.format.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. ^ "The Basics of Low-Key & High-Key Lighting | Adobe Australia". www.adobe.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.