Studio Lighting II
Advanced studio lighting by design: hierarchies of light, high-key and low-key, color and gels, mixing flash with ambient and continuous light, freezing motion, beauty and fashion, still life, glass, liquids and reflective surfaces, food, multi-pass composites, and lighting to a brief.
PHOT-211 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons · 5 h
Offered by HSM University · Photography
What you'll learn
- Design lighting from an idea or brief with a clear hierarchy of key, fill, separation and background lights
- Create high-key images with even white backgrounds while controlling flare and wrap
- Create low-key and chiaroscuro images by controlling spill, fall-off and separation
- Use gels and RGB light with an understanding of additive color, light loss and color harmony
- Balance flash with window, practical and continuous light using independent exposure controls
- Freeze motion with short flash durations, appropriate lighting and triggering for people, liquids and powders
- Light beauty and fashion images for skin, makeup, fabric and movement across all skin tones
- Light still life subjects to reveal form, texture and material with cards, mirrors and flags
- Light glass, liquids and reflective surfaces using the family of angles, bright-field, dark-field and gradients
- Light food appetizingly with back and side light, fill, styling and honest representation
- Plan and light multi-pass composites, light painting, plates and references for retouching and CGI
- Interpret briefs and references, plan productions and deliver a professional lighting portfolio
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h total · final exam
- 1 Designing light: from idea to lighting plan 25 min · quiz
- 2 High-key lighting 25 min · quiz
- 3 Low-key lighting and chiaroscuro 25 min · quiz
- 4 Color in light: gels, theory and creative color 25 min · quiz
- 5 Mixing flash with ambient and continuous light 25 min · quiz
- 6 Freezing motion and high-speed flash 25 min · quiz
- 7 Beauty and fashion lighting 25 min · quiz
- 8 Still life fundamentals 25 min · quiz
- 9 Glass, liquids and reflective surfaces 25 min · quiz
- 10 Food and tabletop lighting 25 min · quiz
- 11 Lighting for composites, passes and plates 25 min · quiz
- 12 Working to a brief, recreating looks and capstone 25 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Advanced studio lighting by design: hierarchies of light, high-key and low-key, color and gels, mixing flash with ambient and continuous light, freezing motion, beauty and fashion, still life, glass, liquids and reflective surfaces, food, multi-pass composites, and lighting to a brief.
Part of the Film & Photography stream, typically taken in year 2.