Review:

  • Photographer: Alilah Townsend
  • Photographer: Nadav Kander
  • MANHATTAN, NEW YORK – JANUARY 13, 2019: Portrait of actress Natasha Lyonne. Credit: Celeste Sloman for The New York Times
  • Photographer: Coco Rae
  • Photographer: Nadav Kander
  • Photographer: Celeste Sloman
  • Photographer: Timothy Greenfield-Saunders
  • Photographer: Dawoud Bey
  • Photographer: Dawoud Bey

3-point Lighting

– standard lighting for portraits, video and film

Main light-is the brightest light and creates the shadows

Fill light-brightens the shadows

Background light-creates separation between the subject and the background. This light can be aimed at the background or it can be aimed at the subject. If the later, it would be called a hair light. If accenting the edge of the face or shoulders, this light would be called a rim light or a kicker.

Natural vs idealized

Compare the work of Dawoud Bey with Peter Hurley

  • Shalanta. Photographer: Dawud Bey
  • Farhia Hagi. Photographer: Peter Hurley

Lab

Working within a Style

Homework

Using Brand Style

Final Project