THEORY – LIGHTING

TASK 1 – TPL ARTICLE

Click here to read an article on Three Point Lighting (TPL).

Also, click here to try that site’s TPL Simulator (requires Flash). It shows a person lit with all possible combinations of lights on/off.

TASK 2 – ONE-LIGHT PORTRAIT LIGHTING TECHNIQUES

Click here to view a video of a Photographer discussing five portrait lighting techniques.

TASK 3 – RESEARCH

There are many other videos and websites that discuss different lighting techniques. Take a few minutes to do some research.

If you come across a neat topic or resource, please share it with me. If I use it, I will give you bonus marks! (Woohoo!!!)

TASK 4 – QUESTIONS

Answer the following questions in a Google Doc. Share that doc with your teacher after completed.

QUESTIONS (ARTICLE)

1) What does TPL stand for?

2) In Three Point Lighting, what is the name of each light?

3) If you only have one light, where should you place it?

4) If you have two lights, where should you place them?

5) Why is the Fill light called the Fill light?

QUESTIONS (VIDEO)

6) What are the five lighting techniques discussed in the video?

7) Describe the light location and effect of three of the lighting techniques discussed in the video.

8) What is the difference between hard light and soft light?

QUESTION (RESEARCH)

9) Did you find something neat that your teacher should consider using in future lessons? Share it here. It is okay to leave this answer blank.