Light, flash, portrait and landscape practice, and editing terms.
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- What is the Inverse Square Law in photography?
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Light intensity decreases proportionally with the square of distance from the source.- How is Color Temperature measured?
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In Kelvin, on a scale from warm (lower numbers, reddish) to cool (higher numbers, bluish).- What is Hard Light?
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Direct unmodified light from a small source that creates sharp-edged shadows.- What is Soft Light?
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Diffused light from a large source that creates gradual, soft-edged shadows.- What does a Diffuser do?
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Scatters light by passing it through translucent material, softening the light quality.- What is a Reflector used for?
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To bounce light back onto the subject, filling shadows and creating catchlights.- What is Three-point Lighting?
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A studio setup using a key light (main), fill light (shadow detail), and back light (separation).- What is Light Ratio?
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The brightness relationship between key light and fill light, measuring how much shadows are filled.- What is Backlighting?
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Positioning the main light behind the subject facing the camera, creating a rim or halo effect.- What is the Angle of Incidence in lighting?
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The principle that light reflects at the same angle it strikes a surface.- What is Flash Sync Speed?
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The fastest shutter speed at which the entire sensor is exposed during the flash burst.- What is a Guide Number?
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A flash power rating calculated as distance times aperture (GN = distance x aperture).- What is Bounce Flash?
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Directing flash at a ceiling or wall instead of the subject to diffuse and soften the light.- What is Fill Flash?
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Using flash to brighten shadows during daylight without overpowering available light.- What does Flash Power control?
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The intensity of flash output, typically adjustable as a percentage of full power.
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