Three point lighting

Three point lighting

During our time in the studio we had a chance to have a look at three point lighting, especially within visual media such as video, film, theatre, still photography and in some cases computer generated imagery,  to create optimal lighting for a studio. This session we used it for still photography

Arry lighting 

Set up 1 

Power usage x3: 900 watts 

brightness of lights: very dull as it had the gels on it to create the change of colour 

Coverage (focus): average focus

Ease of use: easy to set up, simple to set focus ring 

health and safety: issue with cables as a tripping hazard, barn doors getting hot

Set up 2 

Power usage x3: 900 watts 

brightness of lights: bright

Coverage (focus): average focus

Ease of use: easy to set up, simple to set focus ring 

health and safety: issue with cables as a tripping hazard, barn doors getting hot 

Redheads 

Set up 3

Power usage x3: 2400 watts 

brightness of lights: Very bright

Coverage (focus): Very wide 

Ease of use: Simple with a focus ring 

health and safety Large heavy lights hard to move, can become extremely hot and cables

Dedos  

Set up 4 

Power usage x3: 450 watts 

brightness of lights:

Coverage (focus): Very low 

Ease of use: Light and simple 

health and safety : Cables create a tripping hazard