Shooting Outdoors Flashcards
What is meant by “speckled sun”?
Sunlight coming through shade
Which types of Direct Sun are unacceptable?
a. 1/2 shade
b. Noon
Bright overcast or shade light is also known as?
Subtractive lighting
What are the purposes of the “main” light?
a. provides the light that lights the face
b. provides catch lights
c. determines taking f/stops
d. sometimes determines the shutter speed
e. determines the nature of the light
What are the purposes of the “fill” light?
a. creates the ratio
b. fills in the shadows
c. provides a back up catch light
How should the “fill” light be metered in comparison to the “main” light?
The fill light should always be metered less than the main light
Give an example of metering for “fill” and “main” lights in a given light set-up.
if main is metered f/8, the fill light should be metered at f/5.6 or dimmer
What is the relationship between the size of the light and its intensity?
The bigger the light source, the softer or more diffused the light
In a mixed light environment, how are the Auxiliary light(s) achieved?
a. background light is achieved by subject placement
b. hair light is achieved by subject placement
c. kicker is achieved by subject placement or with flash
When outside using the flash as the main light, what light source provides the fill light?
Ambient light
When outside, what are the steps for using “Flash as Main”?
- meter ambient light (fill light) on face
- place flash in desired position to get clean light form
- meter flash to read 1, 2, or 3. stops brighter than the ambient reading
- set camera f/stop to match flash f/stop reading
- set camera shutter speed to match ambient shutter speed reading at same f/stop
When using “flash as main” what does the f/stop control?
Flash exposure
When using “flash as main” what controls ambient light exposure?
Shutter Speed.
When metering flash with ambient light, what shutter speed setting should you use?
1/500th of a second
When outdoors, what are the steps for “adjusting” the fill light?
- set the flash to desired f/stop to get desired depth of field
- meter ambient light and scroll through meter settings until you find the same f/stop as the one you chose for your flash setting
- set camera f/stop for that f/stop
- set camera shutter speed one, two, or three stops faster than the meter reading
