Wednesday, March 7, 2012

High Key/Rim Lighting

High Key lighting generally portrays a happy mood in portraiture.  Your exposure is set to a high value and the photograph is very bright.  There is very little shadow in the picture because of the brightness. The background of high key lit images is "blown out" white, usually shot against a lit white background. 

Example of Portrait using High Key Lighting

Example of a portrait using Rim Lighting
Rim Lighting highlights the edges in an image.  The source of light is behind the subject and illuminates the subject so they glow against a darker background. 

No comments:

Post a Comment