what is this photography called again

copacetic

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dablakmark8 said:
Yes..yes...thats exactly what i am talking about but professional photographers has word for this
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That's the word I was taught in art school, so that's the word that would be used by professional photographers exiting that art school...
 
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You right in saying that ole chap.Maybe the simple word is bwana's one.Ok will speak to the photographer in 2 weeks time and tell him about this thread.I need him to take photos of me "split light" effect.
 
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ok so my kid went out and left her doll head unattended so I thought I'd provide a little illustration. Yes, it's quick and nasty but I hope it helps.

First off we've got the light going straight on at the subject, as you can see this is your basic passport photo type shot - it's flat as a pancake.
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Moving along, with the same single light I positioned it at 45° to the subject to case some shadow and give it some depth and is what's known as Rembrandt lighting or what I think the classical artist types mean by Chiaroscuro.
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Finally I put the light at 90° to the subject to create the distinct shadow as per the OP. This is split-lighting. [-]Yes, there was a little light creeping in the shadow side - I could have reshot it properly or darkened the shadow completely in post but you get the idea. Besides, I've got to shoot some soccer later and didn't want to dedicate too much time on this rather than chilling out. :)[/-] (Ok, I fixed it in post)
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An expert has spoken. :eek:

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And also taken some seriously creepy pictures of a doll's head.
 
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copacetic said:
An expert has spoken. :eek:

*edit*

And also taken some seriously creepy pictures of a doll's head.
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No, I'm no lighting expert. It's all pretty basic stuff that any photographer should know. :)

And yeah, the head thing is pretty creepy. Looks like one of the kids decided to play hairdresser at some stage. :eek: Maybe when my kid gets home I'll get her to tackle the hair and makeup. :)

EDIT: btw for the newer photographers out there the difference between the first two images should provide enough reason to understand why you really want to get the flash off the camera when you're photographing people.

Most new consumer cameras have great remote flash (with ETTL) which makes it really simple. The camera I was using doesn't (no popup flash) so I just used a cheap remote trigger I picked up for a few hundred rand. These remote triggers don't have ETTL and the range isnt fantastic but they get the job done more often than not.
 
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LOL at all the responses to the OP..... :D

Is the term you are looking for "High-key lighting" perhaps?
 
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