Separation Lighting
Accent and/or separation lights
become more important with corrective lighting. Because we use
darkness/shadow to our clients' benefit, we must use small, controllable
light sources to highlight only the areas we want the viewer to see. We
often light a three-quarter or full-length portrait as a
head-and-shoulders portrait (with our main light and reflector for
fill), then use accent/separation lights to selectively illuminate the
rest of the body. This gives us, as photographers, complete control over
the outcome of the final image—and gives our clients a final portrait
their egos can handle.
(source:http://www.sekonic.com/whatisyourspecialty/photographer/articles/the-separation-light.aspx)
(source:http://www.sekonic.com/whatisyourspecialty/photographer/articles/the-separation-light.aspx)
Separation and rim lighting
Rim lighting
Rim lighting is the same as backlighting, where the subject is lighted from behind causing the facial features of the profile to be highlighted.
(source: http://en.mimi.hu/photography/rim_lighting.html)
Rim lighting is the same as backlighting, where the subject is lighted from behind causing the facial features of the profile to be highlighted.
(source: http://en.mimi.hu/photography/rim_lighting.html)
