Three point lighting

Next class, my lecturer will teach us about what is three point lighting. To ensure me to understand what lecturer talking about, I decide to do some research about the three point lighting.

As its name, three point lighting is a method to light up the subject by using 3 light source which can greatly emphasize the silhouette of an subject.

Three light source in three point lighting:

1.Key light
-Is the main light source, usually is the strongest light in between. Commonly, it place in around front of the subject. Key light light up the whole image. It shine directly upon the subject.

2.Fill light
-Using a weaker light compare with key light, but bigger area. Commonly, it place in beside the key light. Fill light could increase overall brightness and also create good refraction of light of the subject.

3.Back light/Rim
- Produce weakest light from the back of the subject. It used in separate the subject from the background and look like having a certain distance.

In my opinion, three point lighting able to make the image look more interesting and make the subject could be see clearly. This method could really help us in making 3D model because, the 3D without light is look so boring and difficult to see the shape of it.