High-key lighting
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High-key lighting is a style of lighting for film, television, or photography that aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene. This was originally done partly for technological reasons, si
Example of a high-key photographic composition
Fill light
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In film, television, stage, or photographic lighting, a fill light may be used to reduce the contrast of a scene to match the dynamic range of the recording media and record the same amount of detail
High-key lighting
…is usually quite homogeneous and free from dark shadows. The terminology comes from the higher balance in the ratio between the key light and the fill light in a traditional three-point lighting setup. In the 1950s and 1960s, high-key lighting was achieved through multiple light sources lighting a scene—usually…
With the sunlight coming from the right and behind the model, a shoot-through umbrella (on camera left) was used to illuminate her.