Matakuliah : U0173 / FOTOGRAFI 1
PHOTOGRAPHY 1
6 Qualities of Light
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6 Qualities of Light :
1. Brightness
2. Contrast
3. Color
4. Direction of light
5. Specular
6. Diffused
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1. Brightness
 High key
Dominant : light tones
Mood : clean, bright
 Normal key
Balance between light tones and dark tones
 Low key
Dominant : dark tones
Mood : mysterious, dramatic
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High key
High key :
Overall impression : white n
bright.
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High Key
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Normal key
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Low key
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Low key
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Low key
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2. Contrast
1. Low contrast / flat
2. Normal contrast
3. High contrast
Contrast : ratio between the shadow and highlight
Highlight : brightest area of the subject
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Low contrast
There’s no big difference between
highlight and shadow.
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Normal contrast
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High contrast
There’s a big
difference between
highlight and shadow
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3. Color
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Warm
Orange, yellow, gold
Ex : sunset, tungsten light (interior light)
Normal
Ex : sunny day (daylight)
Cool
Blue, green.
Ex : (early) sunrise
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Warm
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Normal
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Cool
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4. Direction of light
• It’s defined by direction where the light source comes.
• Ex : light comes from behind, front, top, right/left (30, 45, 90º)
side of the object.
• If we know the direction of the source, we can reproduce the
similar lighting in the different situation
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5. Specular
Specular light
Light source with characters :
1. Size of the light source relatively smaller than the object
2. Shadow effect : harsh, sharp
3. Shadow-edge-transfer : short, we can show the edge of
the shadow
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Ex :
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Sunny day
Spot light
Flash (blitz)
Effect : harsh shadow
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Specular
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Specular
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Specular Object
Specular object, Diffused lighting,
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6. Diffused
Light source with characters:
1. Size of the light source relatively bigger than the object
2. Shadow effect : soft
3. Shadow-edge-transfer : long, we can see the
transition/gradation of the shadow
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Ex :
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Cloudy sky, sun through clouds.
Open shade (light source from the sun)
Neon light
Effect : soft/diffused shadow
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Diffused
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Diffused
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Diffused
Diffuse object, diffused light
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Homework :
• Kliping dari majalah
• Tempel di kertas A4
• Kumpulkan minimum 2 gambar untuk masingmasing kriteria
• Tuliskan kriteria di tiap gambar
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Kriteria
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Brightness : a. Low key b. Normal key c. High key
Contrast : a. low contrast b. Normal c. High contrast
Color : a. warm b. Normal c. Cool
Direction of light : a. front b. side c. back
Specular light
Diffused light
Specular object
Diffused object
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