Light in Photography - LIGHTING -

Lighting Diagrams

The direction & position of the lights for any lighting situation can be accurately recorded by marking their location on two clock dials one marking an X axis and the other a Y axis. One dial marks a plan view looking down on the subject with the camera at 6 O'clock.
In this situation, the direction would be marked at 12.15	Mouse over to view roll over image

The second clock dial locates the lights in terms of height. If we consider that the axis through 9 O'clock to the center is the axis of the camera to the subject, any light positioned below this is marked between 4 and 8 O'clock.
In this situation, the direction would be at marked at 11	Mouse over to view roll over image

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