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Merge 4-point lighting setup into this article

I'd suggest that Three-point lighting is a more commonly used term than 4-point lighting setup, and that 4-point lighting is a subset of it. Consequently, I recommend merging 4-point lighting setup into Three-point lighting. --Jeremy Butler 13:39, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I totally agree with Jeremy Butler. Oliver Bronson

Done. -- Beland 19:57, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really not clear on the whole three-point and four point lighting concept, however i thought maybe a few pictures would benefit the article just to make it a little clearer, as well as providing an example. Natasha.x

Added Requested Images

I added some images showing how it works. Theonlysilentbob 23:39, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DearSilent bob; I thank you for the Diagram - but as I am a working photographer & video lighting director, may I correct a slight inaccuracy of the diagram & send it to you for your approval? Experience has shown that placing the "Back" or "Hair-light" across from the key, rather than on the same side as the key produces a more pleasing 3 dimensional effect to the lens. Also adding a symbol for the "Imaging" object, (i.e. film or electronic camera) will help orient the researcher as to where the POV of the plot is located. I can do this in Photoshop if you like, & send it as a png or Jpg. When lighting commercials with a field kit I invariably found that if my Key & Hair light were on the same side of the subject- they look like they were caught in an A-Bomb blast, where when the hair light was on the subdued "Fill light" shoulder, it would enhance the illusion of 3 dimensional modeling. Also I can upload a couple of my example shots showing the effect of different lighting settings. thanks. MBD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.6.81.62 (talk) 22:42, 22 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reqphoto

I would like to see some example photos of what each camera provides. The book Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting provides great example pictures; we should have something similar here. —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 18:59, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Change of focus?

I think this page should be renamed studio lighting (which now redirects to category:Photographic lighting). There could be a section for each named light and a discussion of overall approaches. —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 18:59, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Camera position?

The illustrations:

show everything except the camera itself! Where it is supposed to be? — Mikhail Ryazanov (talk) 20:49, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In my experience the camera is diametrically opposite the backlight with key and fill on either side of that line. Robjlocke (talk) 20:56, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

4 point lighting

A query on 4 point lighting definition. 3 point lighting is key , back and fill, agreed. 4-point in my experience is 4 lamps at roughly 90 degrees to each other. This permits acceptible lighting on the subject at any angle in the horizontal plane. I come from a formal broadcast lighting background and realise that this may not correspond with stills techniques, however, as the "subject" is all-important whatever illuminates the set or background could be no lights or many lights bares no relation to the 2,3,or 4 point lighting of the subject. To refer to 4 point lighting as the article does is misleading. Robjlocke (talk) 20:54, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]