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P06
P06 LIGHT & COLOR UNIT VOCABULARY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| LIGHT | Is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye. |
| HARD LIGHT | A light source that is relatively small and far away (such as the sun) and creates harsh, sharp-edged shadows and reveals textures. |
| SOFT LIGHT | A light source that is relatively large and close to the subject that creates soft edged shadow transitions and conceals textures. |
| SPECULAR HIGHLIGHT | a bright spot of light that reflects on shiny objects when illuminated by a hard light, a strong 3d visual cue. |
| DIFFUSER | a translucent device such as a softbox or umbrella that spreads the light from a hard light to soften the light and reduce harsh shadows |
| REFLECTOR | a device that is used to redirect light towards a given subject to fill in and lessen shadows |
| MODIFIER | any kind of device used with light sources to alter the direction, quality, or color of photographic light |
| COLOR TEMPERATURE | a measurement scale in degrees Kelvin that indicates the hue (color cast) of a particular light source |
| KELVIN | a unit of measure for color temperature |
| TUNGSTEN | also known as an incandescent light bulb, a globe shaped bulb that produces light with a heated wire filament that gives off a yellowish cast. |
| FLUORESCENT | a light bulb which uses a tube filled with mercury vapor gas which is charged to produce light that gives off a greenish cast |
| WHITE BALANCE | a camera color temperature adjustment to remove unrealistic color casts making white objects appear white in the image. (The "L" in LISA) |
| DAYLIGHT WB | a camera white balance preset that assumes the light source is the sun on a clear day (about 5200k) |
| SHADE WB | a camera white balance preset that assumes the subject is in the shade (about 7000k) |
| CLOUDY WB | a camera white balance preset that assumes the subject is in an overcast sky (about 6000k) |
| TUNGSTEN WB | a camera white balance preset that assumes the subject in light from a TUNGSTEN light bulb (about 3200k) |
| FLUORSCENT WB | a camera white balance preset that assumes the subject is in light form a FLUORESCENT light bulb (about 4000k) |
| CORE SHADOW | the dark band visible where light and shadow meet on an object |
| CAST SHADOW | shadow on the surface an object rests on, created by the object itself blocking the light from the source. |
| HIGHLIGHT | the area on the subject where light is directly hitting or reflecting with the most intensity. |
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