Lighting
Glossary Terms
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carbon arc studio lamp of 1913 with set of carbon arcs in one reflector |
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Hot Lights
Continuous lighting that generates more heat than light, e.g. tungsten bulb, carbon arc lamb, halogen lamp
Cool Lights
Continuous lighting that generates more light than heat, e.g. fluorescent lamp, LED lamp, cold light
Strobes
Non-continuous lighting. E.g. a flash gun.
Ring Flash
The ring flash is an accessory for macro photography.
Modifiers
strobe with softbox image by Raphael Borges (Image rights) |
Barn Doors
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Reflector
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Scrim
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Snoot
A tube or cone attached to a lamp or flash unit to restrict the light, producing a spotlighting effect.
Softbox
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