Three Point Lighting Class Activity

In class we were discussing the different lightings that you could use when taking pictures called three point lighting. The three lightings are: Key light, fill light, and the back light. These three lightings together make the perfect picture. The key light illuminates the scene to bring you out of the background. The fill light fills in the dark corners not covered by the key light. Then, the back light creates a rim of light around the subject.

We went over to the studio to do the activity. The task was to take a picture without any of the three lightings, then one with the key light only, then add the fill light, and then the back light so that we could see for ourselves how the light makes a difference.

Here are my pictures.


No light

Key light



Fill Light



Back Light