Module 45 lessons42 min
Lighting, Colour & Atmosphere
Two images with identical subjects and identical framing can feel like they belong to different genres, and the difference is almost always light and colour. This module gives you language for direction, quality, time of day and palette so atmosphere becomes something you build rather than something you request.
What this module covers
- Lighting direction
- Lighting quality
- Time of day
- Colour palette
- Environmental atmosphere
- Emotional tone
Module progress and lessons
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- 4.1 Where the Light Comes FromFront, side, back and above — naming a direction is the fastest way to change how a face reads.9 min
- 4.2 Hard Light, Soft LightShadow edges tell the viewer what kind of day it is. Learn to specify quality, not just brightness.8 min
- 4.3 Time of DayDawn, midday, golden hour, blue hour and night — each one carries a colour temperature and an angle for free.8 min
- 4.4 Colour and TemperatureBuilding a restrained palette, and using one warm accent against a cool field.9 min
- 4.5 Atmosphere and Emotional ToneHaze, rain, dust and distance — the environmental details that put air between the viewer and the subject.8 min