{"id":2033,"date":"2020-09-10T14:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T14:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2024-01-11T07:02:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T07:02:27","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-3-point-lighting-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-3-point-lighting-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About the 3-Point Lighting Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the standard lighting\u00a0setups<\/a>\u00a0that every photographer, filmmaker and creator needs to know is 3-point lighting. Seeing as it\u2019s one of the basics, we thought we\u2019d put together a guide, telling you everything that you need to know about it.<\/p>\n

Why use 3-point lighting?<\/h2>\n

Three-point lighting setups are the go-to for filmmakers\u2013and plenty of photographers, too\u2013because of the natural-looking light that they produce.<\/p>\n

While the sun is a single light source, it\u2019s a very large one. Its light is also bounced and reflected off of surfaces extensively, and with the addition of artificial lighting, it wraps itself around subjects very easily. Three-point lighting does a good job of emulating this\u00a0natural light source<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3-point lighting adds a three-dimensional feeling to scenes, which adds to the natural feel. You can make your subject stand out from the background and keep the entire scene from looking flat and textureless.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the setup?<\/h2>\n

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A three-point lighting setup uses, somewhat unsurprisingly, three lights.<\/p>\n