Lighting ratio: is a comparison between the intensity (brightness) of the
main light and the fill light and thus the difference of the lit and shadow
sides of the subject’s face.
Incident light meter: is a handheld device separate from your camera
that measures the amount of light falling on a subject (as opposed to the
reflective reading your camera takes which is light bouncing off the
subject back to the camera). It is not fooled by the brightness range of
the subject, whereas in camera reflective meters can be fooled.
Reflector – a device that is used to reflect light, generally back towards
the subject. It can be a specialized factory made reflector or as simple as
a piece of white cardboard.
Light meter – a device that measures the amount of light in a scene.
Your FZ300/330 has one built in, it uses reflective readings (light
bouncing off the subject coming back through the lens [TTL])
Remote flash trigger – a device used to fire remote flash units off
camera.
Subtractive lighting – as the name implies it is the taking away of light
to create a desired effect. Commonly it involves holding a reflector or
opaque panel over the subject’s head to block light from above and
open deep eye shadows cause by overhead lighting. It can also mean
holding a black reflector opposite your main light to create a deeper
shadow, reflecting black onto the subject instead of light.
Hard light – harsh or undiffused light such as produced by bright
sunlight, a small flashgun, or an on-camera flash. It produces harsh
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