Thread by @nickfloats

🕯️Exploring lighting styles in #MidJourney

pt. 2 of an ongoing series, today we're building off of yesterday's exploration into film types (link at end of thread)

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🧵 A thread

Same base prompt as yesterday, this time with [lighting]

💬 [Shot Type] photo of [Subject], [Lighting Style], shot on [Film Type]

For easy comparison, images in this thread are:

💬 [Street Style] photo of [a woman], [Lighting], shot on [Kodak Gold 200]

Some key lighting examples

💡Studio Lighting

👀 Controlled lighting set up using multiple artificial lights to achieve the desired effect. Commonly used in #portrait #fashion, product, and commercial #photography

💡Natural Lighting

👀 Light from the sun or other sources present in the environment, often making use of windows, open spaces, or reflective surfaces to control the light.

💡Off-Camera Flash

👀 A portable flash unit that is not attached to the camera, allowing for greater creative control over the lighting of a scene

One of my favorites

💡Spot Lighting

👀 A type of lighting that uses a focused beam of light to illuminate a specific area or subject

How about combination lighting?

💡Backlight with Hair Light

👀 A combination of backlight and hair light to add dimension and separation to a subject's hair. Often used in #portrait and #beautyphotography

💡Silhouette Lighting with Side Light

👀 A type of lighting where the key light is positioned behind the subject, casting their outline into sharp relief against the background

💡Split Lighting with Rim Light

👀 A combination of split lighting and rim light to create a dramatic, high-contrast look

And finish off with some examples using the same lighting (Off-Camera Flash), this time with 2 different film styles.

I love this side-by-side view

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Here's a link to yesterday's thread where we explored different film types. Retweet if you're liking this content so far, it really helps.

s/o @LinusEkenstam for the tip on using --seed for more consistent results

Here's a preview of where we're headed in this series

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Just posted part 3 in this series where we explore different shot types and camera positions. Here's a link to the thread if you wanna check it out!