Hair light.A studio lamp or flash unit positioned in such a way that it illuminates a subject’s hair. Usually positioned slightly behind the subject to create a (hopefully) subtle halo-like effect which separates the hair from the background.cf. edge lighting. Entry last updated 2002-04-03. Term 580 of 1487. Previous term: gyroscopic stabilizer. Next term: hairline. This document is copyright © 2002-2013 NK Guy, PhotoNotes.org. This information is provided with neither warranties nor claims of accuracy or completeness of any sort. Use this information at your own risk. All trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. You may copy and print this document for your own personal use. You may not, however, reprint or republish this work, in whole or in part, without prior permission from me, the author. Such republication includes inclusion of this work in other Web sites, Web pages, FTP archives, books, magazines or other periodicals, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM compilations or any other form of publication or distribution. Please do not frame this site within another. Please send comments or error reports using the feedback form.
A studio lamp or flash unit positioned in such a way that it illuminates a subject’s hair. Usually positioned slightly behind the subject to create a (hopefully) subtle halo-like effect which separates the hair from the background.cf. edge lighting. Entry last updated 2002-04-03. Term 580 of 1487. Previous term: gyroscopic stabilizer. Next term: hairline. This document is copyright © 2002-2013 NK Guy, PhotoNotes.org. This information is provided with neither warranties nor claims of accuracy or completeness of any sort. Use this information at your own risk. All trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. You may copy and print this document for your own personal use. You may not, however, reprint or republish this work, in whole or in part, without prior permission from me, the author. Such republication includes inclusion of this work in other Web sites, Web pages, FTP archives, books, magazines or other periodicals, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM compilations or any other form of publication or distribution. Please do not frame this site within another. Please send comments or error reports using the feedback form.
A studio lamp or flash unit positioned in such a way that it illuminates a subject’s hair. Usually positioned slightly behind the subject to create a (hopefully) subtle halo-like effect which separates the hair from the background.
cf. edge lighting.
Entry last updated 2002-04-03. Term 580 of 1487.
Previous term: gyroscopic stabilizer.
Next term: hairline.
This document is copyright © 2002-2013 NK Guy, PhotoNotes.org. This information is provided with neither warranties nor claims of accuracy or completeness of any sort. Use this information at your own risk. All trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.
You may copy and print this document for your own personal use. You may not, however, reprint or republish this work, in whole or in part, without prior permission from me, the author. Such republication includes inclusion of this work in other Web sites, Web pages, FTP archives, books, magazines or other periodicals, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM compilations or any other form of publication or distribution. Please do not frame this site within another.
Please send comments or error reports using the feedback form.
