Talk:Three-point lighting

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Contents 1 Merge 4-point lighting setup into this article 2 Added Requested Images 3 Reqphoto 4 Change of focus?

[edit] Merge 4-point lighting setup into this article

I'd suggest that Three-point lighting is a more commonly used term than 4-point lighting setup, and that 4-point lighting is a subset of it. Consequently, I recommend merging 4-point lighting setup into Three-point lighting. --Jeremy Butler 13:39, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

I totally agree with Jeremy Butler. Oliver Bronson

I third that. Huw Diprose

• Done. -- Beland 19:57, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm really not clear on the whole three-point and four point lighting concept, however i thought maybe a few pictures would benefit the article just to make it a little clearer, as well as providing an example. Natasha.x

[edit] Added Requested Images

I added some images showing how it works. Theonlysilentbob 23:39, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reqphoto

I would like to see some example photos of what each camera provides. The book Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting provides great example pictures; we should have something similar here. —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 18:59, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Change of focus?

I think this page should be renamed studio lighting (which now redirects to). There could be a section for each named light and a discussion of overall approaches. —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 18:59, 10 May 2008 (UTC)