Split Lighting is described as which of the following effects on the face?

Split Lighting is described as which of the following effects on the face?

• A. The side of the face toward the camera is fully lit.
• B. The entire face is evenly lit.
• C. The side of the face is fully highlighted.
• D. The light comes from behind the subject.

Answer: (C)

Split lighting creates a high-contrast look by lighting one half of the face while the other half remains in shadow. When the main light sits roughly at 90 degrees to the subject, the side of the face facing the camera is the one that's lit, so that near side becomes the highlighted portion of the face. This sharp division and bright emphasis on the lit side is what defines split lighting, giving a dramatic, sculpted appearance. The other descriptions describe different lighting patterns—flat, or back lighting, or lighting that doesn’t emphasize a single half—so they don’t match the effect as well as the highlighted half side does.

Split lighting creates a high-contrast look by lighting one half of the face while the other half remains in shadow. When the main light sits roughly at 90 degrees to the subject, the side of the face facing the camera is the one that's lit, so that near side becomes the highlighted portion of the face. This sharp division and bright emphasis on the lit side is what defines split lighting, giving a dramatic, sculpted appearance. The other descriptions describe different lighting patterns—flat, or back lighting, or lighting that doesn’t emphasize a single half—so they don’t match the effect as well as the highlighted half side does.