SOURCES OF

ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
A. CONTINUOUS DURATION

• Fluorescent lamp
• Incandescent Lamps / Tungsten Light
• Photoflood Lamps
• Infrared Lamps
• Ultraviolet Lamp
B. SHORT DURATION

• Flash bulbs ( Chemical flash lamp )

• Flash cubes
• Flash bar
• X-cube
• Electronic flash
TYPES OF ELECTRONIC FLASH

1. Strobe cube
2. Slave unit or slave flash
3. Right light
4. Accessory flash unit
TYPES OF ACCESSORY FLASH UNIT

1. Manual flash - these flash units require you to figure out the correct exposure for your shooting
conditions.
2. Automatic Flash – These flash unit are automatic sensors to control light output and duration based on
the distance from the camera to the subject. When you set the Aperture you want to use, the flash will
automatically calculate how much light is needed to illuminate a specific distance range, such as 3 to 25
feet, the flash unit will have an electronic eye that reads the amount of light bouncing back from the
subject.
3. Dedicated light Unit – They are made to work with your camera in specific electronic means. They
will do all the thinking for the photographer: automatically setting then correct shutter speed and
aperture, and controlling exposure by regulating flash duration.
4. Built-in flash unit – a flash unit built into the camera
5. Off-camera Flash – a flash unit not mounted on the camera