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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Glossary - K


K 

Kelvin† the unit of temperature used to designate the color temperature of a light source. A temperature scale where each degree is the same size as a centigrade degree, but the Kelvin scale has its zero at 273°C. 

key light the apparent principal source of directional illumination falling upon a subject or area. 

kicker a luminaire used to provide an additional highlight or accent on a subject. 

klieg light a high-intensity carbon arc spotlight, typically used in motion picture lighting. 

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