In lighting the news set, the LD has been used to a 2:1:1 (key:back:fill) lighting ratio. When you check the monitor with the new anchor on the news set (who has curly black hair), it shows her blending in too much with the dark background. What would you do to improve the lighting?

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Increasing the intensity of the back light will help to separate the anchor from the dark background, giving her more definition and preventing her from blending in. Decreasing the key light intensity or moving it farther from the talent may only make the overall lighting too dull, and increasing the fill light intensity or using a camera light may not effectively solve the problem of the anchor blending in with the background.

In Lighting the News Set, the LD Has Been Used