ABSTRACT
The real issue is that getting exposure is only one of the jobs that lighting does for us. What we really need lighting to do is: Sure, exposure is important and lighting helps us with that, but frankly, getting enough light for exposure usually isn't that hard. On some jobs we end up making our own lighting units or using things from the hardware store. A backlight is a standard part of portrait or close-up lighting, where the whole aim is to make people look as good as possible. Many cinematographers say that the one thing that changes as one should learn and grow as a lighting person is that they end up using a lot fewer lights in a scene. Lighting orders vary greatly depending on the size of the production, whether or not there are night exteriors, large sets, and, of course, the budget.
