Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Lighting quality, direction & contrast · Specialist

Lighting contrast ratio

ELI5

The relative brightness difference between key, fill, highlights and shadows.

Used in conversation

“The treatment proposes the lighting contrast ratio, but we should test it in the location.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Lighting contrast ratio” in camera, lenses & lighting conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.