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IIncandescent

Incandescent light refers to the illumination produced from typical household light bulbs (tungsten bulbs) incorporating a heated tungsten wire filament. The light produced is “yellow” or a warmer-than-daylight white balance. Setting a camera’s white balance to Incandescent will correct for the yellow cast.

In terms of color temperature, incandescent light generally falls between 2500 and 3500 degrees Kelvin.

Color Temperature

Light Source

1000-2000 K

      Candlelight

2500-3500 K

      Tungsten Bulb (household variety)

3000-4000 K

      Sunrise/Sunset (clear sky)

4000-5000 K

      Fluorescent Lamps

5000-5500 K

      Electronic Flash

5000-6500 K

      Daylight with Clear Sky (sun overhead)

6500-8000 K

      Moderately Overcast Sky

9000-10000 K

      Shade or Heavily Overcast Sky

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Key Light
The key light is also known as the main light in a multiple light studio set-up.
Kicker Light
The kicker light is also known as the rim light in a multi-light studio set-up.
Kilobyte
A unit of information equal to 1,024 bytes.
Kelvin
A unit of temperature. In photography, it refers most often to the temperature of a color.