What is the name of the lighting setup that uses three lights: key, fill, and back/hair light?

• A. Three-Point Lighting Setup
• B. Standard 3 Point Lighting setup
• C. Three-Point Lighting
• D. Basic Lighting

Answer: (B)

Three-point lighting uses three lights—the key light for the main exposure, the fill light to soften shadows, and the back (hair) light to separate the subject from the background. The phrase that best fits how this setup is labeled in many teaching materials is “Standard 3 Point Lighting setup.” It explicitly calls out the standard, three-light arrangement and uses the common numeric shorthand students encounter in coursework, making it the most precise and widely recognized label in this context. The other phrasings describe the same concept, but they’re less aligned with the exact terminology used in this material, while Basic Lighting refers to a broader, less specific category.