Kapwing / AI Prompting Guides
AI Lighting
Controls
Lighting is one of the biggest influences on how an AI-generated shot feels — yet many prompts leave it to chance. Use these three interactive references to understand key lighting controls, with ready-to-use prompts you can copy and paste.
Direction
Where the light sits relative to the subject. Same person, same room, six positions.
Source
What is actually emitting the light. Naming a physical source gives the model something to reason about.
Window
Fluorescent
Lantern
Direct Sunlight
Candlelit
Flashlight
Natural Light
Spotlight
Sunset
Lighter
Computer
Time of Day
One location, twelve hours of sun. Drag the marker along the arc.
DAWN
6:30am
Common Terms
The vocabulary models respond to. Click a term for its definition and to jump to an example that uses it.
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