Lighting for Video CHAPTER 11 obtain a quality video image). However, only a fraction of the light's output will be reflected. 275 11.16 DO WE REALLY NEED TO LIGHT IT? it is interesting to note that when people look around, their eyes will often pass, without a second glance, over incidental features that seem to stand out in a pho- tograph, film, or video. they overlook the reflections in a shop window and concen- trate on the items for sale inside the win- dow. People accept a bright blob of light on a tiled surface without a thought. when they talk to others, they may note their expressions and how they are dressed, but that is usually the end of it.