Lighting control device for controlling light emission of plurality of lighting devices by wireless communication, lighting device, photographing system, control method, and storage medium

Abstract

A lighting control device capable of checking shadow/shade on a subject intended by a user without impairing the real-time property. The lighting control device is wirelessly connected to a plurality of lighting devices each having a light unit capable of being on continuously, and controls turning on/off of the light units of the plurality of lighting devices. The lighting control device performs wireless communication with the plurality of lighting devices generates a turn-on instruction for the light unit, and transmits, to the plurality of lighting devices by the wireless communication: the turn-on instruction; information on a group to which each of the plurality of lighting devices belongs; and turn-on group information including a setting of one of light emission permission and light emission prohibition set for the group.