LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE THAT PERFORMS LIGHT CONTROL OF LIGHTING DEVICE, LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD

A light control system including an image capturing apparatus having an image capturing section for acquiring an image of an object, a lighting device having a light emitting section, and a light control device. The image capturing apparatus includes a communication section that communicates with the lighting device and the light control device, and a controller that detects at least one information of an object luminance, a shadow contrast value, and an outline contrast value, from the acquired object image. The lighting device includes a communication section that communicates with the image capturing apparatus, and a controller that sets a light amount of the light emitting section. The light control device includes a communication section that communicates with the image capturing apparatus, and a controller that performs light control of the lighting device according to the detected information and a role of the lighting device.