Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

A spotlight is one source of direct light. Its diameter is small, and it often has a built- in lens to focus the light even more ...

Directional-diffused light is partially direct with some diffused or scattered rays (see Figure 21.2). It appears to come from a ...

Available Light: Outdoors What kind of light will you find when you photograph in available light (the light that already exists ...

CHAPTER 21 LIGHTING 311 FIGURE 21.4 Direct light out- doors can pro- duce prominent shadows, so it is important to notice how su ...

The light changes as the time of day changes. The sun gets higher and then lower in the sky, affecting the direction in which sh ...

Light indoors is often relatively dim. If you want to use the existing light and not add flash or other light to a scene, you mi ...

shadows, especially when used at a distance. A softbox or umbrella reflector is much more diffused and soft. Use the type of lig ...

The Main Light: The Dominant Source Where do you start when making a photograph with artificial light? Using lights like photofl ...

316 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TODIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FIGURE 21.10 A high-side lighting portrait with a main light at about 45° to ...

Lighting from a very low angle can suggest mystery, drama, or even menace just because it seems unnatural. Monsters in horror mo ...

Some types of lighting have been traditionally associated with certain subjects. Side lighting has long been considered appropri ...

The Fill Light: To Lighten Shadows Fill light adds light to shadows. When you look at a contrasty scene, your eye auto- maticall ...

Artificial lighting often requires fill light. Light from a single photoflood or flash often produces a very contrasty light in ...

for lightening shadows in portraits, still lifes, and other subjects. The foil side reflects a more brilliant, harder light. A f ...

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Using Your Digital Pictures PART V The Portrait.......................... .336 Digital Photography and the Web......... .346 26 ...

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22 In this chapter Simple Portrait Lighting Converting from Color to Black and White Several Ways to Fix Red Eye The Portrait ...

When shooting indoors, window light is a convenient source of light during the day. Contrast between lit and shaded areas will b ...

Take a series of pictures at different exposures. If your camera has a light meter, take a photo using its value, then take ano ...