the range of 3200 to 3800 Kelvin. The color of light can change simply by
placing something in its path, like sunlight changing to a more cooler Kelvin
temperature, around 6500 Kelvin and above, in shaded areas. Sunlight also
presents itself in different colors during sunrise and sunset, as the sun pene-
trates earth’s atmosphere in a more oblique angle during those time periods.LIGHTING BASICS 25FACING PAGE—Playboy Playmate Maria Eriksson, from the United Kingdom, brought this amazing outfit. Although I had
studio flash units with me, I decided to add some romance to the image by photographing Maria with the ambient light
produced by the one lamp (with the shade removed) in the room. This hotel room in Las Vegas had many mirrored areas,
so the lamp reflected throughout the room. I postproduced the image with Adobe Lightroom for the warm-toned effect.
(CAMERA:Canon EOS 5D Mark II fitted with a Canon 85mm f/1.2L USM lens. SETTINGS:85mm effective focal length,^1 / 125 sec-
ond shutter speed, f/1.4, white balance at 3700K, ISO 4000) ABOVE—Here is another image of Maria made with the same
single lamp. In this case, I chose to not desaturate the colors, leaving the image as shot. (CAMERA:Canon EOS 5D Mark II
fitted with a Canon 85mm f/1.2L USM lens. SETTINGS:85mm effective focal length,^1 / 125 second shutter speed, f/1.4, white
balance at 3700K, ISO 3200)