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| How A Camera Sees | | Every year, I have the privilege of participating in Expanding Your Horizons, a program that encourages middle school girls women to enter mathematics and science fields of study. This article was originally written for these young women. |
| See the Light | | Let's talk about the basics of lighting! This brief overview will help you start seeing light in a new way. |
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| Beginning Portrait Lighting - Finding the Light Outside | | Beauty Tip of the Day: Don’t drink (well, not much), don’t smoke and only go outside an hour before sunset. |
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| Beginning Studio Lighting - what lights are needed and how to set them for portrait art | | You’re probably tired of hearing this from us, but the key to great photography is great lighting. Knowing how to set up and meter your lights can put you on the fast track to great portrait art. |
| Lighting -The Basic Vocabulary | | Let’s learn about a few lighting terms that every photographer should know: feathering the light, hard light versus soft light, main light, fill light, background light, separation light. |
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The Flashy Thingy (does it really erase memories) - how to use a light meter
| | A light meter is an instrument used to measure the amount of light falling on a subject. We use the information we glean from a light meter in setting our camera for the proper exposure. |
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| Beginning Portrait Lighting - What Do all Those Terms Mean | | When you go to photography seminars or hang with other photographers, you’re going to hear some terms thrown around. If you have no clue what they are talking about, you’ll feel lost and spend the next half hour wondering, “What the heck is ‘Butterfly light’?” Because I want you to feel cool and confident, here’s some info every portrait photographer should know: |
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| FAQs - Reflectors, diffusers, and gobos | | When should I use a reflector? When you find yourself in a difficult lighting situation, you can often improve it with the use of a reflector by bouncing the light from the sun (or open sky) into the subject. You can increase the amount of light on the subject’s face. |
Color Temperature - Light Throughout the Day
| | What is the color of outdoor light? The answer is: it depends upon the time of day. [image removed] The complete range of waves traveling in space includes everything from radio waves to gamma rays. In the middle is the visible spectrum – ... |
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The Parts You Need for an Off-Camera Flash System
| | Using a portable off-camera or "remote" flash outside, can help give your pictures a little more consistent color, and color that is just a bit "cleaner" and brighter. |
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| Introduction: Incident Meters Explained | | Here's an intro into what an incident lightmeter is, and how the typical controls work. You really should have and USE one of these! |
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| Backlighting | | I love backlighting! It adds sparkle, drama and depth to an image like few other techniques can. |
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| White backgrounds without the fog effect | | A white background is extremely versatile. From commercial and product work to fashion photography, from high school seniors to children’s portrait work, nothing beats the simple blank canvas of a seamless white background. |
| Fun With Lighting - Black Backgrounds | | It seems so easy. Just hang a piece of black fabric behind the subject and shoot, right? But the wrinkles in the fabric show, so you go out and buy black seamless background paper. Now there aren’t any wrinkles, but the background looks grey, not black (particularly on the side near the light source.) What’s going on? |
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| Beautiful Bronze | | Metal objects are among the most difficult things to photograph. A metal object reflects what’s around it, so if you’re not careful, all your lighting – AND YOU – will be reflected in the object. Also, a smooth metallic surface will drive a camera’s auto-focus crazy. So, just how DO you photograph metal? |
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Feathering the Light
| | Using a studio light to light a group of people? How do you get the whole group evenly lit? |
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| Video Tutorial-Outdoor Portrait Lighting | | Here is your chance to see Miriam in action in an outdoor environment, looking for that perfect portrait lighting. |
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| Video Tutorial-Window Lighting | | Watch Miriam in action as she photographs Veronica with window light. What do you look for, explore common problems and solutions. |
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