by Donald Giannatti | Jan 2, 2017 | LE News and Info
DISTANCE OF THE LIGHT SOURCE FROM THE SUBJECT The second principle of light is the distance of the light source from the subject. One thing for sure, if it is artificial light, the distance of the light source from the subject can change the size relationship, but...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 1, 2017 | LE News and Info
LIGHTING PRINCIPLE THREE: THE COLOR OF LIGHT We see light usually as a white source, or at least a neutral source. It isn’t. neutral, it has a color to it and that color can influence all the parts of your image, from shadows to highlights. We don’t see...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 31, 2016 | LE News and Info
Lighthouse: Maine Coast at Sunset A Lightroom / Photoshop Video ; I recently rediscovered this image from a shoot I did in Maine a few years ago. I really wanted this image to work, but after trying it several times it just didn’t have the snap I wanted. A few...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 31, 2016 | LE News and Info
Lighting Principle Number Four: The Angle of the Light to the Subject and the Camera Law of Physics: Angle of Incidence equals the Angle of Reflection. This is an axiom that a lot of people hear and repeat without taking careful note of what it means to their...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 30, 2016 | LE News and Info
EVERYTHING REFLECTS. Let me say that again. Everything reflects. Some things reflect more than others. Some surfaces are more reflective than others. But since everything reflects, we are sometimes presenting what that subject reflects rather than ‘bouncing’ light...
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