Light Basics and Vocabulary

part 1

part 2

Fill light- is used to lighten shadows 

Key light- it determines the character of the lighting 

Hair light- a accent light to light the top of the head

Background light- a light that separates the subject from the background

Shadowless- 

Hard light- produces strong high lights and dark shadows

Soft light- the opposite of hard light

Grey card- A matte 18% reflectance card used instead of a reflected light meter reading

Reflector- flat devices, mostly white, silver or gold. it redirects the suns and other sources rays

Diffuser- A translucent material placed in front of a light to soften highlights and shadows

Virtual Copies and Snapshots

1. one
2. which ever photo was last
3. command then '
4. you can export all of the images at once
5. both the master and virtual copies are deleted

Flash Fact and Skills

PART I

1. Every flash photograph is two exposures in one.

2. Flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed.
 
3. Flash illumination is dramatically affected by distance.

4. Your camera measures ambient light and flash illumination separately. The fact that you have your flash turned on has no effect on this.

5. With automatic flash metering, the flash illumination is measured after the shutter button is pressed, and the flash output is adjusted accordingly.

6. Every SLR camera with a mechanical shutter has a maximum flash sync shutter speed
 
7. If you set your shutter speed faster than flash sync, or use Av mode with an aperture setting that requires a shutter speed faster than flash sync for proper exposure, the camera will automatically revert to flash sync speed when the shot is taken if a built-in or hotshoe-mounted flash is turned on.

 PART II

1. The further your subject, the more powerful flash you need.

2. No, ambient light 

3. At a certain point, your flash simply doesn’t have enough power to effectively illuminate and reflect light back to your camera.  

4. 1/200th

5. The guide number (GN) is the product of the aperture (f/ stop) and distance (from flash to subject) combination that will result in enough light for proper exposure.  

6. Angle your flash head at 45 degrees or off a wall at 45 degrees for a side bounce.

7. A more pleasing shadow and voiding the side flash.

PART III

 

Year in Photos: 2013

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PART II

1. Long exposure photography 

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3. camera and a tripod.

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5. Use Aperture Priority mode and let the camera do the rest of the thinking.

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