Lighting is everything (Page 3): Technically, bokeh is the QUALITY of the out of focus background, especially as rendered by a particular lens and aperture, not just the out of focus...

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

flyboy61 wrote:

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Technically, bokeh is the QUALITY of the out of focus background, especially as rendered by a particular lens and aperture, not just the out of focus background itself.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Tomfl101 wrote:

Considering that “photo” means light and “ography” the study of it. Yes, I’d say lighting is everything.

Graph means writing, so photography is writing with light.

The study of something is ...ology so the study of light would be photology. But we usually call it optics.

But yes, light is a basic here.

jlg1000 Loc: Uruguay / South America

Tomfl101 wrote:

Considering that “photo” means light and “ography” the study of it. Yes, I’d say lighting is everything.

Errr... yeah "photo" means light, but "graphy" derives from the Greek word "graphos" which means drawing.

So "photography" means "drawing with light"

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Delta2 wrote:

Been listening for a year now.
Just signed on.
Right now I'm creating photographs with the viewpoint of "The Lighting is everything " and I was wondering if any of the pros had that stop upon their journeys?

Lighting is everything. Photography is "Painting with light"

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Delta2 wrote:

Been listening for a year now.
Just signed on.
Right now I'm creating photographs with the viewpoint of "The Lighting is everything " and I was wondering if any of the pros had that stop upon their journeys?

I'm not a pro, however:
First, is there enough available light to support the composition (Camera on full Auto), then trying to master the exposure triangle and the relationships between Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ASA (ISO). Later, exploring the inverse square law as it relates to Flash and finally, the dynamic range will always fascinate me.
Why yes, it is ALL about the light. . .
Did I mention color, texture, speed, . . . ?
Smile,
JimmyT Sends

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Welcome to UHH. Without lighting, we wouldn't have photographs. Using that light appropriately results in some spectacular photographs.
--Bob

Delta2 wrote:

Been listening for a year now.
Just signed on.
Right now I'm creating photographs with the viewpoint of "The Lighting is everything " and I was wondering if any of the pros had that stop upon their journeys?

selena18

Work with light is that the most fundamental element in work with photography. Even the word “photography” tells us this; it had been formed by joining the Greek words for light and drawing. even as painters brush paint onto a canvas to make an image , photographers paint a picture by capturing light particles (photons) on a light-sensitive medium (film or a digital sensor). So without light, it's impossible to take a single picture.

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

Delta2 wrote:

Been listening for a year now.
Just signed on.
Right now I'm creating photographs with the viewpoint of "The Lighting is everything " and I was wondering if any of the pros had that stop upon their journeys?

Hi, Delta, and welcome. With regard to your question: "Photography" = Painting with Light. Yeah, it's come up.

bleirer

Light from a source, the sun or artificial light, strikes an object in the world and reflects in many directions, but most strongly it bounces off at the same angle that it struck. Our eyes adjust and normalize, but the camera just dumbly collects it. It's up to us to be aware of and evaluate and sometimes change the light and/or the angle between the source, the world, and the camera.

But once captured it is just numerical data. The actual brightness of an image or parts of it is malleable according to your artistic intent. There is no one correct exposure as long as important highlights are not blown and important shadows are not lost, according to what you deem important.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Delta2 wrote:

Been listening for a year now.
Just signed on.
Right now I'm creating photographs with the viewpoint of "The Lighting is everything " and I was wondering if any of the pros had that stop upon their journeys?

I do not disagree with you but would only mention that, the lighting is everything, should be something that every photographer looks for in every photograph taken. No matter if light or dark the photographer must take lighting conditions into consideration. It isn't a matter of a stop on the journey but is there for the entire trip.

I do like your comment,

Dennis

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Welcome to the Hog, enjoy.

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

Compensating for lighting is my current quest. This time of year golden hour is anything but, sunsets are frequently not spectacular, and skies are often cloudy. Outdoors I use only what Nature gives me, and my shoots are mostly outdoors, so my photoshoots are more for learning fine tuning so that in more interesting light I can be more intuitive. I mostly shoot in manual mode so I have infinite combinations of settings available.

Chan Garrett

Tomfl101 wrote:

Considering that “photo” means light and “ography” the study of it. Yes, I’d say lighting is everything.

Well, almost. The word "Photograph" comes from a combination of two Greek words. "Photo," does mean "Light." "Grapho" means "Write/Writing," or "Draw/Drawing." Therefore, a photograph is a, "Light drawing."
Light may not be "everything" to a photograph, but it is the basic ingredient upon which all else is built.

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

Chan Garrett wrote:

Well, almost. The word "Photograph" comes from a combination of two Greek words. "Photo," does mean "Light." "Grapho" means "Write/Writing," or "Draw/Drawing." Therefore, a photograph is a, "Light drawing."
Light may not be "everything" to a photograph, but it is the basic ingredient upon which all else is built.

"It's all Greek to me."

Kozan Loc: Trenton Tennessee

camerapapi wrote:

Lighting is everything if we achieve the right exposure for it.

My idea of "right" exposure has changed over the years. I used to get Professional Photographer magazine and for the longest time the images on the cover seemed under exposed. If I shot the cover and checked the histogram, the exposure would be two to three stops underexposed.

The take away, for me, is that one should expose to the right on the histogram but print to suit the mood of the image. Does that make sense?